The Talk of the Town, State, Nation, Planet… Maybe Even Beyond!

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June 2008
Contents

Judge to Corps: Stop Stonewalling, Show Permit Info

Legal Victories Continue: Mountaintop Removal Limited at 3 Mines, Corps Ordered to Give Timely Notice of New Full Permits

It’s About Jobs That Support Human Life – OVEC Joins CLEAN

Blessing of the Mountain: Potentially Volatile Prayer Vigil Turns to Calm Talk

Citizens to DEP: This is Not Good Enough! Sludge "Study" Not Fulfilling Mandate

WVU Study Finds High Illness, Death Rates in Coalfields

Boone County Updates: County Dragging Feet on Emergency Warning System for Sludge Dam Failures

WARN System Not Forgotten, Just ... Delayed. Again.

Reflections on A Week in Washington

Mingo County Update: From Morgan to Mingo: Sister County Solidarity

"Clean" Coal Candidates Confronted with Mountaintop Removal Questions

Mine’s Selenium Deforms Fish, Expert Says - Are People Next?

Show Me The Money! DEP Asks, OVEC Delivers

Youth in Action: Finding the Unexpected on a Class Trip to West Virginia

Study Resolution on Judicial Elections Prompted by Photos

Center for Individual Freedom Lawsuit Challenges 527 Limits

Challenge Grant Goal Met! Thanks!

Rising Level of Intimidation Against Anti-Mountaintop Removal Leaders

Faith in Action: OVEC Staffer Presents to Franciscan Community

Train to Speak Out, Not Freak Out! - Getting Our Message to the Media

Citi Shareholders Asked to Get Principled About Their Investments

KY Residents Organize to Fight Landfill

Blair Mtn. Preservation Update

Global Warming / Climate Instability in the Mountain State

That’s Quite a Bit for One Photography Course in College…

The Talk of the Town, State, Nation, Planet… Maybe Even Beyond!

Coalfield Residents Testify at Wind Hearing in Cape Cod

Mountaintops Do Not Grow Back - New Booklet Produced

‘Smoke Gets In Your Eyes,’ West Virginia style

Farewell to Abe

OVEC Works!

Miscellany

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Winds of Change Newsletter, June 2008 See sidebar for table of contents
The Talk of the Town, State, Nation, Planet… Maybe Even Beyond!

So far in 2008, OVEC volunteers and staff have really been getting the word out about mountaintop removal. News media outlets (not counting books and film) in which we’ve been quoted or our work has been mentioned include:

In-State

Charleston Gazette
West Virginia Public Radio
Huntington Herald-Dispatch
Charleston Daily Mail
The State Journal
Williamson Daily News
Logan Banner
Beckley Register-Herald
Fayette Tribune
Boone and Lincoln Standards
Coal Valley News
Roane County Reporter
Marshall University Parthenon

National

National Public Radio
Pacifica Radio
CNN
Washington Post (Sunday front page, above the fold, plus two more full pages!)
New York Times
Boston Globe
Los Angles Times
The Nation
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Lexington Courier-Journal
Ashland (KY) Independent
Dallas Morning News
Charleston (SC) Post and Courier
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Portland Oregonian
Albany (NY) Democrat-Herald
Cape Cod Times
Athens (GA) Banner-Herald
San Diego Union-Tribune

International

BBC World News
Christian Science Monitor
Financial Times (London)
Danish Public Broadcasting
Toronto (Canada) Star
Flight International

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