Tell President Obama: Stop the massive mountaintop removal mine in West Virginia 27APR12

THE battle to stop the Spruce Mine in W Virginia continues pitting residents and environmentalist against the money of big coal. Even if you have participated before please do so again as the President and our other elected leaders and the EPA need to keep hearing from us until they do the right thing and permanently stop Spruce Mine and end mountaintop removal mining! For more on this see my earlier postSupport EPA veto of Spruce No. 1 mine (CRMW) & Keep Up The Fight To Stop Mountaintop Removal Mining (EARTHJUSTICE) 31MAR12 & Spruce No. 1 Mine (from EPA) 18MAI10
http://bucknacktssordidtawdryblog.blogspot.com/2012/03/support-epa-veto-of-spruce-no-1-mine.html From Credo Action....

Clicking here will automatically add your name to this petition to the White House Council on Environmental Quality: "President Obama has the power to stop the destruction at the Spruce Mine in West Virginia. Support EPA's veto of the Spruce Mine and direct the Army Corps of Engineers to revoke the mine's permit." Automatically add your name: Learn more about this campaign Tell President Obama: Protect West Virginia froma massive mountaintop removal mine. Arch Coal is moving forward with the largest mountaintop removal coal mining operation in West Virginia's history — but President Obama's White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) has the power to step in and block this disastrous project. The Environmental Protection Agency had already vetoed a permit for the Spruce Mine, but last month, a federal judge overruled the agency paving the way for the project.1 The court's decision means that the destruction of mountains and burying of streams could begin very soon — unless the Council on Environmental Quality steps in. We need activists from all over the country to let President Obama know we're watching this decision. Tell the Council on Environmental Quality: Protect West Virginia from mountaintop removal at the Spruce Mine. Click hereto automatically sign the petition. In situations where agencies within the federal government differ on environmental matters, it is the role of the Council on Environmental Quality to weigh in and resolve the matter. And by directing the Army Corps of Engineers to revoke the Spruce Mine permit, the CEQ can stop this highly polluting and disastrous project once and for all. Mountaintop removal mining is a process in which coal companies use explosives to literally blow the tops off of the mountains, dumping the leftover rocks and dirt into streams and valleys below. The practice is linked with high mortality rates, contaminated drinking water and increased flooding, among other problems.2 EPA's veto of the permit for expanded mountaintop removal mining at the Big Spruce Mine in Logan County was the right decision for public health and the environment, but unless the Council on Environmental Quality steps in, this massive mine will soon begin operations. Appalachian states like West Virginia have been dealing with the devastation of mountaintop removal mining for far too long. Let's make sure the CEQ knows that we expect it to use its power to protect West Virginia's residents, mountains and waterways from dirty and destructive mountaintop removal mining. Click below to automatically sign the petition to the White House Council on Environmental Quality: http://act.credoaction.com/campaign/spruce_mine/?r_by=39158-179986-vPBIFzx&rc=paste1 Thank you for fighting mountaintop removal coal mining. Josh Nelson, Campaign Manager CREDO Action from Working Assets 1. Judge Overturns EPA Veto of Spruce Mine Permit, West Virginia Gazette, 3/23/12 2. Community Impacts of Mountaintop Removal, Appalachian Voices Share on Facebook Post to your wall Tweet this Post to Twitter