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Winds of Change Newsletter, December 2009 See sidebar for table of contents
Miscellany
According to Gov. Joe Manchin, Chief FOCer, aka Friend of Coal, we need more mountaintop removal mining in West Virginia so the (former) Mountain State will have enough flat land that can be developed to improve the residents' quality of life and raise the overall standard of living. As a counterpoint, consider Exhibit L, pictured at left. L is for Lindytown, which was a nice little community. Note the use of the past tense. Most of the people have moved out, hence the boards over the windows of the house in the foreground. The people who used to live there moved out because of the mountaintop removal mine behind them, which has removed the trees on the top of the mountain, with the rest of the mountain soon to follow. Somehow, we don't see the Chief FOCer making his summer home in the shadow of a mountaintop removal site. But then, maybe he would like the constant noise, dust and blasting from an MTR site; the fouled well water; flyrock the size of small cars in the front yard, etc. Time will tell. We Need YOU to Help Keep OVEC Sustainable We need you to help keep OVEC sustainable. Please join our grassroots fund-raising committee no experience needed. All you need is a commitment to help build a better West Virginia. If you want to help, or learn more about our commitment, please e-mail janet.ovec@gmail.com or call the office at (304) 522-0246. An End-of-Year Reminder 2010 is coming up fast. Dont miss the chance to make your donation to OVEC on or before Dec. 31 to earn a charitable gift credit on your 2009 taxes. You can donate online at www.ohvec.org by clicking on the "Donate" button. Or you can mail your gift to: OVEC Thank you, and Happy New Year! Feed Your Family, Support OVECs Work, Life Is Good! YES! I want OVEC to receive 5 % of my purchases from Kroger! Please enroll me in the EAT FOR OVEC Kroger gift card program. Click here for more info. Countrywide Coal Country House Parties Thanks to everybody who participated in the Coal Country house parties week in mid-November 830 people nationwide opened their homes to these parties, where participants watched a 45-minute version of the documentary and then had a chance to call in and listen to a conversation with actress Ashley Judd, former coal miner and OVEC super-volunteer Chuck Nelson, and the Sierra Clubs Mary Anne Hitt. |
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