Stop the Mountain Valley Pipeline Action Party

Posted by Brad Johnson Tue, 06 Sep 2022 23:00:00 GMT

The Mountain Valley Pipeline is dangerous to people and the environment, and will lock in reliance on fossil fuels for decades to come.

The International Energy Agency has concluded that there must be no new oil, gas or coal development if the world is to reach net zero by 2050.

On September 6th at 7 pm (ET), Climate Action Now will host a free action party with four extraordinary activists battling the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) and Senator Manchin’s side deal to accelerate new fossil fuel infrastructure.

Our featured guests will brief us on what’s at stake and guide us through concrete actions we can take to help stop the MVP and side deal during the party with the free Climate Action Now app.

Why September 6th? The timing is critical. First, activists will assemble at Congressional offices on Sept. 8 in Washington D.D. to lobby against the MVP and we want them to walk into offices that have already heard from a LOT of people opposing the project. Also, rumor has it that the “Manchin side-deal” will be voted on by the end of September as part of the budget package. So, we need to quickly ramp up our efforts to stop it.

About Our Featured Guests

  • Crystal Cavalier-Keck is the co-founder of Seven Directions of Service with her husband. She is a citizen of the Occaneechi Band of the Saponi Nation in Burlington, NC and Chair of the Environmental Justice Committee for the NAACP.
  • Russell Chisholm serves as Mountain Valley Watch Coordinator for the Protect Our Water, Heritage Rights (POWHR) coalition in the campaign to stop Mountain Valley Pipeline and dangerous fossil fuel expansion through Virginia and West Virginia. The Mountain Valley Watch project documents and reports potential violations of environmental law from pipeline construction.
  • Jessica Sims is the Appalachian Voices Virginia Field Coordinator. Born and raised in Central Virginia. Jessica is has worked extensively with Chesapeake Climate Action Network and the Sierra Club Virginia Chapter on their pipeline campaigns.
  • Jonathan Sokolow is an attorney and activist in Reston, Virginia who served as a Staff Attorney with the Legal Aid Society of the City of New York, General Counsel to the Vermont State Employees Union. and Senior Assistant General Counsel to the United Mine Workers of America Health and Retirement Funds.

About Our Co-Hosts

  • Justin J. Pearson is a leader of Memphis Community Against Pollution and co-founder of Memphis Community Against the Pipeline (MCAP) which is a Black-led environmental justice organization that successfully defeated a multi-billion dollar company’s crude oil pipeline project.
  • Tim Guinee, President of Climate Action Now, has been a veteran in numerous climate campaigns around the country, most notably as the Legislative Coordinator for the New York Climate Reality Chapters Coalition. Former Vice President Al Gore awarded Tim the Alfredo Sirkis Memorial Green Ring Award for this work on the climate crisis.

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Walk For Appalachia's Future: Richmond, VA

Posted by Brad Johnson Thu, 02 Jun 2022 13:00:00 GMT

From May 24th-June 6th we will be traveling along the route of the Mountain Valley Pipeline. We seek to amplify the voices of frontline Appalachian communities and others in their fight for environmental justice and renewable energy. We will be working to challenge the environmental damages being done by all fossil fuels, and to cancel the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) and the MVP Southgate extension, whose construction has already devastated parts of WV, VA and NC.

Updates on the Walk’s progress are being posted on Facebook and on Twitter with the hashtag #AppalachiaWalk.

Starting points:
  • 5/24, Noon: 65 Community Drive, Ireland, WV
  • 5/25, 9 AM: West Virginia State Capitol, Charleston, WV
  • 5/26, 9 AM: National Fish Hatchery, White Sulphur, WV
  • 5/27, 9 AM: Greenbrier River, WV
  • 5/28, 9 AM: Base of Peters Mountain, on the VA/WV border
  • 5/29, 9 AM: Newport, VA
  • 5/30, 9 AM: Roanoke, VA
  • 5/31-6/1: Bent Mountain, VA
  • 6/2-6/4: Richmond, VA

If you are trying to find the Walk, call Steve at (828) 777-7816 or Ted at (973) 460-1458 or email [email protected].

All along the pipeline route we will inspect damages to water, air, animals, and the Earth, and the people who depend on them; and we will every morning have ceremonies honoring the heroes in our states who have died during these fights to protect our Appalachia.

Communities affected by the Mountain Valley Pipeline and other destructive/extractive industries are invited to participate in the event in whatever way is best or most advantageous to them. For example, they can join our walk or have the walk come to them.

We plan to use the two-week journey on foot and by vehicle to support frontline communities first and foremost by listening. As appropriate, walkers may be called upon to support local campaigns for economic, racial and climate justice by amplifying their voices in various media, standing alongside them at rallies and protests, participating in and hosting workshops, and honoring the heroes of the struggle who are no longer with us.

Walk organizers consist of dedicated environmental justice workers from West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina and beyond, and members of seasoned organizations such as 7 Directions of Service, POWHR, Beyond Extreme Energy, Th!rd Act, NC Alliance to Protect the People and the Places We Live, Chesapeake Climate Action Network, and others.

Join us!

Donate to support the Walk.

Walk For Appalachia's Future: Bent Mountain, VA

Posted by Brad Johnson Tue, 31 May 2022 13:00:00 GMT

From May 24th-June 6th we will be traveling along the route of the Mountain Valley Pipeline. We seek to amplify the voices of frontline Appalachian communities and others in their fight for environmental justice and renewable energy. We will be working to challenge the environmental damages being done by all fossil fuels, and to cancel the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) and the MVP Southgate extension, whose construction has already devastated parts of WV, VA and NC.

Updates on the Walk’s progress are being posted on Facebook and on Twitter with the hashtag #AppalachiaWalk.

Starting points:
  • 5/24, Noon: 65 Community Drive, Ireland, WV
  • 5/25, 9 AM: West Virginia State Capitol, Charleston, WV
  • 5/26, 9 AM: National Fish Hatchery, White Sulphur, WV
  • 5/27, 9 AM: Greenbrier River, WV
  • 5/28, 9 AM: Base of Peters Mountain, on the VA/WV border
  • 5/29, 9 AM: Newport, VA
  • 5/30, 9 AM: Roanoke, VA
  • 5/31-6/1: Bent Mountain, VA
  • 6/2-6/4: Richmond, VA

If you are trying to find the Walk, call Steve at (828) 777-7816 or Ted at (973) 460-1458 or email [email protected].

All along the pipeline route we will inspect damages to water, air, animals, and the Earth, and the people who depend on them; and we will every morning have ceremonies honoring the heroes in our states who have died during these fights to protect our Appalachia.

Communities affected by the Mountain Valley Pipeline and other destructive/extractive industries are invited to participate in the event in whatever way is best or most advantageous to them. For example, they can join our walk or have the walk come to them.

We plan to use the two-week journey on foot and by vehicle to support frontline communities first and foremost by listening. As appropriate, walkers may be called upon to support local campaigns for economic, racial and climate justice by amplifying their voices in various media, standing alongside them at rallies and protests, participating in and hosting workshops, and honoring the heroes of the struggle who are no longer with us.

Walk organizers consist of dedicated environmental justice workers from West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina and beyond, and members of seasoned organizations such as 7 Directions of Service, POWHR, Beyond Extreme Energy, Th!rd Act, NC Alliance to Protect the People and the Places We Live, Chesapeake Climate Action Network, and others.

Join us!

Donate to support the Walk.

Walk For Appalachia's Future: Newport, VA

Posted by Brad Johnson Sun, 29 May 2022 13:00:00 GMT

From May 24th-June 6th we will be traveling along the route of the Mountain Valley Pipeline. We seek to amplify the voices of frontline Appalachian communities and others in their fight for environmental justice and renewable energy. We will be working to challenge the environmental damages being done by all fossil fuels, and to cancel the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) and the MVP Southgate extension, whose construction has already devastated parts of WV, VA and NC.

Updates on the Walk’s progress are being posted on Facebook and on Twitter with the hashtag #AppalachiaWalk.

Starting points:
  • 5/24, Noon: 65 Community Drive, Ireland, WV
  • 5/25, 9 AM: West Virginia State Capitol, Charleston, WV
  • 5/26, 9 AM: National Fish Hatchery, White Sulphur, WV
  • 5/27, 9 AM: Greenbrier River, WV
  • 5/28, 9 AM: Base of Peters Mountain, on the VA/WV border
  • 5/29, 9 AM: Newport, VA
  • 5/30, 9 AM: Roanoke, VA
  • 5/31-6/1: Bent Mountain, VA
  • 6/2-6/4: Richmond, VA

If you are trying to find the Walk, call Steve at (828) 777-7816 or Ted at (973) 460-1458 or email [email protected].

All along the pipeline route we will inspect damages to water, air, animals, and the Earth, and the people who depend on them; and we will every morning have ceremonies honoring the heroes in our states who have died during these fights to protect our Appalachia.

Communities affected by the Mountain Valley Pipeline and other destructive/extractive industries are invited to participate in the event in whatever way is best or most advantageous to them. For example, they can join our walk or have the walk come to them.

We plan to use the two-week journey on foot and by vehicle to support frontline communities first and foremost by listening. As appropriate, walkers may be called upon to support local campaigns for economic, racial and climate justice by amplifying their voices in various media, standing alongside them at rallies and protests, participating in and hosting workshops, and honoring the heroes of the struggle who are no longer with us.

Walk organizers consist of dedicated environmental justice workers from West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina and beyond, and members of seasoned organizations such as 7 Directions of Service, POWHR, Beyond Extreme Energy, Th!rd Act, NC Alliance to Protect the People and the Places We Live, Chesapeake Climate Action Network, and others.

Join us!

Donate to support the Walk.

Walk For Appalachia's Future: Peters Mountain

Posted by Brad Johnson Sat, 28 May 2022 13:00:00 GMT

From May 24th-June 6th we will be traveling along the route of the Mountain Valley Pipeline. We seek to amplify the voices of frontline Appalachian communities and others in their fight for environmental justice and renewable energy. We will be working to challenge the environmental damages being done by all fossil fuels, and to cancel the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) and the MVP Southgate extension, whose construction has already devastated parts of WV, VA and NC.

Updates on the Walk’s progress are being posted on Facebook and on Twitter with the hashtag #AppalachiaWalk.

Starting points:
  • 5/24, Noon: 65 Community Drive, Ireland, WV
  • 5/25, 9 AM: West Virginia State Capitol, Charleston, WV
  • 5/26, 9 AM: National Fish Hatchery, White Sulphur, WV
  • 5/27, 9 AM: Greenbrier River, WV
  • 5/28, 9 AM: Base of Peters Mountain, on the VA/WV border
  • 5/29, 9 AM: Newport, VA
  • 5/30, 9 AM: Roanoke, VA
  • 5/31-6/1: Bent Mountain, VA
  • 6/2-6/4: Richmond, VA

If you are trying to find the Walk, call Steve at (828) 777-7816 or Ted at (973) 460-1458 or email [email protected].

All along the pipeline route we will inspect damages to water, air, animals, and the Earth, and the people who depend on them; and we will every morning have ceremonies honoring the heroes in our states who have died during these fights to protect our Appalachia.

Communities affected by the Mountain Valley Pipeline and other destructive/extractive industries are invited to participate in the event in whatever way is best or most advantageous to them. For example, they can join our walk or have the walk come to them.

We plan to use the two-week journey on foot and by vehicle to support frontline communities first and foremost by listening. As appropriate, walkers may be called upon to support local campaigns for economic, racial and climate justice by amplifying their voices in various media, standing alongside them at rallies and protests, participating in and hosting workshops, and honoring the heroes of the struggle who are no longer with us.

Walk organizers consist of dedicated environmental justice workers from West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina and beyond, and members of seasoned organizations such as 7 Directions of Service, POWHR, Beyond Extreme Energy, Th!rd Act, NC Alliance to Protect the People and the Places We Live, Chesapeake Climate Action Network, and others.

Join us!

Donate to support the Walk.

Walk For Appalachia's Future: Greenbrier River, WV

Posted by Brad Johnson Fri, 27 May 2022 13:00:00 GMT

From May 24th-June 6th we will be traveling along the route of the Mountain Valley Pipeline. We seek to amplify the voices of frontline Appalachian communities and others in their fight for environmental justice and renewable energy. We will be working to challenge the environmental damages being done by all fossil fuels, and to cancel the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) and the MVP Southgate extension, whose construction has already devastated parts of WV, VA and NC.

Updates on the Walk’s progress are being posted on Facebook and on Twitter with the hashtag #AppalachiaWalk.

Starting points:
  • 5/24, Noon: 65 Community Drive, Ireland, WV
  • 5/25, 9 AM: West Virginia State Capitol, Charleston, WV
  • 5/26, 9 AM: National Fish Hatchery, White Sulphur, WV
  • 5/27, 9 AM: Greenbrier River, WV
  • 5/28, 9 AM: Base of Peters Mountain, on the VA/WV border
  • 5/29, 9 AM: Newport, VA
  • 5/30, 9 AM: Roanoke, VA
  • 5/31-6/1: Bent Mountain, VA
  • 6/2-6/4: Richmond, VA

If you are trying to find the Walk, call Steve at (828) 777-7816 or Ted at (973) 460-1458 or email [email protected].

All along the pipeline route we will inspect damages to water, air, animals, and the Earth, and the people who depend on them; and we will every morning have ceremonies honoring the heroes in our states who have died during these fights to protect our Appalachia.

Communities affected by the Mountain Valley Pipeline and other destructive/extractive industries are invited to participate in the event in whatever way is best or most advantageous to them. For example, they can join our walk or have the walk come to them.

We plan to use the two-week journey on foot and by vehicle to support frontline communities first and foremost by listening. As appropriate, walkers may be called upon to support local campaigns for economic, racial and climate justice by amplifying their voices in various media, standing alongside them at rallies and protests, participating in and hosting workshops, and honoring the heroes of the struggle who are no longer with us.

Walk organizers consist of dedicated environmental justice workers from West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina and beyond, and members of seasoned organizations such as 7 Directions of Service, POWHR, Beyond Extreme Energy, Th!rd Act, NC Alliance to Protect the People and the Places We Live, Chesapeake Climate Action Network, and others.

Join us!

Donate to support the Walk.

Walk For Appalachia's Future: White Sulphur, WV

Posted by Brad Johnson Thu, 26 May 2022 13:00:00 GMT

From May 24th-June 6th we will be traveling along the route of the Mountain Valley Pipeline. We seek to amplify the voices of frontline Appalachian communities and others in their fight for environmental justice and renewable energy. We will be working to challenge the environmental damages being done by all fossil fuels, and to cancel the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) and the MVP Southgate extension, whose construction has already devastated parts of WV, VA and NC.

Updates on the Walk’s progress are being posted on Facebook and on Twitter with the hashtag #AppalachiaWalk.

Starting points:
  • 5/24, Noon: 65 Community Drive, Ireland, WV
  • 5/25, 9 AM: West Virginia State Capitol, Charleston, WV
  • 5/26, 9 AM: National Fish Hatchery, White Sulphur, WV
  • 5/27, 9 AM: Greenbrier River, WV
  • 5/28, 9 AM: Base of Peters Mountain, on the VA/WV border
  • 5/29, 9 AM: Newport, VA
  • 5/30, 9 AM: Roanoke, VA
  • 5/31-6/1: Bent Mountain, VA
  • 6/2-6/4: Richmond, VA

If you are trying to find the Walk, call Steve at (828) 777-7816 or Ted at (973) 460-1458 or email [email protected].

All along the pipeline route we will inspect damages to water, air, animals, and the Earth, and the people who depend on them; and we will every morning have ceremonies honoring the heroes in our states who have died during these fights to protect our Appalachia.

Communities affected by the Mountain Valley Pipeline and other destructive/extractive industries are invited to participate in the event in whatever way is best or most advantageous to them. For example, they can join our walk or have the walk come to them.

We plan to use the two-week journey on foot and by vehicle to support frontline communities first and foremost by listening. As appropriate, walkers may be called upon to support local campaigns for economic, racial and climate justice by amplifying their voices in various media, standing alongside them at rallies and protests, participating in and hosting workshops, and honoring the heroes of the struggle who are no longer with us.

Walk organizers consist of dedicated environmental justice workers from West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina and beyond, and members of seasoned organizations such as 7 Directions of Service, POWHR, Beyond Extreme Energy, Th!rd Act, NC Alliance to Protect the People and the Places We Live, Chesapeake Climate Action Network, and others.

Join us!

Donate to support the Walk.

Walk For Appalachia's Future: West Virginia State Capitol

Posted by Brad Johnson Wed, 25 May 2022 13:00:00 GMT

From May 24th-June 6th we will be traveling along the route of the Mountain Valley Pipeline. We seek to amplify the voices of frontline Appalachian communities and others in their fight for environmental justice and renewable energy. We will be working to challenge the environmental damages being done by all fossil fuels, and to cancel the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) and the MVP Southgate extension, whose construction has already devastated parts of WV, VA and NC.

Updates on the Walk’s progress are being posted on Facebook and on Twitter with the hashtag #AppalachiaWalk.

Starting points:
  • 5/24, Noon: 65 Community Drive, Ireland, WV
  • 5/25, 9 AM: West Virginia State Capitol, Charleston, WV
  • 5/26, 9 AM: National Fish Hatchery, White Sulphur, WV
  • 5/27, 9 AM: Greenbrier River, WV
  • 5/28, 9 AM: Base of Peters Mountain, on the VA/WV border
  • 5/29, 9 AM: Newport, VA
  • 5/30, 9 AM: Roanoke, VA
  • 5/31-6/1: Bent Mountain, VA
  • 6/2-6/4: Richmond, VA

If you are trying to find the Walk, call Steve at (828) 777-7816 or Ted at (973) 460-1458 or email [email protected].

All along the pipeline route we will inspect damages to water, air, animals, and the Earth, and the people who depend on them; and we will every morning have ceremonies honoring the heroes in our states who have died during these fights to protect our Appalachia.

Communities affected by the Mountain Valley Pipeline and other destructive/extractive industries are invited to participate in the event in whatever way is best or most advantageous to them. For example, they can join our walk or have the walk come to them.

We plan to use the two-week journey on foot and by vehicle to support frontline communities first and foremost by listening. As appropriate, walkers may be called upon to support local campaigns for economic, racial and climate justice by amplifying their voices in various media, standing alongside them at rallies and protests, participating in and hosting workshops, and honoring the heroes of the struggle who are no longer with us.

Walk organizers consist of dedicated environmental justice workers from West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina and beyond, and members of seasoned organizations such as 7 Directions of Service, POWHR, Beyond Extreme Energy, Th!rd Act, NC Alliance to Protect the People and the Places We Live, Chesapeake Climate Action Network, and others.

Join us!

Donate to support the Walk.

Walk For Appalachia's Future: Ireland, WV

Posted by Brad Johnson Tue, 24 May 2022 13:00:00 GMT

From May 24th-June 6th we will be traveling along the route of the Mountain Valley Pipeline. We seek to amplify the voices of frontline Appalachian communities and others in their fight for environmental justice and renewable energy. We will be working to challenge the environmental damages being done by all fossil fuels, and to cancel the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) and the MVP Southgate extension, whose construction has already devastated parts of WV, VA and NC.

Updates on the Walk’s progress are being posted on Facebook and on Twitter with the hashtag #AppalachiaWalk.

Starting points:
  • 5/24, Noon: 65 Community Drive, Ireland, WV
  • 5/25, 9 AM: West Virginia State Capitol, Charleston, WV
  • 5/26, 9 AM: National Fish Hatchery, White Sulphur, WV
  • 5/27, 9 AM: Greenbrier River, WV
  • 5/28, 9 AM: Base of Peters Mountain, on the VA/WV border
  • 5/29, 9 AM: Newport, VA
  • 5/30, 9 AM: Roanoke, VA
  • 5/31-6/1: Bent Mountain, VA
  • 6/2-6/4: Richmond, VA

If you are trying to find the Walk, call Steve at (828) 777-7816 or Ted at (973) 460-1458 or email [email protected].

All along the pipeline route we will inspect damages to water, air, animals, and the Earth, and the people who depend on them; and we will every morning have ceremonies honoring the heroes in our states who have died during these fights to protect our Appalachia.

Communities affected by the Mountain Valley Pipeline and other destructive/extractive industries are invited to participate in the event in whatever way is best or most advantageous to them. For example, they can join our walk or have the walk come to them.

We plan to use the two-week journey on foot and by vehicle to support frontline communities first and foremost by listening. As appropriate, walkers may be called upon to support local campaigns for economic, racial and climate justice by amplifying their voices in various media, standing alongside them at rallies and protests, participating in and hosting workshops, and honoring the heroes of the struggle who are no longer with us.

Walk organizers consist of dedicated environmental justice workers from West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina and beyond, and members of seasoned organizations such as 7 Directions of Service, POWHR, Beyond Extreme Energy, Th!rd Act, NC Alliance to Protect the People and the Places We Live, Chesapeake Climate Action Network, and others.

Join us!

Donate to support the Walk.

"Clean" Hydrogen

Posted by Brad Johnson Thu, 10 Feb 2022 15:00:00 GMT

The purpose of the hearing is to examine the opportunities and challenges in using “clean” hydrogen in the transportation, utility, industrial, commercial, and residential sectors.

Witnesses:
  • Dr. Sunita Satyapal, Director, Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office, Hydrogen Program Coordinator, U.S. Department of Energy
  • Dr. Glen Richard Murrell, Executive Director, Wyoming Energy Authority
  • Mike Fowler, Director, Advanced Energy Technology Research, Clean Air Task Force
  • Michael J. Graff, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, American Air Liquide Holdings, Inc.
  • Brian Hlavinka, Vice President, New Energy Ventures, Corporate Strategic Development, Williams

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