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Every Friday:
- Noon to 1 p.m. Join WV Patriots for Peace at weekly one hour vigils.
Now that another election has been held in Iraq, isn't it time to start
bringing our troops home? Vigil continues Friday, 12-1 p.m. at
old location, Brawley walkway
across Court St from Town Center. WVPFP will be holding the sadly ever-growing "Wall
of Remembrance," which lists the names of the U.S. troops who have lost
their lives in Iraq.
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Monday - Friday, 7:06 - 10 p.m. Tune In to Bob Kincaid's Radio Program
for Progressive West Virginians - Call in to let others know your
thoughts!
Click here to listen online. The call-in numbers are (304) 658-3333 and
(877) 443-2366. |
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April 5-9 is the
3rd
Annual Mountaintop Removal Week in Washington, the chance for people like
you from all across the country to meet your representatives and ask them to
stop the destructive practice of mountaintop removal coal mining. |
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April 7: 6 p.m. Eastern. ABC News "World News with Charles Gibson"
airs its report on Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship's effect on the West
Virginia Supreme Court Monday. According to ABC News, an interview with
Blankenship got physical. It says he told a reporter, "If you're going to start
taking pictures of me, you're liable to get shot," in the parking lot of an
office in Kentucky. Read more
here and
here. |
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April 7: Check local listings for time. ABC's "Nightline" airs its
report on Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship's effect on the West Virginia
Supreme Court Monday. According to ABC News, an interview with Blankenship
got physical. It says he told a reporter, "If you're going to start taking
pictures of me, you're liable to get shot," in the parking lot of an office in
Kentucky. Read more
here and
here. |
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April 10: 1:00 p.m. University of Charleston, GEARY STUDENT UNION - BALLROOM.
CLIMATE CHANGE SOLUTIONS -- Alaska to West Virginia with Dr. Deborah
Williams, President of Alaska Conservation Solutions. Deborah Williams is
Alaska's foremost spokesperson on global warming. WVEC is honored to present
this free presentation, open to the general public. Dr.
Williams will address the alarming consequences already evident in Alaska and
the commonalities between our state and hers-where impacts on wildlife, water
quality, recreation, and tourism have enormous consequences. She offers
practical carbon-reducing strategies that not only reduce emissions but also
protect human health, save money and increase America's energy independence. Dr.
Williams will educate and inspire, with ample time for interactive dialogue.
Funded by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. |
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April 10: 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. "Global Warming and Alaska" with Deborah
Williams, President of Alaska Conservation Solutions. At the Marie Redd Senior
Center located at 1750 9th Avenue, Huntington, WV. Ms. Williams will address the
commonalities between Alaska and West Virginia, including severe storms, loss of
wildlife habitats and impacts on outdoor recreation and the tourism industry
caused by global warming. Light refreshments will be served. Co-sponsored by the
Cabell-Wayne branch of the NAACP and Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition.
More info |
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April 10: 9 p.m. West Virginia Public Radio will broadcast a radio
version of Diane Gilliam Fisher's "Kettle Bottom" set in a Mingo County
coal camp, West Virginia 1920-21, during the height of the mine wars.
Though it's about the 1920s, it's about today too. You can't
really get the full picture of mountaintop removal till you see the historical
context. A riveting mix of history, music and poetry read by southern West
Virginians. Produced by Kate Long, funded by the West Virginia Humanities
Council. Streamed on the Web at
www.wvpubcast.org. |
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April 10 -12: Energy and Responsibility: A Conference on Energy and
Environment sponsored by the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN.
This
conference invites ethicists, legal theorists, energy policy makers, energy
enterprises and environmental activists to engage in a conversation about issue
in ethics and energy. Deadline for abstracts is October 1, 2007. Selected papers
will be published in an anthology by a major academic press. Keynote speakers
will include: Rajendra Pachauri, Chair, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate
Change; Dale Jamieson, New York University; Henry Shue, Merton College, Oxford;
Dale Bryk, Senior Attorney, National Resources Defense Council; Richard
Morgenstern, Senior Fellow, Resources for the Future. For more info, see:
http://isse.utk.edu/energy_and_responsibility/. |
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April 13: 11 a.m. 'The Tragedy of Baked Alaska.' Unitaraian Universalist
Congregation, 520 Kanawha Blvd. West, Charleston. WV 25302 phone 345 5042. >From
the disappearance of Chinook salmon in the Pacific Northwest to the rogue storm
that recently hit Atlanta, GA, effects of global warming and climate change are
showing up all around us. The state of Alaska has heated up more in the last
four decades than any other part of the country. Our guest speaker will address
global warming basics and the consequences already evident in Alaska. She will
point out climate change commonalities in Alaska and West Virginia. Speaker:
Deborah Williams, President, Alaska Conservation Solutions; More information on
Alaska Convservation Solutions |
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April 14: 6:00 p.m. The DEP has granted an informal conference to hear
objections to the Massey Energy's (Alex Energy) Edwight permit 130 acre
expansion (Amendment 1 to S301299, already 1,849 acres). It's at 6:00 P.M.
at Marsh Fork Elementary on Monday, April 14. This is the permit above Marsh
Fork Elementary, Clay's Branch, Naoma, Pettry Bottom, Sundial, and Edwight. Come
on out and tell DEP that if the agency can't regulate these chronic lawbreakers
(Massey) , then it has no business issuing permits. For more information,
contact vernoncrmw@gmail.com. |
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April 16: noon, John V. Ray Room Main Library, 123 Capitol St.,
Charleston, WV. Patrons may bring their lunch. Global Warming Crisis: The
Science, Facts and Opportunities for West Virginia. Whatever
your opinion of global warming, join Charleston resident Allan Tweddle,
certified presenter of the scientific materials for Al Gore's Climate Project,
as he explores this timely and controversial topic. Tweddle was part of a select
group of individuals who completed a rigorous training program led by former
Vice President Al Gore and a team of renowned scientists and environmental
educators. Their charge was to spread the message about the scientific basis of
and solutions for global warming. Adults. Registration required. (343-4646) |
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April 17: 2:15 p.m. The feature documentary Mountain Top Removal (www.hawriverfilms.com)
has been selected for screening at the Appalchian Film Festival in Huntington
West Virginia. Mountain Top Removal will be screened on Thursday April 17 2008
at 2:15 p.m. Festival runs from April 16 through April 19 2008.
www.appyfilmfest.com |
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April 17-24: The documentary " Mountain Top Removal" (www.hawriverfilms.com
has been selected for screening at the 39th Nashville Film Festival, presented
by Regal Cinemas. The Festival takes place at the Regal Green Hills 16 Cinemas.
See www.nashvillefilmfestival.org. |
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April 18 - 20: Sustainable Fair 2008 ~ "Green Makes $en$e." Davis
& Elkins College Campus - Elkins, WV. The fair focuses on sustainable topics
including energy, sustainable economic development, food & agriculture, health,
architecture, eco tourism, public policy, transportation, small businesses and
more. More info |
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April 18: 7 p.m. The La Belle Theater in South Charleston, W. Va. Film:
The Last Ghost of War.
Read more here. |
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April 18 -19: Hancock County Solid Waste Authority will conduct its Spring
Cleanup Program on Friday and Saturday, April 18 & 19, 2008. This program is
sponsored by the Hancock County Commissioners with assistance from Tomlinson Run
State Park Foundation, Boy Scout Troops #38 & #137, the Brooke County Landfill,
American Waste Management Services, PC Renewal, Safety Kleen, Six Recycling,
Waste Management & the WVDEP. More info |
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April 19: 7:00 p.m. Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 3773 N. MacArthur
Road, Decatur, Illinois. Environmental film series will present a free screening
of "Mountain Mourning" - Christians for the Mountains feature film on effects of
mountaintop removal in Appalachia, produced by B.J. Gudmundsson. Info on the
film and screening schedule at
www.patchworkfilms.com |
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April 21:
National Earth Day Lobby Day in Washington, DC. Join tens of thousands
and make your voice heard on Capitol Hill. |
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April 20:
Earth Day
on the Mall in DC, and Earth Day Regional Concerts
http://ww2.earthday.net/~earthday/2008events. |
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April 20-25:
Earth Week
on Campus. Voter Registration, climate rallies, debates. Ideas?
Earth
Day in a Box. |
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April 22:
Earthday DEP Oversight Press Conference & Open Public Hearing 12 p.m.
Capitol Building, Charleston, WV. OVEC joins once again with the WV State
Workers Union, UE 170 to demand that the legislature do an investigation into
the functioning of the DEP. Come help us deliver the $2.4 billion check
that the state missed out on due to DEP’s failure to enforce the law. |
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April 22: 6:30 p.m. Dunbar Branch Library, 301 12th St. Mall, Duunbar.
WV. Global Warming Crisis: The Science, Facts and Opportunities for West
Virginia. Whatever your opinion of global warming, join
Charleston resident Allan Tweddle, certified presenter of the scientific
materials for Al Gore's Climate Project, as he explores this timely and
controversial topic. Tweddle was part of a select group of individuals who
completed a rigorous training program led by former Vice President Al Gore and a
team of renowned scientists and environmental educators. Their charge was to
spread the message about the scientific basis of and solutions for global
warming. Adults. Registration required. (766-7161) |
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April 22, Earthday: 6:30 p.m. The WV Premiere of "Burning the Future:
Coal in America opens the 23rd Annual West Virginia International Film
Festival Spring Festival, which runs April 22 through April 27, 2008. The
Festival location is the WVSU Capitol Center Theater, 123 Summers Street,
Charleston, WV.
http://www.burningthefuture.com/ |
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April 22: Earthday at the Lincoln Center in New York City. Come out to
see the New York premier of "Mountain Top Removal" More info at
www.hawriverfilms.com. Also see
www.filmlinc.com/wrt/onsale/green_moutaintop.html |
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April 25: 6:30 p.m. "Meet the Candidates," A.D. Lewis Center, 1450 A.D.
Lewis Drive (off Hal Greer Blvd.), Huntington, WV. The Cabell-Wayne branch of
the NAACP and the Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition want you to know where
state and local candidates stand on issues important to you, your community, and
your quality of life. Be an informed voter! Bring a friend! Light refreshments
will follow. |
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April 25 - May 1: Mountain Top Removal documentary (hawriverfilms.com)
selected for screening at the 39th annual Athens International Film Festival in
Athens Ohio. April 25 through May 1 2008 Visit
www.Athensfest.org for
more information. |
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April 29: 6:30 p.m. Sissonville Branch Library, 1 Tinney Lane,
Sissonville, WV. Global Warming Crisis: The Science, Facts and Opportunities
for West Virginia. Whatever your opinion of global warming,
join Charleston resident Allan Tweddle, certified presenter of the scientific
materials for Al Gore's Climate Project, as he explores this timely and
controversial topic. Tweddle was part of a select group of individuals who
completed a rigorous training program led by former Vice President Al Gore and a
team of renowned scientists and environmental educators. Their charge was to
spread the message about the scientific basis of and solutions for global
warming. Adults. Registration required. (984-2244) |
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April 30 to May 13: WV Council of Churches’ Government Concerns and Peace
and Justice Programs Call for Peace in the Coalfields. On
May 13, arguments will be heard in a West Virginia case being reviewed before
the Fourth Circuit Court in Richmond, Virginia. This case is the appeal of an
October 11, 2007 decision by U.S. District Judge Robert Chambers, prohibiting a
coal company from starting new valley fills at Jupiter Holdings Callisto mine in
Boone County. Judge Chambers ruled that permanent damage to streams and forests
outweighed temporary and speculative economic harm to the company.
More info |
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May 3: The Homestead School of Glen Spey, NY, will sponsor a film
screening of "Mountain Mourning" on during the free symposium "Your Coal
Connection." The event takes place at the
Pocono Environmental Education
Center in Dingmans Ferry, PA. See story "Power
of the Little People." More info on the film at
Patchwork Films |
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May 3: RALLY --Cover the Uninsured Week. Meet at the West Virginia Health
Right at 10:00 a.m. March to the West Virginia State Capitol by noon, where
there will be speakers on Health Care Reform (noon to 1 p.m.) Sponsored by
Healthy Kids and Families Coalition, National Association of Social Workers West
Virginia Chamber, Mountain State Blue Cross Blue Shield, United Steelworkers
District 8, Wheeling - Charleston Catholic Diocese, West Virginia AFL-CIO, West
Virginia Chamber of Commerce, West Virginia Council of Churches, West Virginia
Citizen Action Group, West Virginia Education Association, West Virginia Health
Right, West Virginia Nurses Association, West Virginia Primary Care Association,
and West Virginians for Affordable Health Care. |
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May 9 -10 Mountain Justice Jam down at the Bank! A coordinated Day of
Mountain Music Action against the Banks that fund coal. Bank of America and Citi
are the biggest funders of the coal industry. Continued
dependence on coal as an energy source means dirtier air and water, more global
warming and the all-out destruction of Appalachian communities and ecosystems by
Mountain-top Removal (MTR) coal mining. MTR is a form of strip-mining for coal
by which up to 1,000 vertical feet are blasted off the tops of mountains and
dumped into the valleys below. The process has already destroyed 800 square
miles of mountains and 1,200 miles of streams in Virginia, West Virginia,
Kentucky and Tennessee. More
info |
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May 13: 9:35 p.m. EST. Sundance Channel’s series THE GREEN broadcasts
Burning the Future: Coal In America, directed by David Novack.
More Info |
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May 15: Asheville North Carolina Fine Arts theater Biltmore Street.
Screening of "Mountain Top Removal" in Asheville NC. Proceeds benefit SouthWings.
Visit
www.fineartstheatre.com |
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May 22. p.m. West Virginia Public Radio will broadcast a radio version of
Diane Gilliam Fisher's "Kettle Bottom" set in a Mingo County coal camp,
West Virginia 1920-21, during the height of the mine wars. Though
it's about the 1920s, it's about today too. You can't really get the full
picture of mountaintop removal till you see the historical context. A riveting
mix of history, music and poetry read by southern West Virginians. Produced by
Kate Long, funded by the West Virginia Humanities Council. Streamed on the Web
at www.wvpubcast.org. |
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May 22 -27: Seoul, South Korea. The documentary film Mountain Top Removal
(www.hawriverfilms.com)
has been selected for the 5th annual Green Festival in Seoul South Korea May 22
-27 2008. Mountain Top Removal was one of 772 films form 72 countries submitted
and has been selected for the in competition category. The Green Film Festival
offers over $ 20,000 dollars in prize money to the winning films. Visit
www.greenfestival.or.kr |
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May 23- 26: Memorial Day weekend --18th annual Heartwood Forest Council,
held at Boy Scout Camp Oyo in the Shawnee State Forest near West Portsmouth,
Ohio. Hosts for this years event include Heartwood, the Buckeye Forest Council,
Save Our Shawnee Forest, Voices for the Forest, Meigs Citizens Action Now,
Protect Biodiversity in Public Forests, EarthWatch Ohio, Portsmouth/Piketon
Residents for Environmental Safety and Security, and Southern Ohio Neighbors
Group. The theme of this year's Forest Council is "Burning Issues: Climate is a
Forest Product." Heartwood helps you protect the places you love.
More Info here. Please join us
http://www.heartwood.org/join.html. |
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