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Showing up is the first step
Thursday, July 26th, 2007
July 26th, 2007 – The following email was sent to supporters of iLoveMountains.org. To sign up to receive free email alerts, click here.
Dear Friend of the Mountains,
If you were listening to NPR last week, you may have heard Kentucky writer and rural activist Dee Davis reflecting on what it meant for Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards to tour the coalfields of Appalachia:
These things matter. It is not about party; it’s about eyeballs. And there are sights that need seeing.
When no one shows up to witness the obliteration of mountaintops – vast hillsides being shoved into creek beds – then desperate mining practices flourish."
In recent weeks, people like Senator Edwards and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. – who gave a great interview on West Virginia Public Radio that you can listen to here — have been showing up in the coalfields of Appalachia. But we know that not every politician is going to witness first hand the obliteration of mountaintops.
But with your help, we can make sure that Senators and Congressmen see the destruction with their own eyes – and hear from constituents like you that it’s time to end mountaintop removal coal mining.
Would you be willing to take just a few hours of your time to visit your Congressional representatives’ local office while he or she is home during the August Congressional recess? We’ll help you set up the meeting, and supply you with materials that you can give to your representatives to make sure they understand the scale and scope of mountaintop removal coal mining.
Click here for more information on how you can make a tremendous difference:
http://ilovemountains.org/action/visit_your_rep/
Already, thanks to iLoveMountains supporters’ efforts online, more than 3,000 letters have been sent to Congress, and we’ve reached a new record of 89 co-sponsors in the U.S. House for the Clean Water Protection Act – an act that would stop the coal companies from dumping mining waste into the valleys and streams of Appalachia.
Now, you can take the next step in helping get the Clean Water Protection Act passed and stopping mountaintop removal coal mining. We can help you set up the meeting, and will provide the materials you need to ensure your representative sees the "sites that need seeing."
http://ilovemountains.org/action/visit_your_rep/
Please, take the first step by showing up at your representatives’ local office this August. Click on the link above or call us at (828) 262-1500 for more information.
Thank you for everything you do.
Mary Anne Hitt
iLoveMountains.org
