Re: Please Help Stop Mountaintop Removal

January 13, 2010

And the list of lies just keeps growing. I feel betrayed........No more lobbyistNo more earmarksHealthcare debated on CSPANGet the troops outNow, the mountains.........Ooops, are we allowed to make political comments?

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I am calling to urge President Obama to stop making excuses and use his authority to end Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining today.

While

I appreciate the EPA's actions in mitigating the worst consequences of

this practice, prominent scientists have just released a peer-reviewed

study showing that mountaintop removal's negative impacts on human

health, economy and environment are irreversible.

President Obama needs to keep his word to " restore science to its rightful place. "

This recent study shows that the only way to stop the harmful impacts of this practice is to end mountaintop removal entirely.

2. Report Back

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No More Excuses! It's Time to End Mountaintop Removal.

A dozen prominent scientists just published a blockbuster study in the journal Science

that confirms what coalfield residents have been saying for years:

mountaintop removal's impacts are " pervasive and irreversible, "

" attempts to regulate [mountaintop removal] practices are inadequate, "

and that " regulators should no longer ignore rigorous science. "

This comes just days after the EPA approved the expansion of the largest mountaintop removal mine in West Virginia, a decision that clearly contradicts President Obama's promises to give a science a more prominent role in his Administration.

" It's about listening to what our scientists have to

say, even when it's inconvenient—especially when it's inconvenient, "

President Obama said in a recent interview. But, according to top

scientists, the inconvient truth is that there is NO scientific

justification to continue mountaintop removal coal mining.

Appalachian communities need your help to send a powerful message to the President!

Be sure to call the White House and then report back.

Backround info

Mountaintop Mining Consequences - study in the journal Science

Study release press conference - audio

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January 13, 2010

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Outside the USA?

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1. Call (202) 456-1414

Here is a sample script:

I am calling to urge President Obama to stop making excuses and use his authority to end Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining today.

While I appreciate the EPA's actions in mitigating the worst consequences of this practice, prominent scientists have just released a peer-reviewed study showing that mountaintop removal's negative impacts on human health, economy and environment are irreversible.

President Obama needs to keep his word to "restore science to its rightful place."

This recent study shows that the only way to stop the harmful impacts of this practice is to end mountaintop removal entirely.

2. Report Back

What did White House staff tell you? Any feedback you can share is a big help to our campaign planning:your browser does not support iframes. Please use Firefox, Internet Explorer, or Safari to view this page.

No More Excuses! It's Time to End Mountaintop Removal.

A dozen prominent scientists just published a blockbuster study in the journal Science that confirms what coalfield residents have been saying for years: mountaintop removal's impacts are "pervasive and irreversible," "attempts to regulate [mountaintop removal] practices are inadequate," and that "regulators should no longer ignore rigorous science."

This comes just days after the EPA approved the expansion of the largest mountaintop removal mine in West Virginia, a decision that clearly contradicts President Obama's promises to give a science a more prominent role in his Administration.

"It's about listening to what our scientists have to say, even when it's inconvenientâ€” especially when it's inconvenient," President Obama said in a recent interview. But, according to top scientists, the inconvient truth is that there is NO scientific justification to continue mountaintop removal coal mining.

Appalachian communities need your help to send a powerful message to the President!

Be sure to call the White House and then report back.

Backround info

Mountaintop Mining Consequences - study in the journal Science

Study release press conference - audio

Early News Coverage:

The Washington PostNew York TimesReutersThe Washington IndependentUPIThe TennesseanMcClatchyABC NewsWJZ Channel 13San Obispo TribuneLA TimesMiami HeraldWashington ExaminerTwin Cities NewsPittsburg Post-GazetteThe Baltimore SunBoston NewsKansas City NewsHuntington, W.Va. Herald-DispatchKnoxville News, Knoxville, Tenn.The Diane Rehm

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Kentuckians for the Commonwealth â€¢ MACED â€¢ Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition â€¢ Statewide Organizing for Community eMpowerment

January 13, 2010

I love mts too but this is not the place for this message.

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> [absmiddle] Call the white house [absmiddle] Report back below

> <http://www.ilovemountains.org/science/#report-back>

>

> 1. Call (202) 456-1414

>

> Here is a sample script:

>

> I am calling to urge President Obama to stop making excuses and use his

> authority to end Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining today.

>

> While I appreciate the EPA's actions in mitigating the worst

> consequences of this practice, prominent scientists have just released a

> peer-reviewed study showing that mountaintop removal's negative impacts

> on human health, economy and environment are irreversible.

>

> President Obama needs to keep his word to " restore science to its

> rightful place. "

>

> This recent study shows that the only way to stop the harmful impacts of

> this practice is to end mountaintop removal entirely.

>

> 2. Report Back

>

> What did White House staff tell you? Any feedback you can share is a big

> help to our campaign planning:

> your browser does not support iframes. Please use Firefox, Internet

> Explorer, or Safari to view this page.

> [scientifice studies conclude mountaintop removal must end.]

>

> No More Excuses! It's Time to End Mountaintop Removal.

>

> A dozen prominent scientists just published a blockbuster study

> <http://blogs.wvgazette.com/coaltattoo/2010/01/07/bombshell-study-mtr-im\

> pacts-pervasive-and-irreversible/> in the journal Science that confirms

> what coalfield residents have been saying for years: mountaintop

> removal's impacts are " pervasive and irreversible, " " attempts to

> regulate [mountaintop removal] practices are inadequate, " and that

> " regulators should no longer ignore rigorous science. "

>

> This comes just days after the EPA approved the expansion of the largest

> mountaintop removal mine in West Virginia,

> <http://www.ilovemountains.org/news/647> a decision that clearly

> contradicts President Obama's promises to give a science a more

> prominent role in his Administration.

>

> " It's about listening to what our scientists have to say, even when

> it's inconvenient—especially when it's inconvenient, "

> President Obama said in a recent interview. But, according to top

> scientists, the inconvient truth is that there is NO scientific

> justification to continue mountaintop removal coal mining.

>

> Appalachian communities need your help to send a powerful message to the

> President!

>

> Be sure to call the White House

> <http://www.ilovemountains.org/science/#script> and then report back

> <http://www.ilovemountains.org/science/#report-back> .

>

> Backround info

>

> Mountaintop Mining Consequences - study in the journal Science

> <http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/summary/sci;327/5962/148?maxtosho\

> w= & HITS=10 & hits=10 & RESULTFORMAT= & fulltext=mountaintop+removal & searchid=1\

> & FIRSTINDEX=0 & resourcetype=HWCIT>

>

> Study release press conference - audio

> <http://wvgazette.com/static/coal%20tattoo/ScienceMTR_PressConf.mp3>

>

> Early News Coverage:

>

> The Washington Post

> <http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/07/AR20100\

> 10702530.html?hpid=topnews>

> New York Times

> <http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/07/scientists-decry-mountaint\

> op-mining-methods/?emc=eta1>

> Reuters <http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN0719066720100107>

> The Washington Independent

> <http://washingtonindependent.com/73439/scientists-mountaintop-coal-mini\

> ng-is-decimating-appalachia>

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> <http://www.upi.com/Business_News/2010/01/07/Study-pans-mountaintop-remo\

> val-for-coal/UPI-62961262897607/>

> The Tennessean

> <http://www.tennessean.com/article/20100105/NEWS01/100105078/2066/NEWS03\

> >

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> for_halt_to_mo.html>

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> ddle-ground-approach-on-mining>

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> <http://blogs.wvgazette.com/coaltattoo/2010/01/07/bombshell-study-mtr-im\

> pacts-pervasive-and-irreversible/>

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> ning-removal/#more-17179>

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