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From: Alan Sondheim <sondheim@panix.com>
To: Cyb <cybermind@listserv.wvu.edu>, Wryting-L <WRYTING-L@listserv.wvu.edu>,
Cyberculture <cyberculture@zacha.org>
Subject: Breaking news: Mountaintop Removal Mining Victory (fwd)
Date: Sat, 16 Oct 2010 17:24:35 -0400 (EDT)
---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Sat, 16 Oct 2010 14:43:50 From: "Mary Anne Hitt, Sierra Club" <membership.services@sierraclub.org> To: sondheim@panix.com Subject: Breaking news: Mountaintop Removal Mining Victory View a web version of this email. [blackpixel.gif] [blackpixel.gif] Sierra Club - Explore, enjoy and protect the planet [blackpixel.gif] [13217.gif] [space.gif] [space.gif] Dear Alan, Become a Sierra Club monthly donor today for as little as $8 a month! Allegheny Mountains [object Object] Yesterday, the EPA took a historic step towards protecting the people and waterways of Appalachia by recommending the withdrawal of a permit for the largest mountaintop removal coal mine in Appalachia ever authorized, Spruce Mine No. 1. In the history of the Clean Water Act, this could be the first veto of a project that previously received a permit. In other words ? it's a big deal! We've come a long way? fighting for over a decade, standing with local leaders and organizers, through education and grassroots pressure, in the face of enormous opposition from Big Coal and industry lobbyists. That's why I'm asking you, Alan, to support our victory and become a Sierra Club monthly donor ? or ?Wilderness Guardian? ? today, for as little as $8 a month. Our work's not done yet ? we still need to get EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson to take the final action to stop this and other mines. But even this victory would not have been possible without the dedicated work of our members and supporters ? and the critical and special support provided by our Wilderness Guardian monthly donors. Wilderness Guardian donors give us critical resources we count on to engage in the ongoing battles to protect our environment. Become a Wilderness Guardian today and we'll send you the Voyager Duffel bag as a special bonus thank you gift. The EPA stepped up to the plate. Spruce Mine No.1 would have severe impacts on the waters and the environment of local communities in West Virginia. The mine would bury more than seven miles of headwater streams and pollute water quality near the mine. We are on our way to saving a critical piece of America's Appalachian Mountains. Together, we can make sure the EPA sees this through to the end and continues the push for the Obama administration to put clear, permanent solutions in place to protect Appalachia from irresponsible mining. Support our fight to save Appalachia and transition from coal to clean energy. Sincerely, Mary Anne Hitt Sierra Club Beyond Coal Campaign P.S. The critical funding provided by our Wilderness Guardian donors gives us reliable resources we can count on to engage in the ongoing battles to protect our environment. Like our continuing fight to shut down dirty, polluting coal plants ? or our effort to protect our threatened and endangered species. Please help us keep the victories coming by becoming a monthly donor today! [PixelServer?j=_YJ0YOduqc1Yrq0Bbxs_7w..] If you do not wish to receive future emails like this, click here to be removed from this type of email contact. [space.gif] [blackpixel.gif] Update My Profile | Manage My Email Preferences | Update My Interests Sierra Club 85 Second St. San Francisco, CA 94105