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Tomorrow Night: CNN on Mountaintop Removal
At about 11:30 p.m. EST tomorrow, Thursday June 22,
CNN is scheduled to
air a segment on mountaintop removal. A shorter segment is already
airing.
June 3: More National TV Exposure of Mountaintop
Removal
West Virginia native Morgan Spurlock (of "Super
Size Me" fame) opens his third season of "30 Days"
with
Working in a Coal Mine. Tune in at 10 p.m. Tuesday, June 3 on
the FX Network.
An
article in a New Jersey paper reports: Spurlock also visits
with environmental activists and former miners who assert the nation
must come up with an alternative fuel source.
They take Spurlock to the site of surface mining, a practice in which
mining companies blow the tops off of mountains to expose the coal
underneath... Spurlock is obviously affected by what he has witnessed.
"It just makes me want to cry," he said, and viewers will find it
equally disturbing.
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| On Kayford Mountain in the summer of 2007, Morgan Spurlock, left, meets with mountaintop removal opponents, many of whom were deep miners. OVEC and Coal River Mountain Watch volunteers were with Morgan while he witnessed a blast at one of the mountaintop removal operations gobbling up Kayford. |
Learn More About Blair Mountain
As
many of you know, historical Blair Mountain is under threat of
mountaintop removal coal mining. The National Park Service is
considering a nomination for official historical status for the
mountain. Learn more about the mountain's history and help protect
its future--visit the
Friends of Blair Mountain
website.
CO2AL
Train To Amos: Get Your MP3s
Now you can order mp3s of songs from Peter Britton’s “Hollow Girl,” a
musical-in-progress. If you order the mp3s online, a portion goes of
the proceeds goes to OVEC. Learn more about the project, hear and
buy the songs
here.
June 29:
Non-Violence / Peacekeeping Workshop in Charleston
We have set the new date for OVEC's Peaceful Solutions workshop (it
was originally scheduled for May 10). Join us at the Holiday
Inn Charleston House on Kanawha Blvd. in Charleston on Sunday, June
29. Coffee at 8:30 a.m. The workshop begins at 9 a.m. sharp and goes
till 5 p.m. Learn techniques
for diffusing tense situations and keeping your calm at this free
event. To register, or for more information, please call the OVEC
office at 304-522-0246.
This Saturday,
May 24: Artists for the Environment
Please come out to support both the arts and our good friends at
WV Environmental Council. From 11 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. check
out
Artists for the Environment at the E-Council building, 2206
Washington Street East, Charleston, W. Va.
~Artwork for Sale ~Wine Tasting
~Music ~Silent Auction ~Edible creations ~Booths
~ Raffle Drawing of a Mark Blumenstein sculpture at 5 p.m.
www.ohvec.org 304-522-0246 vivian@ohvec.org |
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