Inspirational, Educational Gifts – for Others and Even Yourself

The Character of the Mountains, a collection of poems by Dr. Delilah O’Haynes is now available from www.appalachianauthorsguild.com. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this book go to OVEC.

When Miners March – now you can order the book and/or the audio drama. Order the book from www.whenminersmarch.com. Order the audio drama, with 16 songs, from www.MountainWhispers.com.

Moving Mountains, a music CD. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of the CD go to assorted groups, including OVEC. Available at www.fallingmountain.com.

Mountain Mourning, a 76-minute DVD. Produced by B. J. Gudmundsson and Doug Chadwick for Christians for the Mountains, the film alerts Christians and their churches to the ruinous coal extraction practices in the coalfields and challenges them to summon moral courage and effective advocacy that will end mountaintop removal and bring healing and justice to the land and its inhabitants. The DVD also includes two short films, featuring OVEC’s Maria Gunnoe and Larry Gibson, which will make us think twice every time we turn on our lights. Order from www.patchworkfilms.com.

Jeff Goodell’s book, Big Coal, features OVEC members speaking on mountaintop removal and an OVEC photo. It gives a good overview on all the problems, and the political stranglehold Big Coal has on southern WV.

For solutions to those energy problems, see Kilowatt Ours. This film examines mountaintop removal (with interviews of Larry Gibson and Coal River Mountain Watch’s Judy Bonds), poisonous nuclear power and air pollution. It then gives you tools to start making mountain-saving, planet-saving changes in your own home. See www.kilowattours.org.