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May 5, 2012  Central Appalachian Women’s Climate Justice Tribunal -- Banks Fund MTR; People Say, “Stop That!” -- Burning the Future Screens in Oak Hill -- Want Clean Energy? You Are Not Alone

April 16, 2012  April 18: Earth Day Event in Huntington -- April 21: OVEC's Victory Celebration in Charleston -- Burning the Future on PBS -- Central Appalachian Women's Tribunal

March 31, 2012  Keep Up The Fight To Stop Mountaintop Removal Mining   -- Got Skills? Want Skills? Survey Says...   -- Blogs and Tweets and Dances, (and D.C) Oh My!

February 29, 2012  Remembering 40 Years of Black Water: From Buffalo Creek to Today -- Register: Week in Washington -- Upcoming Events -- NCC Petition

February 15, 2012  Today and Tomorrow: Tell Governor Tomblin to Place a Stay of Execution on Historic Blair Mountain

February 10, 2012  Call Today to Occupy Arch Coal: Save Blair Mountain from Mountaintop Removal Mining

February 6, 2012  Month of Mountain Love -- Mingo Mine "Scoping Meeting" -- Your Calls Needed for Pilot Project -- Washington's Calling You

January 11, 2012  Help End Slurry Injection  -- Stay Informed During the Legislative -- Session -- Check OSM  -- MLK Jr. March and Other Upcoming Events -- E -Action: Stand With Appalachian Communities

November 30, 2011  Your Membership Strengthens OVEC; New Online Form Makes Joining Easy -- Marcellus Shale: Call the Governor December 1 -- Remembering Laura: Ten Years On

November 23, 2011  Giving Thanks to You and Visioning a Cleaner Energy Future

November 2, 2011  Occupy and Transfer, Locally -- Friends of Blair Mountain Rally -- Upcoming Events -- Strength in Numbers

September 22, 2011  Monday: Congressional "Oversight Field Hearing" in Charleston, WV -- Hearing to Stream Live Online; Contact Your Congressperson

September 8, 2011  MTR Deadly to Humans and Other Living Things: Sept. WOC Online -- Oppose Fracking: National Call Day to President Obama Sept. 13 -- Blair Community Center Now Open -- Upcoming Events -- If You Sell on e-Bay....

July 21, 2011  Contact Rahall - His Destroying of Clean Water Act Will Mean More Birth Defects -- You Can Help The Last Mountain -- Tree-Sitters Now, Hearing and Exhibit Tonight, Fayette MTR Permit Comments --  WOC On(Line) and WOC Deadline

May 31, 2011  Reminder: June 5 Hazel Dickens Memorial Concert for March on Blair Mountain -- The Last Mountain Coming to Theatres Nationwide in June -- June 10: The Last Mountain Screening Free in Charleston with RFK, Jr. -- Emmylou Harris, Kathy Mattea, Naomi Judd Launch Stop MTR Video Campaign  -- Join the March and Rally and /or Donate: Save Blair Mountain

May 16, 2011  OVEC's Boone County Work Featured on MSNBC -- May 18: Registration Deadline for Mountain Justice Training Camp, May 20 -27 -- May 21: Appalachia Rising: March on Blair Mountain Non-Violence Training -- June 5: Appalachia Rising: March on Blair Mountain Fundraiser Concert -- June 5-11: Appalachia Rising: March on Blair Mountain  

May 10, 2011  Back in D.C., Again. Please E-Mail in Support.

May 3, 2011  Oh D.C.! Please Visit, Call or Write -- Coming to a Theatre Near You -- Front Page New York Times Article Brings Some Action -- Housekeeping Note on Mailing of Our Winds of Change Newsletter -- Do Good: Search

April 5, 2011  National Call-In Day to End Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining

March 29, 2011  WOC  On(line) -- Reminder: Citizen Enforcement Training This Friday and Saturday in Charleston  -- Appalachia's Rising: March on Blair Mountain: June 5-11

February 22, 2011  All Eyes on the Senate -- Feb. 26: Deadline to Register for Week In Washington -- Tomorrow, Feb. 22: Join the Sludge Safety Project at the WV Capitol -- Two Must-See Documentaries -- Save the Dates

January 13, 2011  Please Take Time to Thank EPA for Historic Veto of Spruce MTR Permit -- Judy Bonds' Memorial Service -- Bill Banning Underground Slurry Injections: SSP Needs You

December 17 WOC On(line) -- End-of-Year Reminder -- Happy Holidays!

November 22, 2010  By December 1: Tell the EPA to Stand Firm on Limiting MTR

November 18, 2010  Right Away: Take Action for Blair Mountain -- Be a Part of the Photo Petition to EPA -- Tomorrow, Nov. 19: Deadline for Coal Ash Comments -- Nov. 20 Toll of Coal Health Conference - Registration Open at Event

November 9, 2010  In Huntington, WV: Join Us Nov. 20 for Toll of Coal Health Conference -- No Matter Where You Are: Comment to EPA on Coal Ash Regulation by Nov. 19 -- Coalfield Resident Elisa Young Explains Why You Need to Comment on Coal Ash

October 20, 2010  Take Action by Oct. 22: Environmental Justice and EPA -- Oct. 23- 24: Mountain Justice Fall Summit on Kayford Mountain

September 27, 2010  Today: Appalachia Rises! Call the Whitehouse if You Aren't Marching on the Whitehouse

September 22, 2010  Join the Mass Action that is Appalachia Rising: Hop on the Free Bus -- Coal Ash Hearings Continue -- OVEC Page on Facebook

September 15, 2010  September 25 - 26: Appalachia Rising: Voices From the Mountains -- September 27: Appalachia Rising - Mass Mobilization - Stand with Us to Abolish MTR  -- Donate: If You Can't Make it to Appalachia Rising, You Can Still Help  -- September Issue of OVEC Newsletter is Now Online -- The Alliance for Appalachia is Hiring a Coordinator

August 30, 2010  Sept. 25 - 27: Hey Masses, Come to DC to Show the Mountains Some Love -- Coal Ash Hearings Begin, Comment Period On -- Stunning Visual Aid to Understanding the True Cost of Coal  -- Sept. 4: Learn the True History of Coal Industry Abuses -- Sept 13: Recycle Mountain at the WV State Capitol

July 30, 2010  Today: Deadline to Comment to Office of Surface Mining on Stream Buffer Zone  -- July 31: Deadline to Register for Scholarships for Community Leaders Training Weekend -- For West Virginians - Aug 9: Deadline to Register to Vote in Special US Senate Primary -- Aug. 28: West Virginia's Special Election for US Special Senate Primary Election -- Reminder: Donate to OVEC When You Buy Groceries

July 16, 2010  Monday, July 19: Two Hearings in Charleston - Please Attend -- Did You See Yesterday's New York Times? -- Most-Excellent Trainings: Deadline to Apply July 23 -- July 24: Rev. Billy and the Coal River Revival -- Sept. 25 -27 in DC: Appalachia Rising: A Mass Mobilization -- Today: Vote Online to Help Youth in Our Mountain Communities -- By July 30: Comment to OSMRE

June 29, 2010  Goodbye Senator Byrd -- This Weekend: Mountain Keepers Music Festival -- July 11 in Beckley, W. Va.: The Soul of Coal -- Urgent Coal Ash Action Needed -- Burning the Future Back on Sundance -- August 13-15: Community Leaders Training Weekend -- More Events, Comment Periods..

June 14 , 2010  WOC On(line) -- 10 a.m. Tomorrow, June 15: Join Us at a Press Conference in Charleston, WV  -- Call Today to Support Coal River Wind Project -- By June 17: Take Action for Blair Mountain -- August 13-15: Community Leaders Training Weekend -- More Events

June 1, 2010  Please comment today! New deadline of June 4 for comments to EPA -- New Mountaintop Removal TV Ad – Bring it to a TV Near You -- Sludge Safety Project Needs You Next Week -- Take Action for Blair Mountain -- Upcoming Events

May 13, 2010  May 18: 7 p.m. Public Hearing: Help EPA Veto Spruce No. 1 MTR Permit -- Safety Tips for Attending the Hearing -- By June 1: Make Written Comments to Help EPA Veto Spruce No. 1 MTR Permit -- Comment Using This Online Action -- Deadline May 15: Vote to Support Sustainability in the Coal River Valley -- Register Now For the 2010 Mountain Justice Training Camp

April 14, 2010  Reminder: Treehuggers' Ball This Friday -- Raffles to Keep the Mountain Secure -- May 6: Day of Action against Chase’s Mountaintop Removal Investments

April 12, 2010  3:30 p.m. EST Today, April 12: Moment of Silence -- Donate to Mining Disaster Fund Via the West Virginia Council of Churches

April  6, 2010  3:30 p.m. EST Today, April 12: Moment of Silence -- Donate to Mining Disaster Fund Via the West Virginia Council of Churches

April 1, 2010  Friday, April 16: Treehuggers' Ball - It's Time to Get Your Hug On! -- Saturday, April 17: OVEC's Annual Meeting -- Take Action: Meet with Your Member of Congress While S/he is Home -- More Events on April 16, 17 -- Time to Register for the 6th Annual Mountain Justice Summer Camp -- Stay Current on the News

March 8, 2010  WOC On(line) -- Help Stop Mountaintop Removal in Twilight -- Tomorrow, March 9: Join a National Call-In for the Mountains (Tweet-In, Post-In, Too) -- April 16: Tree Huggers of America Unite! -- April 17: OVEC's Annual Meeting

February 4, 2010  Week in Washington: Please Register Now -- Get on Board the I Love Mountains Carpool - Notify Us By Feb. 9 -- About that "Clean Coal" Thing... Take Action with The CLEAN

January 28, 2010  -- Today, Jan. 28: National Day of Action on Coal Ash -- Join SSP and CPG During the WV Legislative Session; SSP Lobbying Today -- Call Gov. Manchin -- Feb. 24: Save the Date -- Reminder: Register Now for March 6-10 Week In Washington -- Info You Need to Take Action on Coal Ash Today

January 16, 2010  By Jan. 19: Please Comment to the Office of Surface Mining with Online Form -- Jan. 21: The Big Debate Broadcast on Radio, TV, Web -- Upcoming Events:  Register Now for March 6-11 Week in Washington; More

January 8, 2010   -- Please Call President Obama Today -- We Need You in the Halls of the WV State Capitol