Y'all, it's not even the first time in recent memory we've lost property rights. And that didn't go viral, either.
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The HOLLER Heard ’round the World
That's what I thought I knew about Auburn, WV, from my research: there would be infrastructure issues. So I had expectations of what I'd probably hear. But sometimes your expectations are just WRONG.
CTA: Tell your State Senators “Fight for our property rights!”
Call to action! Contact your state senators and demand they oppose HB 4268, #ForcedPooling, no matter what new name the industry wants to use for it. Our representatives should be working for WVians, not #lobbyists and #corporations!”
Tell House Republicans NO Forced Leasing (HB 4268)
These lobbyists talked about compromise and what was best for everyone, and then behind closed doors their well-paid friends in the Committee quietly stripped most of the protections for minority owners from the bill before it was presented.
I was dragged out of the WV House Chambers because I listed Delegates’ campaign donors.
Allow me to point out that if Delegates genuinely think that my talking about who their campaign donors are---and how much they're receiving from corporate lobbyists/corporate PACs---is an ad hominem attack... then they should be refusing those donations.
Forced Pooling 2018: House Bill 4268
John Adams wrote that our representatives must have some check to restrain them "when their desires are for... injustice, cruelty and the ruin of the minority. And that the desires of the majority of the people are often for injustice and inhumanity against the minority, is demonstrated by every page of history...
WV’s State of the State: More Manure from Jim Justice
Jim Justice particularly seems to think his position is equivalent to that of glorified gubernatorial prop comic: cow patties, flashing lights, hatchet, and tackle box are all on hand for the show. Plans to help regular people? Not so much.
How do I contact my WV legislators? (WV Civics 101)
We'll explain how to find out who your state representatives are, if you don't know, and we'll explain how to contact them. Finally, we'll share just a couple tips about what to include in your messages.
Forced Pooling CTA: Tell the WV House Energy Committee NO in 2018—and forever.
Lobbyists are pushing WV legislators to pass Forced Pooling again this year... because of course they are. They think we're powerless. Time to give them a piece of your mind.
Rural Sacrifice Zones: You have to crack a few eggs
Tax money was used to subsidize the destruction of a WV community's clean water so coal execs could further enrich themselves. Then the people who live in that community pay water bills from now unto eternity.
The Appalachian Oracle 