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ACHE Act: Please call Senator Rockefeller
Please call Senator Jay Rockefeller at 202-224-6472 to let him know that we all support his […]
WHITES ONLY. COLORED ONLY. COAL ONLY. And SHADES OF GREEN.
No matter if I tried, I would never be seen as a Friend of Coal. I’m […]
Victory for Clean Elections
Clean elections scored a big victory on November 6, when Alan Loughry won a seat on […]
OVEC Celebrates 25 Years of Organized Voices and Empowered Communities!
Wow! Happy 25th Birthday OVEC! Who would have thought that OVEC would still be going […]
Finally, Some Measure of Justice
The first time I spoke with James Olbert, I was completely engaged by his story. He […]
Solidarity: Patriot Benefits a Concern For All
As boy I can remember joining my father on the picket line on the bridge leading […]
Today: Live Streaming of Larry’s Remembrance
The Celebration of Larry Gibson’s Life is today, October 14 at 2 p.m. (EST). All the […]
Winds of Change, September 2012
How would our region be different if OVEC had never existed? Let’s start by looking at the Huntington Tri-State area (Huntington, West Virginia; Ashland, Kentucky; Ironton, Ohio).
Passages: Larry Gibson, Keeper of the Mountains
September 19 Update: Oct. 14 event celebrating Larry Gibson Public memorial scheduled for activist Larry Gibson […]
Crystal Good’s Poetry Volume Online
Congratulations to OVEC board member Crystal Good. Her poetry book Valley Girl is now available online. […]
Twilight and Maria Gunnoe Featured in Current Issue of People Magazine
Pick up the current (Sept. 10) issue of People magazine. “The Naughty Prince” is the cover […]
Just Coincidence? Health Issue Convergences
Imagine: you move to a new community and discover at least half of the residents have […]
Rescue Warranted for the WV Supreme Court Public Campaign Pilot
More and more these days, I’m beginning to believe that I live in “upside-down” world, the […]
Synopsis: How Many Mountains Can We Mine? Assessing the Regional Degradation of Central Appalachian Rivers by Surface Coal Mining
The authors mapped surface mining from 1976 to 2005 and linked this data with biological and water quality for 223 streams.
RAMPS action video footage
Click here for footage of what happened to the RAMPS protesters after the arrest of 20 […]
All That and Mountains, Too
A year ago, I couldn’t have imagined going to Rio de Janiero, Brazil, let alone going […]
PowerPoint: Atmospheric Particulate Matter in Proximity to Mountaintop Coal Mines
The present study considers the potential for human exposure to air- and water-sourced contaminants from MTM activities.
Winds of Change, July 2012
No matter how it is mined, the coal we burn for electricity is a driving force of global climate disruption. However, mountaintop-removal-mined coal disrupts and destroys entire communities and ecosystems even before it is burned.
Navigating the Candidates in Campaign 2012, Part 2
A guest blog by OVEC membership committee member Sylvia Arthur A good website for finding out […]