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Stop mountain top removal coal mining - Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition

Pre-Hearing Info

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Testimony Of Joan Mulhern, Senior Legislative Counsel Earthjustice Legal Defense Fund
Verbal Testimony
Complete Written Statement

Testimony of Michael O. Callaghan, Cabinet secretary of the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection

Testimony of
Mr. Kevin Richardson
President and Founder of the
Just Within Reach Foundation

Statement of Lexi Shultz,
on behalf of the Mineral Policy Center

Press Conference Statement of Retired Miner Lucious Thompson

I am Appalachia.
Mick McCoy's Poem

US Newswire: Robert Kennedy, Jr. Joins Clean Water Protest

Chicago Tribune: Senators consider mountaintop mining

Lexington Herald Leader: Clean Water Act changes attacked

Planet Ark: Democrat seeks to limit US mountaintop coal mining

Charleston Daily Mail: Congress eyes mining rules Lawmakers consider effects of mountaintop removal on streams

Huntington Herald Dispatch: Lieberman criticizes stream fills; Lawmaker claims Corps illegally lets mining companies dump coal debris

New York Times (Associated Press): Bush Admin. Mining Rule Criticized

Cincinnati Enquirer: The Voinovich boycott

Austin American-Statesman: I'm no expert, but I play one on TV: Congress' love affair with celebrities

Sydney Morning Herald: Senator tips bucket on stars with politics in their eyes

BayArea.com: No harmony at Senate hearing with Backstreet Boy

NewsMax: Senator Protests Celeb 'Experts'

LA Timesw: Backstreet Boy Goes Before Senate Panel

The Age: Showbiz Bytes

Louisville Courier-Journal: Mountaintop-mining foes appeal to senators; Backstreet Boy's appearance causes some controversy

Lexington Herald Leader: Kentucky group assails changes to Clean Water Act

New York Times (Associated Press): Pop Singer Testifies on Capitol Hill

NPR Morning Edition: Celebrities on Capitol Hill

Charleston Gazette: Democrats blast Bush mine policy; New mountaintop removal rule ‘violates the Clean Water Act’

Tri-City Herald: Backstreet singer testifies to Congress about mountaintop mining

CBS News: Voinovich Doesn't "Want It That Way"

Cincinnati Enquirer: Voinovich to boycott hearing because of witness

Nando Times: Backstreet singer testifies to Congress about mountaintop mining

USA Today: Hollywood's politics-publicity balancing act

Cincinnati Enquirer: Voinovich tunes out pop star; Backstreet Boys singer testifies

CNN: Backstreet Boy testifies on Capitol Hill

CNN: Capitol Hill's galaxy of star witnesses

MTV: Backstreet Boy Kevin Richardson Talks Coal Mining With Senators

VH1: Backstreet Boy Kevin Richardson Talks Coal Mining With Senators; Pop singer voices concerns about Bush administration's current energy plan

Charleston Daily Mail: Singer pans environmental plan; GOP complains about testimony from performer

Bonus Kevin Richardson Gallery
Added June 14, 2003

OVEC hopes Kevin's fans appreciate this bonus gallery, and that you'll help stop mountaintop removal mining (MTR) by donating a few $ to OVEC if you can (tell us you're one of Kevin's fans). Learn more about this serious issue and how to help by following links below and in our sidebars.

Contrary to a rumor circulating on the Internet, Kevin Richardson's appearance before the United States Congress in Washington DC (not Ohio), did NOT stop mountaintop removal. But Kevin hasn't given up the fight! Please help Kevin and groups like OVEC stop this terrible form of coal mining. Kevin is from Kentucky. Kentuckians For The Commonwealth is the group that asked him to come to DC.

For more information on MTR, follow our sidebar links and read the MTR Factsheet or our Checklist of What You Can Do To Help Stop Mountaintop Removal (MTR).

OVEC's June 2002 Newsletter and our People in Action Gallery of the June 2002 congressional hearing also include pictures of Kevin.