We last wrote to tell you about an ambitious grassroots plan to save Coal River Mountain in West Virginia from mountaintop removal coal mining.
The plan calls for Coal River Mountain to become the site of a major wind farm facility -- a facility that would demonstrate that our mountains can be preserved and can help meet our nation's energy needs through the production of clean wind power.
But the Big Coal Company that has plans to blow the top off Coal River Mountain -- Massey Energy -- has since circumvented the law and altered their permits, and are set to begin blasting the mountain for coal today, September 10th.
If they are allowed to proceed, the blasting will eliminate some of the potential for the production of clean wind energy and the creation of good, green jobs on Coal River Mountain. And it will be harder for local residents to stop the continuation of the mining once it has started.
Can you contact West Virginia's Governor Joe Manchin today, and ask him to issue a "stay of execution" for Coal River Mountain? He already knows that there is a real alternative to mountaintop removal at Coal River Mountain -- but he needs to know that the state and the nation are watching him, and demanding that he act.
The best way to contact him is by calling 1-888-438-2731 -- a sample message is included at the bottom of this email.
Alternately, click here to send a message to Governor Manchin via email:
http://www.coalriverwind.org/?...
We also need your help spreading the word about what is at stake. Please forward this email to your friends and family, and enourage them to watch the online video that explains the campaign to save Coal River Mountain. They can watch the video and learn more here:
http://www.coalriverwind.org/
Thank you for taking action today.
Mary Anne Hitt
iLoveMountains.org
PS If you plan to be in in West Virginia on September 16th, please consider joing a rally at the State Capitol. Click here for more info: http://www.coalriverwind.org/?...
