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You've seen the pictures, read the stories and heard the tales of how mountaintop removal mining is destroying Appalachia. Now is the time for you to TAKE ACTION and start letting your elected officials, energy providers, and government agencies know that mountaintop removal mining must stop now!
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NEW: Join our online network of Stop Mountaintop Removal Champions! |
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We hope you will join us on the web by building your very own customizable Stop Mountaintop Removal webpage (it’s very easy). There, you can post pictures, tell your story about why you care about mountaintop removal, and -most importantly- urge your friends and family to get more involved in this fight to save Appalachia. It’s a quick, fun and powerful way to become part of a national online network of people working together to save this important region of America from permanent destruction. |
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Sending a letter to the editor of your local paper is a great way to spread the word about the importance of stopping mountaintop removal once and for all. Just click here to enter in your zip code and find the newspapers in your region. We've supplied you with some facts about mountaintop rmeoval, but remember that your personal story is often the best way to get your letter published. |
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Spread the word about mountaintop removal: Write Oprah! |
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The efforts of local activists to stop mountaintop removal mining is a story that should be on national television. We are asking Oprah Winfrey to feature these brave women on her television show, which reaches 10 million viewers every day. Help get these stories on TV! |
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How We're Doing Our campaign is growing! So far, over 2,000 people have joined the fight to Stop Mountaintop Removal! Together, we have sent more than 7,400 letters to regulators, elected officials, coal companies and others telling them to oppose this destructive mining practice and save Appalachia. Join the campaign today, and be part of this growing effort. Already a member? Tell your friends about Stop Mountaintop Removal!
In Their Own Words
"In Kentucky, we're destroying mountains, including their soils and forests, in order to get at the coal. In other words, we're destroying a permanent value in order to get at an almost inconceivably transient value. That coal has a value only if and when it is burnt. And after it is burnt, it is a pollutant and a waste--a burden." Wendell Berry, author and poet
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