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Hedgesville Public Library Branch Manager Dana Phelps discusses the library’s efforts to install solar panels and energy efficient lighting, including teaming up with the local Vo-tech center to upgrade the lighting, and collaborating with the solar installer and local electric utility company during the process, ultimately saving money and reducing carbon emissions.   

The Downtown Branch of the Cabell County Public Library is installing a new roof and solar panels.

The Cabell County Public Library (CCPL) system approved a project to install 853 solar panels across its seven locations across the county.

Experts at the West Virginia University (WVU) Solar Power Test Site in Fairmont, WV are studying questions related to battery storage, electric grid integration, grid performance and cybersecurity related to solar power.

Mid-Ohio Valley Climate Action’s Youth Climate Ambassadors Program is empowering the next generation of climate leaders in the Mid-Ohio Valley

An interview with Dr. Jim Kotcon about Morgantown WV’s Green Team, West Virginia’s first Green Team established is 2007. Hear about the Green Team’s energy, cost-savings and other accomplishments along with strategies for starting and keeping a Green Team going in your community.

Charleston WV Green Team leaders Quenton King and Linda Frame discuss this committee’s work advising the Charleston Mayor and City Council on sustainability initiatives. Hear how the Green Team was established along with lessons learned that will be of interest to community members and local leaders interested in forming a Green Team.

The WVU Sierra Student Coalition’s active community of environmentally conscious students engages in wilderness outings, volunteerism, and campaigns to promote sustainability on campus.

West Virginians for Energy Freedom (WV4EF) is a coalition of neighbors, community organizations, local businesses, municipalities, and elected officials advocating for the freedom to invest in and benefit from locally owned, renewable, and efficient energy technologies

Solar United Neighbors (SUN) WV “helps West Virginians go solar, join together, and fight for their energy rights.”

The NAACP’s Environmental and Climate Justice Committee seeks to addresses environmental inequities, reduce pollution, advance energy efficiency and clean energy, and ensure disaster-resilient infrastructure.

MOMS Clean Air Force in West Virginia works to ensure clean air and a stable climate to protect our children’s health by sharing information and creating opportunities for moms (and dads) to engage with their legislators.

Mid-Ohio Valley Climate Action is an all-volunteer organization working to educate, Inspire and mobilize Mid-Ohio Valley residents to address the climate crisis

Appalachian Voices has been the region’s grassroots advocate in campaigns to protect the air, water, land and communities of the Appalachian Mountains

The League of Women Voters WV is a “nonpartisan volunteer organization that promotes political responsibility through informed and active citizen participation in government.”

Energy Efficient West Virginia promotes programs and policies to make West Virginia more energy efficient and protect West Virginians from future rate hikes

Conservation West Virginia informs West Virginians about key conservation issues, takes positions on legislation and policies affecting the environment, communicates these views to elected officials and mobilizes voters to elect conservation leaders.

West Virginia Rivers Coalition, recognized as the state’s flagship environmental policy organization, promotes the overall health of West Virginia’s waters and their downstream benefits.

West Virginia Highlands Conservancy promotes, encourages and works for the conservation and appreciation of state and national natural resources through advocacy, supporting the study of nature and conservation, and preserving and protecting West Virginia’s mountains and streams.

Since 1989, the West Virginia Environmental Council has promoted environmental protection and policies for a sustainable West Virginia through citizen organizing, citizen education, collaboration among environmental organizations, advocacy, and legislative outreach

The West Virginia Climate Alliance is a broad-based coalition of approximately 20 environmental, faith-based, civil rights, civic and other groups providing science-based climate change information to West Virginia citizens and policy makers.

West Virginia Citizen Action Group (WVCAG) and its members have engaged in 50 years of action to increase the voice of the average citizen in public affairs through research, education, lobbying, organizing and coalition building around climate, health care and democracy issues

The West Virginia Chapter of the Sierra Club loves clean water, fresh air and wild forests and works hard to protect these natural resources.