Why say No! to coal-to-liquid? US Rep. Nick Joe Rahall (D-W.Va.), representing powerful coal interests instead of his constituents, is hosting the National Coal-to-Liquids Conference Aug. 14-15 at the Glade Springs Resort. The conference attendees (government, military, industry) are working to bilk the American people into footing the bill (billions of dollars) for these greenhouse-gas factories that produce fuel as a byproduct. In addition to adding to catastrophic climate change, the increased coal demand will increase mountaintop removal mining and all its associated damage to communities and the environment in Appalachia.

Tell the coal barons they are not in control! Tell the world you want a clean, sustainable, and just future for your children and grandchildren, not a toxic planet!

*Directions: From I-77, take I-64 East toward Lewisburg. Take exit 125A, follow the signs toward Beaver. At the traffic light, turn right. The Kroger's parking lot is on your right.

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 Coal-to-liquids fact sheet--Plenty of reasons to say NO to coal-to-liquid
Click here to read, save and print a fact sheet on coal-to-liquid. Thanks to OVEC intern Cynthia Wildfire for the extensive research she did to compile this fact sheet. If you can't make it to the demonstration, please use this information to write a letter to the editor, no matter where you live.

While the just-passed House energy bill and the recently-passed Senate energy bill do not bestow your tax dollars onto coal-to-liquid promoters, the fight is not over. When negotiators try to bring the two bills together, you can bet some will try to insert coal-to-liquid provisions into the compromise bill. Read more about the coal-to-liquid showdown here. Your letters to the editor can help educate others. Also, click here for an easy way to send a letter to your US Reps and Senators on the issue.

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The Electricity Fairy
August 11: 7 p.m. West Virginia premieres of two new Appalshop films: The Electricity Fairy and Up the Ridge. Admission $4, or $2 for members. At the LaBelle Theater, 311 D Street, South Charleston, W.Va.  The Electricity Fairy is Tom Hansell's new film, about West Virginia, Tennessee, and Kentucky as exporters of both coal and electricity. Exploitation of natural resources for power generation makes the impact of the nation’s electricity consumption highly visible in these three states. The film combines present day documentary footage with old educational films and an animated folk tale to reveal the hidden costs of America's major source of electricity. See www.appalshop.org/electricityfairy/ .

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