Photo by Robin Markle of the "We need 86 Mountains Because..." project in Philly 9/11/09The Environmental Protection Agency has announced that it is questioning 79 of the Army Corps of Engineers permits for mountain top removal mining in WV, KY, OH and TN. Questioning, but not cancelling. I'm glad the EPA has taken this action and we need for the agency to do more. The Corps needs to be overruled. And Lisa Jackson, the agency's chief has yet to accept our office to come to the region and see exactly what is being destroyed.
Mountain Justice and Energy Justice Network are again calling for rallies in every city where the EPA has an office. This is our third national action, following up on ones in June and August. At that time the agency, in response to an letter from WV Congressman Nick Rahall, had rubber stamped 42 out of 48 of the permits to blow up mountains in in that state for thin seams of coal.
Chris Irwin and I are looking for bottom liners and other who will attend a rally in each of the 11 cities. Here's who we've got so far:
*Boston
*Atlanta
*DC--Kate Rooth
*NYC
*Philly--Robin Markle
*Chicago
*Dallas
*KC--Kellis Bayless
*SF--Scott Parkin
*Denver
*Seattle
Can you please contact us and let us know if you can play a role. Write me at beth@energyjustice.net.
And if you can't attend, you can still help:
*spreading this invitation to your friends
*donate to our two small, shoe-string operations, so we can continue to do this work
*write your epa regional office on October 30 and say you support the protesters
To Donate:
Energy Justice Network:
Use this link or send a check to our 501-3c umbrella
http://tr.im/give_Energy_Justice
Action Center Inc.
1434 Elbridge St
Philadelphia PA 19149
Mountain Justice:
Use the pay pal button at
http://mountainjusticesummer.org/ or send a check to
Mountain Justice
PO Box 86
Naoma, WV 25140
To find your epa regional office:
http://www.epa.gov/epahome/whereyoulive.htm
Check this space as we provide updates for each city.
Thanks!
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