Be a part of the national movement to end mountaintop removal coal mining.
Deep Down / Monday, 08 March 2010 22:02
Our friends at iLoveMountains.com are taking action tomorrow and you can too! On Tuesday, March 9, nearly 200 citizens from Appalachia and across the U.S. will gather in our nation's capital as part of the 5th Annual End Mountaintop Removal Week in Washington.
While there, our citizen participants will attend meetings with members of Congress regarding the Clean Water Protection Act (H.R. 1310) in the House and the Appalachia Restoration Act (S. 696) in the Senate--bills that would severely curtail mountaintop removal coal extraction.
Mountaintop removal coal mining is one of the most egregious environmental and social justice disasters in America today--more than 500 mountains and 1.5 million acres of land have already been destroyed by this practice. Residents and supporters from across the U.S. are asking for an end to mountaintop removal and an investment in sustainable economic alternatives for Appalachia.
You can help! Tomorrow, Tuesday, March 9, iLoveMountains.com is having a call in day to show our support for the mountains, the people, and the waters of Appalachia. Go to iLoveMountains.com and join their newsletter to receive all the details for tomorrow's action. You can start taking action now though by writing your representatives.
Tourism will never come to the mountains of Eastern Kentucky because there is nothing to see there but death and destruction. The beauty has been ravaged by the likes greedy coal owners. We must fine a way to eliminate the coal companies that hold Eastern Kentucky in their grip. z6qhu
We'll be at Appalachia Rising in Washington, D.C., working with amazing organizations, filmmakers, and regular folks on a series of workshops, activities, actions, and more. Join us! If you're anywhere near the D.C. area, this will be a weekend well-spent, and one you will not forget. The things you'll learn and the people you'll meet will change your life, guaranteed. A small chance to make a big difference.
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