Maria Gunnoe

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[Maria Gunnoe @MariaGunnoe]

@JDVance1 You ain’t no dam Hillbilly! You’re a wanna be! @MariaGunnoe Proud Hillbillies exist and you’re embarrassing us. STOP.

[Shrewsbury for WV @zachshrewsbury]

The Guardian laid out what a lot of us already knew deep down. Donald Trump did not just fail coal country, he ripped the future right out of our hands. While he was on stage promising to bring back coal, his administration was quietly dismantling the only real investment our region had seen in decades. They froze grants that were already awarded, shut down community redevelopment projects mid stride, and killed solar jobs and training programs that were just beginning to take root.

I saw the impact of those cuts up close, out on the road, in our towns, with our people. At that time I was employed by a couple nonprofit organizations that were fighting every single day to bring renewable energy into West Virginia and make sure our communities were not left behind. I spent months traveling to fifty plus towns across southern West Virginia. I sat in community halls, stood before city councils, walked into mayors offices, and listened to families who have been ignored for generations. What I saw was not desperation, it was preparation. Some towns had more than seventy renewable energy projects planned and ready to go, just waiting for funding. Towns were asking for grant writers on the spot because they did not want to miss a single opportunity. They wanted to remove dangerous old buildings, build new parks, cut their electric bills with solar, and finally have a real chance at revitalizing their communities.

And you know what? For the first time in my lifetime, people in these communities actually felt hopeful. They believed we finally had a shot, not a handout, not a political slogan, but a future built with our own hands.

Then Trumps people came in and tore it all down. Grants were rescinded. Projects were frozen. Solar companies collapsed. Towns that were ready to rebuild were told to go back to waiting their turn, a turn that never comes.

That is the betrayal the Guardian exposed. That is the knife in the back Donald Trump gave West Virginia for its loyalty.
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[Maria Gunnoe @MariaGunnoe]

As WV waits for Trump help, its leaders are quiet on his environmental and FEMA cuts https://t.co/HQ3gc14KYH via @wvgazettemail

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@SenMarkKelly Floods: Trump Not Responding to West Virginia's Suffering - People's Tribune

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@JoeBiden Floods: Trump Not Responding to West Virginia's Suffering - People's Tribune

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@BernieSanders Floods: Trump Not Responding to West Virginia's Suffering - People's Tribune

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@JustinTrudeau Floods: Trump Not Responding to West Virginia's Suffering - People's Tribune
Trump can't even take care of the US.

[Shrewsbury for WV @zachshrewsbury]

From @MariaGunnoe : “As I write this the people of West Virginia and Kentucky are suffering something terrible. The February 16th floods that hit Kentucky, wiped out Southern West Virginia.

This flooding left 3 people dead in McDowell County. One of which was a 2-year-old baby. My deepest heartfelt condolences to this family. No one should feel your pain. On top of the 3 inches of rain and 2 days of flooding, we were hammered by 6-8 inches of snow and below-freezing temperatures for nearly a week. Not only did people lose their homes and their communities but people lost all confidence in their government to help during times of catastrophic disasters. Yes, the state that voted 70% Republican is now being told NO FEMA FOR YOU!

On the 17th of February, West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey requested a FEMA disaster declaration for 13 counties throughout the Southern part of West Virginia. The only thing between Kentucky and West Virginia is the Tug River. Both sides of it flooded. To date, there has been NO response from the Trump Administration. FEMA was granted for Kentucky the day after the storm came though. This same storm hit Southern West Virginia and left a heartbreaking path of destruction.”

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@MrTeslaTom Floods: Trump Not Responding to West Virginia's Suffering - People's Tribune

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@elonmusk @grok Floods: Trump Not Responding to West Virginia's Suffering - People's Tribune

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@zachshrewsbury Floods: Trump Not Responding to West Virginia's Suffering - People's Tribune

[Shrewsbury for WV @zachshrewsbury]

Southern WV is flooding, and Trump wants to dissolve FEMA. We need disaster aid, not cuts! Sign this petition to demand FEMA stays in place: https://t.co/op7mtzhuQH

[Bluejay Rising @BluejayRising]

Southern WV is flooding, and Trump wants to dissolve FEMA. We need disaster aid, not cuts! Sign this petition to demand FEMA stays in place: https://t.co/S9lwXyIV6h

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Floods: Trump Not Responding to West Virginia's Suffering - People's Tribune

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@JustinTrudeau Maria Gunnoe Goldman Environmental Prize 2009 North America saying Hello.

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[The Goldman Environmental Prize @goldmanprize]

It's all connected. 🌍

✨ Tune into the 2024 #GoldmanPrize ceremony livestream on Monday, April 29, at 5:30 pm PDT / 8:30 pm EDT, to discover the stories of environmental heroes.

👉 Learn more: https://t.co/XZTkgNfJi4

[The Goldman Environmental Prize @goldmanprize]

2023 #GoldmanPrize winner Diane Wilson @unreasonabledw is putting her body on the line to demand justice for victims of #plastic #pollution by Formosa Plastics in Vietnam.

Beginning in late October, her hunger strike has now lasted 29 days. https://t.co/bACaRGQk5D

[Bill McKibben @billmckibben]

Yesterday, temporarily, planet Earth took its first step over the 2.0 degrees Celsius barrier.

[Maria Gunnoe @MariaGunnoe]

@PhilKabler A mine site is always an interesting contrast.
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[The Goldman Environmental Prize @goldmanprize]

Today five #GoldmanPrize are participating in a special panel at Latin America and the Caribbean Climate Week.🌎

Featuring five Indigenous Prize winners, the event promises to be a unique conversation about leadership, forest conservation strategies, and community collaboration.