Tuesday, March 9th, 2010

The following email was sent to the 40,600 supporters of iLoveMountains.org. To sign up to receive free email alerts, click here.

This week, more than 200 citizens from Appalachia and across the U.S. are gathering in our nation’s capital as part of our 5th Annual End Mountaintop Removal Week in Washington.

They will be meeting with members of Congress to urge them to co-sponsor H.R. 1310, the Clean Water Protection Act, which would help to end mountaintop removal coal extraction. This issue is extremely urgent and the coal industry is working overtime to block the passage of this bill.

Please take a moment to contact your Representative’s office and ask them to sign on to save streams. Hearing from their constituents is incredibly powerful, and you can help end mountaintop removal with a simple phone call. Just dial (202) 224-3121, or use our free online calling tool. Here is a script to help you:

Hello, my name is ______________ and I live in ________________. I’m calling to request that the Representative becomes a co-sponsor of the Clean Water Protection Act – H.R. 1310.  This bill would help stop mountaintop removal coal mining — a dangerous form of coal mining that happens in Appalachia. More than 2,000 miles of streams have been destroyed by mountaintop removal, and it poses a serious health risk to local citizens. The destruction of clean water and endangerment of American citizens is an urgent national issue, and I would appreciate your support of the Clean Water Protection Act.

Thanks for all you do,

Matt Wasson
iLoveMountains.org

PS – Please also consider sponsoring the End Mountaintop Removal Week in Washington by donating here: https://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/1741/t/6886/shop/custom.jsp?donate_page_KEY=4490

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