Breaking News: EarthTalk (a column written by The Environmental Magazine) distributed a column on October 23, 2009 in which cigarette litter was discussed. The “unnamed” author of the article DID NOT CALL OR INTERVIEW ANY MEMBERS of Clean Virginia Waterways' STAFF or VOLUNTEERS yet inserted numerous misleading and highly inaccurate quotes purportedly made by CVW’s executive director, Kathleen Register. The article grossly misrepresents the established position of Clean Virginia Waterways regarding litter prevention as well as Ms. Register’s professional standards. This misuse of a media forum undermines the significant litter prevention efforts that CVW has developed during the past 10 years working with other litter prevention organizations and partners in the tobacco industry. Conservation organizations rely upon the honesty and professionalism of the media to disseminate important information to the public; CVW is disappointed that EarthTalk's article did not meet these standards.
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Clean Virginia Waterways is an award-winning, statewide, nonprofit organization dedicated to citizen stewardship of Virginia's water resources. For 15 years, Clean Virginia Waterways (affiliated with Longwood University) has coordinated the annual Virginia Waterways Cleanup (part of Ocean Conservancy’s International Coastal Cleanup).
- Affiliated with Longwood University in Farmville, Virginia
- Water-related education for teachers, students, landowners
- Virginia Water Monitoring Council member
- Provider of workshops and seminars about water resource stewardship
- National leader in research and education on:
- Cigarette Butts as Litter
- Balloons as Litter
- Litter Prevention
- Rain Barrels (information about upcoming Workshops... and more)
- Water Quality Monitoring