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Tuesday, February 17th at 15:09 Due to the Winter Weather, The SAMs membership meeting has been postponed until Next Tuesday, Feb 24
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Tuesday, February 17th at 21:40FROM CRADLE TO GRAVE Fossil Fuels Are Hazardous Train carrying crude oil from the Bakken Shale formation in North Dakota derails near Montgomery, West Virginia....exploding into a massive fireball forcing residents to evacuate. Crude oil from the crash is also leaking into the Kanawha River. Governor Tomblin issues state of emergency for Fayette and Kanawha Counties in WV. Its just fossil fuel business as usual. www.wsaz.com/…/Train-Derailment-Causes-Fire-near-Mon… www.wchstv.com/…/Area-Being-Evacuated-After-Train-De… en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakken_formation #fossilfuels #oil #gas #fracking #coal #disasters
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FROM CRADLE TO GRAVE Fossil Fuels Are Hazardous Train carrying crude oil from the Bakken Shale formation in North Dakota derails near Montgomery, West Virginia....exploding into a massive fireball forcing residents to evacuate. Crude oil from the crash is also leaking into the Kanawha River. Governor Tomblin issues state of emergency for Fayette and Kanawha Counties in WV. But its just fossil fuel business as usual. www.wsaz.com/news/headlines/Train-Derailment-Causes-Fire-near-Montgomery-Evacuation-Underway-292096241.html www.wchstv.com/news/features/eyewitness-news/stories/Area-Being-Evacuated-After-Train-Derails-In-Fayette-County-Spills-Oil-Into-River-82336.shtml#.VOJ68_nF-So en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakken_formation #fossilfuels #oil #gas #fracking #coal #disasters #Bakken Bakken Oilfield Fail of the Day
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Tuesday, February 17th at 20:30https://www.facebook.com/anthonyheflinphotography/photos/a.179263925606246.1073741825.179262172273088/339370402928930/?type=1&theater
Anthony Heflin Photography
Snowed In, Cumberland Gap National Park Out of the south comes the storm, and out of the north the cold. Job 37:9 This image and more available as fine art prints, canvas prints, framed prints, metal prints, acrylic prints and several other options at: fineartamerica.com/featured/isolation-anthony-heflin.html On 500px: www.500px.com/anthonyheflin
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Friday, February 13th at 19:03Jim Justice, how will these profits give back to communities in SWVA impacted by your coal operations? Please support the Justice to Justice Campaign by signing this petition: https://www.bit.ly/signjtoj
Justice to Justice Campaign
BREAKING NEWS: Coal Baron Jim Justice Sells Ski Resort, Will Profits go to Benefit Coal Impacted Communities? The recent sale of the Wintergreen Resort will turn a great profit for Jim Justice, a coal baron with an estimated net worth of $1.7 billion. But, what does this mean for the communities in Appalachia attempting to transition in failing coal economies? Will coal barons like Jim Justice simply pick up and leave Central Appalachia footing the bill for destructive mining impacts? "Justice should take the money he just made off selling this ski resort and, put it toward cleaning up the destruction and rampant toxic water pollution caused by his mining operations across Appalachia" said Sierra Club Organizer Marley Green. Read More: www.newsleader.com/story/news/2015/02/12/greenbrier-owner-sells-wintergreen-resort/23335283/ SIGN JUSTICE TO JUSTICE PETITION: https://www.bit.ly/signjtoj READ OUR DEMANDS: https://www.bit.ly/jtojdemands
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Tuesday, February 3rd at 23:13 "Eastern Kentucky and other areas of Appalachia that were hit hard by a sharp drop in coal jobs could get a $1 billion lifeline under the budget proposal put forth Monday by President Barack Obama, although the budget faces difficult prospects in Congress." Let your representatives know that you support this plan in the President's budget to help diversify Appalachia's economy and put our people back to work!
Obama proposes $1 billion lifeline for parts of Appalachia where coal jobs have vanished |...
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Eastern Kentucky and other areas of Appalachia hit hard by a sharp drop in coal jobs could get a $1 billion lifeline under the budget proposal put forth Monday by President Barack Obama, though the budget faces difficult prospects in Congress.
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Thursday, January 29th at 18:16 Federal court finds Fola Coal Co. surface mine has violated clean water provisions
statejournal.com
A federal judge with the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia has found Fola Coal Co.'s mountaintop removal mining operations to be in violation of clean water standards.
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Thursday, January 29th at 20:09Good events coming up in February in Wise Co., put on by the Wise County Cooperative Extension Office. Supporting local and sustainable agriculture!
Wise County Extension - Agriculture & Natural Resources
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Wednesday, January 28th at 15:33https://www.facebook.com/anthonyheflinphotography/photos/a.179263925606246.1073741825.179262172273088/332477946951509/?type=1&theater
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Forgotten Grist Mill, Southwestern VA Every time I travel through this part of Virginia I swing by this old mill. This awesome piece of history is privately owned and maintained and I am thankful for that. There aren't too many of these old mills left. Eventually, we will be left only with pictures. If you like it, share and comment! Even hitting the like button will keep me in your news feed and help my images spread! He gives snow like wool, He scatters the frost like ashes. Psalms 147:16 More of my work and prints at: www.anthony-heflin.artistwebsites.com On 500px: www.500px.com/anthonyheflin
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Monday, January 26th at 14:31Everyone, with the weather in our area today, we've decided to postpone tonight's meeting in Grundy until next Monday, February 2nd. We'll still start at 6pm. Thanks!
Appalachian Voices
Speak out for wise investments in southwest Virginia that benefit residents. Join us at one of three community forums in January to share your ideas about how to make our region stronger, including looking for alternatives to the harmful Coalfields Expressway project. (Can't make it? This link includes a comment form you can send.) appvoices.org/citizens-alternative-forums-cfx/
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Friday, January 23rd at 16:43 Reminder. The annual election for the SAMS board of directors will be March 17th. Nominations for the SAMs board are now open, and will close at the SAMS February membership meeting (Feb 17). If you would like to make a nomination of a SAMS board member, Please contact Kendall Bilberay at kendall@theallianceforappalachia.org. Kendall will be checking to see if your membership dues are current as you nominate. SAMS will be accepting nominations for President, Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary, and two board member positions. Please note: People who pay their dues after March the 8th, will be inelegible to vote in the upcoming election.
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Wednesday, January 21st at 12:21Will we see you in Pound tonight, 6pm? Come share your ideas for how to improve transportation issues in our area, and get an update on the status of the Coalfields Expressway!
Appalachian Voices
Speak out for wise investments in southwest Virginia that benefit residents. Join us at one of three community forums in January to share your ideas about how to make our region stronger, including looking for alternatives to the harmful Coalfields Expressway project. (Can't make it? This link includes a comment form you can send.) appvoices.org/citizens-alternative-forums-cfx/
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Friday, January 16th at 15:41 Pink Moon Festival
Check out the poster (by Maya Renfro of Atoka Chase) for FRACK-tose Intolerant: An Evening with Buddhagraph Spaceship in a couple of weeks at Sycamore Deli!! Join us for an evening of music and information as we rally consciousness in efforts to spread awareness concerning the proposed Mountain Valley Pipeline project through VA and WV. FREE SHOW presented by Buddhagraph Spaceship, the Pink Moon Festival, and opponents of the Mountain Valley Pipeline. https://www.facebook.com/events/927508680593749/
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Friday, January 16th at 22:28https://www.facebook.com/anthonyheflinphotography/photos/a.179263925606246.1073741825.179262172273088/328508307348473/?type=1&theater
Anthony Heflin Photography
Isolation, Cumberland Gap National Park There is nothing quite like a fresh snow! Getting to this isolated location in it was not an easy endeavor but I think it was worth the trouble! If you agree, like and comment! Shares are also much appreciated! For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven, And do not return there without watering the earth And making it bear and sprout, And furnishing seed to the sower and bread to the eater. Isaiah 55:10 Prints of this image and more at: www.anthony-heflin.artistwebsites.com
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Friday, January 16th at 21:03 From our very own Jane Branham!
Letter: Put displaced coal miners to work on reclaiming the land
roanoke.com
In November, I attended a meeting held at UVa-Wise, arranged by Gov. McAuliffe and conducted by Secretary of Commerce Maurice Jones, to discuss the governor's four-year economic plan for the commonwealth.
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Wednesday, January 14th at 15:53Speak out for wise investments in southwest Virginia that benefit residents. Join us at one of three community forums in January to share your ideas about how to make our region stronger, including looking for alternatives to the harmful Coalfields Expressway project. (Can't make it? This link includes a comment form you can send.) appvoices.org/citizens-alternative-forums-cfx/ Speak out for wise investments in southwest Virginia that benefit residents. Join us at one of three community forums in January to share your ideas about how to make our region stronger, including looking for alternatives to the harmful Coalfields Expressway project. (Can't make it? This link includes a comment form you can send.) appvoices.org/citizens-alternative-forums-cfx/
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Southern Appalachian Mountain Stewards (SAMS) is an organization of concerned community members and their allies who are working to stop the destruction of our communities by surface coal mining, to improve the quality of life in our area, and to help rebuild sustainable communities.
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