The most effective way to build support for federal action against mountaintop removal coal mining is to send hand-written letters and make personal phone calls to federal offices. Making those calls couldn’t be easier, now that we’ve developed FREE, auto-dialing web tools.

The scripts below will get you started…

 

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Use this script if your Representative SUPPORTS the Clean Water Protection Act (HR 1310)

Give thanks and reinforce your support by using the following example text when you call:

“I am calling to thank Representative _____ for co-sponsoring HR 1310, The Clean Water Protection Act.

“Please let (him or her) I am glad to hear that Representative _____ is in favor of protecting the water and communities of Appalachia.

“In addition to leaving this message of thanks, I also want to ask Representative _____ to take further action to ensure the Clean Water Protection Act passes in the House this year.

“Please ask Representative _____ to encourage other Representatives from our area to sign on as co-sponsors of the bill.

“I also ask that Representative _____ encourage Chairman Oberstar to make sure this bill passes through the Transportation and Infrastructure committee.

“Thank you for your time. And, once again, thanks to Representative _____ for taking leadership and signing on to HR 1310.”

 

Use this script if your Representative OPPOSES the Clean Water Protection Act (HR 1310)

Share your disappointment and encourage them to join us rejecting the lies of the coal industry by using the following example text when you call:

“I have heard that Representative _______ is opposed to HR 1310, The Clean Water Protection Act, which would rein in mountaintop removal mining.

“Please let Representative___________ know that supporting mountaintop removal is not only wrong, but it puts Representative ______ on the wrong side of history. The American people, and most importantly the people of Appalachia, oppose mountaintop removal.

“I want to ask Representative ________ to protect the water and communities of Appalachia, and the water of all those downstream. Support the Clean Water Protection Act.”

 

Use this script if your Representative DOES NOT HAVE A POSITION on the Clean Water Protection Act (HR 1310)

Encourage them to take a position to protect the waters, mountains, and communities being completely destroyed by mountaintop removal coal mining. Ask them to co-sponsor the Clean Water Protection Act (HR 1310). Please use the following text as a guide.

“I am calling to ask Representative ______ to help end the destruction of the water and communities of Appalachia, and the water of all those downstream, by becoming a co-sponsor of HR 1310, The Clean Water Protection Act.

“Mountaintop removal is an unnecessary method of coal extraction that blasts hundreds of feet of mountains with dangerous chemicals to get at very thin seams of coal. The debris from mountaintop removal is dumped into nearby streams and rivers. The Clean Water Protection Act would return the Clean Water Act to its original intent and would prohibit this mining ‘waste’ from being used as fill in these U.S. waterways.

“Already, more that 500 mountains and 1200 miles of streams have been destroyed in Appalachia. Please ask Representative ______ to sign on today as a co-sponsor of the Clean Water Protection Act to protect the region’s land and people.

“Contact Tim DelMonico in Representative Pallone’s office or Jason Edgar in Representative Reichert’s office to sign on to HR 1310.

“Thank you for your time.”

 

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Call-in Scripts for the Appalachia Restoration Act, S 696

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Use this script if your Senator SUPPORTS the Appalachia Restoration Act (S 696)

Thank your senators and reinforce your support by using the following example text when you call:

“I am calling to thank Senator _____ for co-sponsoring Senate 696, The Appalachia Restoration Act.

Please let the Senator know I am glad to hear that he/she _____ is in favor of protecting the water and mountain communities of Appalachia.

Please ask the Senator to encourage others to also sign on as co-sponsors of the bill.

Thank you for your time. And, once again, thanks to Senator _____ for taking leadership and signing on to the Appalachia Restoration Act.”

 

Use this script if your Senator DOES NOT HAVE A POSITION on the Appalachia Restoration Act (S 696)

Encourage your senators to take a position to protect the waters, mountains, and communities being destroyed by mountaintop removal coal mining. Ask your senators to co-sponsor the Appalachia Restoration Act (Senate 696). Please use the following text as a guide.

“I am calling to ask Senator _________ to cosponsor the Appalachia Restoration Act, Senate 696, which would help to end the destruction of the water and communities of Appalachia by through the destructive practice of mountaintop removal coal mining.

Mountaintop removal is an unnecessary method of coal extraction that blows up hundreds of feet of mountains for a small fraction of our nation’s electricity. The waste is then dumped into nearby valleys, destroying headwater streams.

The Appalachia Restoration Act would restore the Clean Water Act to its original intent and would prohibit this mining ‘waste’ from being dumped into streams.

More that 500 mountains and almost 2000 miles of streams have been destroyed in Appalachia. Please ask Senator _________ to sign on to Senate 696 today and co-sponsor the Appalachia Restoration Act, to protect the region’s land and people.”

 

Use this script if your Senator OPPOSES the Appalachia Restoration Act (S 696)

Share your disappointment and encourage your senators to join us in protecting Appalachian mountain communities and streams by using the following example text when you call:

“I understand Senator _______ is opposed to Senate 696, The Appalachia Restoration Act, which would rein in mountaintop removal coal mining.

Most Americans, including Appalachians, oppose mountaintop removal and support protecting our waterways from mining waste. This devastating mining practice has destroyed over 500 mountains and 2000 miles of streams, while leaving Appalachian coal communities impoverished.

I want to ask Senator ________ to take a stand to protect the water and communities of Appalachia, and the water of all those downstream by cosponsoring the Appalachia Restoration Act, Senate 696.”