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From: "Earthjustice Alerts" <[email protected]>
Date: April 26, 2009 12:08:09 PM EDT
To: "Margaret Mc Casland" <[email protected]>
Subject: TAKE ACTION: Urgent - Obama About to Act on Mountaintop
Removal Mining
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Urgent: Obama About to Act on Mountaintop Removal Mining
Urgent: Obama About to Act on Mountaintop Removal Mining
Tell President Obama not to support Bush administration policies
that continue the irreversible and destructive practice of
mountaintop removal coal mining.
Take Action Today!
Take Action Today!
Dear Margaret,
In only hours, we expect President Obama's agencies to decide
whether to keep his campaign promise and end mountaintop removal
mining—a devastating practice that has destroyed hundreds of
mountains and thousands of miles of streams in Appalachia.
This is one of the most critical moments in our years-long fight to
stop this environmental tragedy.
But, even as you read this, the powerful lobbying forces of King
Coal are banging on the White House door, urging Obama to break his
promise. Coal's forces run deep and are gathering. They know that
Obama is about to make a decision. Their voices are loud.
We need to be louder.
But we must act fast. Decisions are expected as early as tomorrow,
and Tuesday is a big day in court.
Please act now. Tell President Obama not to support Bush
administration policies that continue the irreversible and
destructive practice of mountaintop removal. Urge President Obama to
keep his promise to enforce the Clean Water Act and let science lead
policies on coal mining.
We have reasons to be concerned about Obama's decision. Some in his
administration have publicly stated that most pending permits for
mountaintop removal mining "will not raise environmental concerns."
There are nearly 100 permits poised to bury and permanently destroy
432 valleys and 213 miles of streams in Kentucky and West Virginia
alone. Permits that were halted are now being reviewed.
Tell President Obama to finally take action and prevent the
permanent devastation of some of the world's oldest mountains—and
the communities that surround them. Don't let dirty coal win! Talk
is cheap, it's time that President Obama make his words the law.
Please act today. It soon could be too late.
— Earthjustice
Because the earth needs a good lawyer
P.S. Every voice counts! Please tell your family and friends to ask
President Obama to ensure his agencies stop mountaintop removal
immediately.
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