Donate to OVEC ----- Films, Music and More Featuring Maria ----- Maria's Other Awards
2012 Wallenberg Medal
Rainforest Action Network's David vs. Goliath Award
Joe. A Callaway Award for Civic Courage
WV Environmental Coalition's Linda Schnautz Award for Environmental Courage
Sierra Club Legal Hero of the Month ----- Aerial Photos 3-20-2009 Above Maria's Community 3-21-09 12-10-2005 Above Rt. 85 - Maria's Community ----- Other Photos by Antrim Caskey by Builder Levy by Jo Syz by Vivian Stockman ----- Maria is on the board of SouthWings ----- 2003 Prize Winner Judy Bonds WV Activist Wins Global Environmental Award Bio Info on Goldman Site -----
OVEC Organizer Maria Gunnoe Wins 2009 Goldman Environmental Prize for North America
Goldman Environmental Prize
Maria Gunnoe at the Hobet 21 mountaintop removal site on the edge of Boone and Lincoln Counties, West Virginia, March 2009. Photo by Vivian Stockman
In Her Own Words: My Life is on the Line
No child - or adult, for that matter - should have to endure this constant hell.
Maria's MySpace Page
A Few Selected News Stories, Pre-Goldman Prize:
Grammy Winner Kathy Mattea to Maria Gunnoe: "Im so sorry that happened to you. NOA: Defending Organizer Maria Gunnoe of West Virginia The Government Sanctioned Bombing of Appalachia Charleston Gazette: Boone mine permit wrangling continues Boston Globe: Coal's ascent is igniting a debate Christian Science Monitor: In coal country, heat rises over latest method of mining The Guardian: They flattened this mountaintop to find coal - and created a wasteland Orion Magazine: Looking Cheap Electricity in the Face Maria contemplates the ongoing demise of Kayford Mountain, West Virginia. Photo by Vivian Stockman
NOA: Defending Organizer Maria Gunnoe of West Virginia
The Government Sanctioned Bombing of Appalachia
Charleston Gazette: Boone mine permit wrangling continues
Boston Globe: Coal's ascent is igniting a debate
Christian Science Monitor: In coal country, heat rises over latest method of mining
The Guardian: They flattened this mountaintop to find coal - and created a wasteland
Orion Magazine: Looking Cheap Electricity in the Face
