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End Mountaintop Removal Day of Action, October 30, 2009
understory.ran.org - 10/25/2009
End Mountaintop Removal Day of Action, October 30, 2009
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Join Mountain Justice, Energy Justice Network and Rainforest Action Network as We Mobilize to End Mountaintop Removal. SIGN UP: http://ran.org/endmtrdoa WHAT: Actions at the EPA and across the country calling for an end to mountaintop removal WHEN: Friday, Oct. 30 WHERE: Your Town, USA ...
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Rainforest Action Network: End Mountaintop Removal Day of Action, October 30, 2009
— ran.org — Obama's EPA has made some good first steps, but they need to continue getting our loud and... clear message- End Mountaintop Removal! They ultimately have the power to veto the permits that allow mountaintop removal to exist. JPMorgan Chase is now the ... (more) Rainforest Action Network: End Mountaintop Removal Day ...

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Day of Action to End Mountaintop Removal (video)
— youtube.com — On October 30th, actions were held across the US to protest the practice of mountaintop removal coal... mining. In Washington, DC 13 people occupied the EPA hea... (more) Day of Action to End Mountaintop Removal (video)

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Climate Ground Zero
— climategroundzero.net — Dear friends- This morning, just before dawn, four individuals chained themselves across a haul road on a... strip mining site in Kanawha County, West Virginia to protest mountaintop removal mining. Four more joined them on site in support roles, ... (more) Climate Ground Zero

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Grist - the Latest from Grist:  Battle at Coal River Mountain explodes

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Battle at Coal River Mountain explodes
Grist - the Latest from Grist — ... as the ultimate battleground to stop mountaintop removal and launch President Obama’s clean energy jobs program. How can you join the battle at Coal River Mountain? First, donate generously to the nonprofit Coal River Mountain Watch advocates on the frontlines; support the coalfield organizations in the Alliance for Appalachia; put your body on the line with direct action organizations like Climate Ground Zero, Mountain Justice and Rainforest Action Network; contact national environmental organizations like the Sierra Club ...

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mountainjusticesummer.org 5/1/2009 — May 17-23, 2009: Mountain Justice Training Camp Posted May 14, 2009, 9:10 pm | Schedule | Flyers | Ride Board | The beautiful Appalachian South Folklife Center , located deep in the West Virginia hills near Pipestem State Park is our location for the ...
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Take action today to end mountaintop removal!
action.sierraclub.org 9/11/2009 — SMCRA # = Surface Mining Control & Reclamation Act Permit # P = Pending Lit = Issued, but held up in litigation 404 = Individual 404 Permit 21 = NWP 21 Authorization (Note: This national permit is currently under review and subject to revocation.) ...
Mountain Action - STOP Mountaintop Removal
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EPA plans major scientific review of mountaintop removal
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