Wild Virginia Virtual Coffee Talk

Hard Road of Hope: From Coal to Gas in WV

Eleanor Goldfield, journalist, activist, and filmmaker, showcases the hard journey of West Virginia.
"Resource colony, sacrifice zone, just a throwaway opioid state full of Trumpers and hillbillies...right? Yes, West Virginia is home to pain, suffering, oppression, corruption and bigotry – you know, so unlike the rest of the country. But much more than a microcosm of our agony, West Virginia is an example of radical resolve. Proud rednecks, the people here are still fighting and building in the hills and hollers; working to connect their past to a broken present and the potential future that we all share. It's a Hard Road of Hope, a pot-holed, precarious and puddled path past the Kings of coal and gas, but they keep walking. We would do well to walk with them for a while – and listen."

VA DEQ Won‘t Issue Mountain Valley Pipeline Permit Before Winter 2021

Despite developers’ hopes of completing the Mountain Valley Pipeline by the end of 2021, Virginia’s Department of Environmental Quality has told federal officials that it won’t be able to issue a new water quality permit for the project’s stream crossings before December.
David Sligh, Conservation Director, hashes out the whole situation.
DEQ's request is a big deal, which Wild Virginia immediately supported.

A Plan to Reduce Wildlife & Vehicle Collisions in Virginia

Over $500 million per year spent on wildlife / vehicle collisions in our state. Executive Director, Misty Boos, joins Publicity and Outreach Director, Katie Keller, to talk about connecting habitat and some recent legislation that has bipartisan support.
Connecting habitat doesn't have to be expensive, we just nee to think critically and be innovative to protect wildlife and Virginia citizens.

Hiking with the Blackalachian & Hearing His Tales of the AT

Wild Virginia's Publicity & Outreach Director, Katie Keller, was joined by Daniel White, AKA the Blackalachian to chat about his journey hiking the Appalachian Trail, how he's staying sane during #COVID19, and even talk a little bit of trash. A true adventurer, he tells us about some of his favorite hikes and what he hopes to do for his next exploration.
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Rights to Nature: A Paradigm Shift in Environmental Activism

Wild Virginia interviewed the Virginia Community Rights Network (VACRN) about their work in elevating the rights of Nature and Communities who value nature as a whole. VACRN represents a new paradigm in how to fight for the environment, as part of the environment. VACRN joins other grassroots groups fighting for the Rights of Nature, and was founded after being introduced to a Community Bill of Rights in the Fall of 2017, during their fight against the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP).

The Limperts Retirement Retreat Dream Bulldozed By Dirty Energy Company

For this virtual coffee talk, Wild Virginia's Publicity & Outreach Director, Katie Keller, talks with Bill & Lynn Limpert, a couple that has been very active in the fight against the Atlantic Coast Pipeline.
In February of 2016, they received a notice that the new route of the pipeline would come directly through their property in Bath County, Virginia.