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Patriot workers, retirees and their families deserve justice.
After a West Virginia legislative session fraught with bad bills such as the weakening of the […]
Winds of Change, March 2013
We reached a legal agreement in November 2012, whereby Patriot Coal will immediately begin phasing out mountaintop removal and other large-scale surface mining. Patriot is the second-largest producer of surface-mined coal in West Virginia.
People in Action: United for the Future of West Virginia March 15, 2013
As the grand finale to Mountain Justice Spring Break 2013, RAMPS and Mountain Justice organized a rally.
Sugar Tree, Boone County, W. Va. March 30, 2009
Check our Sugar Tree galleries to see “progress” in action as this lovely, ecologically diverse area of West Virginia is transformed into Mars by mountaintop removal coal mining.
Sugar Tree, Boone County, W. Va. June, 2005
Check our Sugar Tree galleries to see “progress” in action as this lovely, ecologically diverse area of West Virginia is transformed into Mars by mountaintop removal coal mining.
Beauty and the Coal Beast
A March 8 post in “Grounded,” The State Journal’s energy blog, vice president of the West […]
People in Action: Rally to Stop MTR and Save Blair Mountain – March 5, 2013
The Blair Mountain Heritage Alliance organized a rally and march to call upon Morgan Stanley to stop funding mountaintop removal operations.
Call for the Streams and Health Today
2 p.m. update: HR2579 has passed in the House. An identical bill, SB 472, will be […]
Micro Power to the People
A letter to the editor alerted me to my chance to finally see a microhydro system. On January 18, Vivian Stockman and I visited Mickey and Jennifer Janowski, who live at an elevation of 2,250 feet in Webster County, W.Va.
Reality TV Show? How About a Taste of This
The New York Times reported that Senator Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) said, “Economic growth is what is […]
Sign the Clean Elections Petition
We need clean elections and fair courts now. The West Virginia legislature needs to make permanent […]
One Thing One Man Can Do
Empowering ourselves on an issue in today’s noisy world requires work. I have been addressing mountaintop […]
#Forward on Climate ~ Fight Like Hell For the Living
Several OVEC members and staff are heading to Washington D.C. for the largest climate rally in […]
A Statement from OVEC’s Executive Director about the ACHE Act, HR 526, introduced Congress, Feb. 6, 2013
The Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition (OVEC) applauds the sponsors of the Appalachian Community Health Emergency Act, […]
What Took You So Long?
OVEC’s Vivian Stockman and I took a tour of the beautiful, new Marsh Fork Elementary School […]
Making it Personal
A guest blog from Al Justice, from War, WV Al says: I am encouraging everyone who […]
Answering Some Questions About the Patriot Settlement
The State Journal has listed the news regarding the groundbreaking November settlement between OVEC and others […]
Winds of Change, December 2012
Over the 15 years that OVEC has been fighting mountaintop removal, we’ve heard members who live near MTR talk about their health concerns. Today, a growing number of peerreviewed, published scientific studies link living near mountaintop removal to higher rates of many illnesses including cancer, birth defects, and lung and cardiovascular disease, as well as to lower life expectancies.
Joan’s Gone
I often sought advice from Joan. She opened doors on Capitol Hill for groups like OVEC. […]
Aerial Photography and the News
If you follow coal-related news in West Virginia, then you know about the tragic November 30 […]