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Action Alert Miscellany
ACTION ALERTS - DO IT!
Stay Informed by E-mail:
Join OVEC’s Action Alert! e-mail list by sending an e-mail with "join list" in the subject line to vivian@ohvec.org. This is not a discussion list, so you won’t be swamped with e-mails. You’ll get four to 10 Action Alerts! per month, chock full of useful info.Stay Informed by Phone: If you don’t have or don’t like e-mail, call the OVEC office at (304) 522-0246 and ask to be put on our Call List. We’ll need your name and phone number. Don’t worry - we will only call to let you know about major events or actions.
Stay Informed by Web: Visit the OVEC website frequently for news and action updates. Check out our extensive background information in the Issues section. Look for your friends in the People in Action section.
As a result of a flood study, DEP has proposed regulations that might make valley fills more stable – by building them from the base up rather than just dumping former mountains into valleys. The entire study found that (surprise!) mountaintop removal and timbering do make flooding worse. Call (888-438-2731) or write WV Gov. Bob Wise. Ask him to support and enact the DEP’s Flood Study recommendations.
Gov. Bob Wise
1900 Kanawha Boulevard, E.
Charleston, WV 25305
If you feel like going a step farther, write U.S. Senators Byrd and Rockefeller.
Ask them if they think West Virginia can afford more deadly floods. Tell them it’s time to face up to the fact that mountaintop removal is destroying southern West Virginia. Remind Byrd of his new commitment to stopping global warming. Ask them to think about what they want their legacies to be. Ask them to work to bring alternative energy investments into our state. Ask them if they know about the new hydrogen economy. If you need more details in order to write a letter, contact Vivian at vivian@ohvec.org or call (304) 522-0246.
The Honorable Robert Byrd
United States Senate
311 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510-4801
Phone: 202-224-3954
Fax: 202-224-4168
senator_byrd@byrd.senate.gov
The Honorable Jay Rockefeller
United States Senate
531 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510-4802
Phone: 202-224-6472
Fax: 202-228-1610 or
Fax: 202-224-7665
senator@rockefeller.senate.gov
Overweight Coal Trucks - Call the Gov. and your state legislators. Tell them "No weight increase for coal trucks. Do enforce the laws already on the books." The State Capitol numbers are 800-642-8650 and 304-558-8905. Or find legislators’ numbers at www.legis.state.wv.us/.
Know What Mining Impacts Surround Your Home: Go to www.geointeractive.biz/maps/ptp.html. OVEC intern Bobby Nutter, under the guidance of Rick Eades and Josh Beck, produced a series of mountaintop removal maps for OVEC. A grant from the Progressive Technology Project funded the internship, as well as the Geographical Information Systems software and hardware needed to produce the maps. Much of the data used to produce the maps came from the WV Department of Environmental Protection. These maps are the first of their kind produced by a WV environmental group.
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