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Victory--The Whole World is Watching!;
Join Us July 21 and 22 in Shepherdstown
Excellent Flicks on the Calendar
Charleston Gazette: U.S. judge
curtails valley fills; Environmentalists
see big win in fight against mountaintop removal
Charleston Daily Mail: Ruling likely
to slow down permits
The Associated Press news story on our legal victory is traveling
coast-to-coast--and across the Atlantic!
The London Guardian: Judge:
Army Corps Project Violates Law
Many thanks to Joe Lovett and all
the great folks at Applachian
Center for the Economy and the Environment! Joe is serving as the
lead attorney for OVEC, Coal River
Mountain Watch and the Natural
Resources Defense Council in this case.
Does this sweet
victory mean we have finally stopped mountaintop removal / valley
fill coal mining? No! For one, the ruling only applies to the
Southern District of West Virginia--as of July 8, 2004 the
Corps cannot issue new Nationwide 21 (general) valley fill
permits in this area. Coal companies can still apply for individual 404 permits, which
require a great deal more scrutiny by the Corps. Eleven Nationwide 21 permits
that the Corps had pending ,
which were challenged by this lawsuit, must be resubmitted as
individual permits. We
have a greater say in this individual 404 permitting process, and
the Corps has to really consider the environmental effects
each proposed new valley fill will have. We definitely slow things
down with this win--buying more time for us--all of us--to organize!
So what now? Please keep at it. Keep
sending in those letters to the editor, to papers near and far. For
contact information for newspapers nationwide, visit NewsLink. Keep contacting local, state and national politicians to let them know
you oppose mountaintop removal coal mining, as well as coal sludge impoundments. Talk
to your neighbors. Hold a meeting in your neighborhood, complete
with speakers and a presentation on mountaintop removal. (Call Abe
at the OVEC office, 304-522-0246 for help with this.) As
you can, attend protests and meetings and the like. (See below for an upcoming event.) Stay in touch, and help us
organize to end mountain range removal!
Is increasing our dependence on and investment in coal the "roadmap to
economic and homeland security? We don't think so! On July 22, as
part of its Energy Roadmap Workshops Series, the state hosts: "The Role of Coal in Economic
an Homeland Security." Join Shepherd University students and other groups as we
hold our own events to counter the coal propaganda.
On July 21 at 6 p.m. in Reynolds Hall on Shepherd University campus , see a presentation by Coal River Mountain Watch's Judy Bonds and others.
On July 21 at 6 p.m. in Reynolds Hall on Shepherd University campus , see a presentation by Coal River Mountain Watch's Judy Bonds and others.
Then,
at 7:30 p.m., also in Reynolds Hall, check out the Moving Mountains CD
release party, featuring,
live and direct, several of the grand musicians who contributed folk
and bluegrass songs for the CD. This event is a benefit for the
Friends of the Mountains Coalition, and the CDs will be for sell, so
bring your purses and wallets.
On July 22, join us at 11 a.m. for a rally on the football field at the Shepherdstown Middle School, directly across the highway from the workshop venue. The rally will include speakers, music, and a Q & A session with coalfield residents. For directions and a more complete schedule, click here. For carpooling information from the Huntington area, call OVEC at 304-522-0246.
On July 22, join us at 11 a.m. for a rally on the football field at the Shepherdstown Middle School, directly across the highway from the workshop venue. The rally will include speakers, music, and a Q & A session with coalfield residents. For directions and a more complete schedule, click here. For carpooling information from the Huntington area, call OVEC at 304-522-0246.
Activist Julian Martin e-mailed: The car
race in the Monongahela National Forest has been stopped!! Thank
you to those who emailed, wrote, telephoned, faxed and/or signed the
petition. You won!!!
July 13: 10 p.m. Thirst (check
local listings) on PBS's "P.O.V." series. Global
corporations are rapidly buying up local water supplies. Communities
suddenly lose control of their most precious resource. Thirst,
a character-driven documentary with no narration, reveals how water
is the catalyst for explosive community resistance to globalization.
A piercing look at the conflict between public stewardship and
private profit. Shot in Bolivia, India, Japan and the USA.
August 28: 7 p.m. Mine Wars at LaBelle Theater, South Charleston, WV. The documentary's director, Bill Richardson, will introduce both Mine Wars and Feud in this presentation sponsored by the WV Labor History Association. Using rare historical footage and letters written by participants, Richardson shows a positive view of the union struggle during this era, explaining what happened at the Matewan Massacre and the Battle of Blair Mountain.
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