Wednesday, March 24th, 2010

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

We’re pleased to tell you that last week’s 5th Annual Week in Washington was an amazing success! Because of the hard work of people like you — who called and emailed their representatives in support of the more than 200 citizen lobbyists on the ground in D.C. — we have brought the number of co-sponsors to 10 in the Senate and 167 in the House, including recent additions Mike Quigley and Bill Foster from Illinois, and Republican Bob Inglis from South Carolina.

The diligent and persuasive citizen lobbyists who came to D.C. from all over the country held more than 150 scheduled meetings and over 200 drop-in visits with House, Senate, and Federal agency Representatives. (You can check out pictures from this year’s Week in Washington on our Flickr account.)

Everybody who contacted their representatives, went to Washington, or made a financial contribution to support our efforts in D.C. made a tremendous difference. We are already seeing the waves of everyone’s work ripple through the Executive and Legislative Branches of government, bringing signs of hope that the days of mountaintop removal coal mining are numbered.

Now, let’s keep that momentum going by growing our movement in the coming weeks. Here’s what you can do:

1. Take few moments to visit your Personal Action Page and invite your friends and family to join you on iLoveMountains.org.
2. If you haven’t already done so, become a fan of iLoveMountains on Facebook or follow us on Twitter — then retweet or suggest to friends that they do the same.
3. Consider giving a presentation or showing a film about mountaintop removal to your friends, family, church, classmates, or any other audience you can think of. We have a free Living Room kit that makes hosting an event easy. Interested in learning more?. Contact Stephanie@iLoveMountains.org or call 917.664.5511.
4. Set up an iLoveMountains.org outreach table at markets, festivals, your church, or other public venues. We have a tabling kit we can send you for free, as well as other items you can order. Contact Stephanie@iLoveMountains.org to learn more.

Every effort you make to recruit a friend or neighbor — whether on Facebook or in your community — strengthens our ability to show Congress that Americans are eager for an end to mountaintop removal coal mining.

Thank you for everything you do to spread the word and to keep the pressure on Congress.

Matt Wasson
iLoveMountains.org

P.S. – Donate to iLoveMountains.org at the $50 level or higher to receive a free copy of Ben Sollee and Daniel Martin Moore’s Dear Companion CD! The 1st 100 to donate at the $75 level will also receive a free autographed poster.

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