I will be unable to be on the call. That is the time of the two day wilderness meeting.
From:
ec-bounces@osenergy.org [mailto:ec-bounces@osenergy.org] On Behalf Of James
Kotcon
Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2010 8:05 PM
To: EC@osenergy.org
Subject: [EC] Fwd: Grassroots Briefing and strategy call EPA's proposed
coal ash rule: June 29, 3pm ET
Anyone want to join in the National briefing and strategy call next Tuesday? I will be out of town that day, is there someone who can participate?
Bill Price and I have outlined a fairly aggressive campaign in WV (the National Coal Campaign is pulling out all the stops on this) and he will be circulating an outline of upcoming actions, etc.
The goal at this point will be for the Chapter Energy Committee (us) to prepare our comments to EPA, and request a public hearing before July 21. National will send a series of Convio alerts beginning within a week, and Bill suggested that the Chapter save our alert for announcing a public hearing, probably sometime shortly after July 21, as that message will be much more targeted and local to West Virginia. We are also planning a rally/protest (possibly at the Governor's office) to coincide with July interim meetings, July 19-21. And there will be phone-banking, editorial board meetings, and possibly formal testimony.
But staying current on the National strategy would be helpful, so I hope someone can join the call-in next Tuesday.
Jim Kotcon
>>> Sam Flenner <samf.environmentalintegrity@gmail.com>
6/22/2010 7:44 PM >>>
Please excuse cross postings.
Hello All,
This is the National Grassroots Organization conference call that we promised months ago before the rule was delayed.
Please do not confuse it with other strategy calls scheduled for later this week.
And please join us.
Sam
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From: Lyndsay Moseley <Lyndsay.Moseley@sierraclub.org>
Date: Tue, Jun 22, 2010 at 6:41 PM
Subject: Grassroots Briefing and strategy call EPA's proposed coal ash rule:
June 29, 3pm ET
To: COAL-COMBUSTION-WASTE@lists.sierraclub.org
Friends and Colleagues:
You are invited by Environmental Integrity Project, Earthjustice, Sierra
Club, NRDC, SELC, Physicians for Social Responsibility and many others to
join a national grassroots community briefing and strategy session on the
EPA's recently proposed coal ash rule, next Tuesday June 29th at 3pm ET.
If you can participate, please RSVP by June 25th, with "Grassroots coal
ash call" in the subject line to: energy.intern@sierraclub.org.
NOTE: The
call-in information will be sent separately to all who RSVP by June 25th.
What: Briefing and strategy call on EPA coal ash rule
When: June 29, 2010 at 3pm ET
RSVP: If you can attend, please RSVP by June 25th, with "Grassroots coal
ash call" in the subject line to: energy.intern@sierraclub.org.
NOTE: The
call-in information will be sent separately to all who RSVP by June 25th.
Coal ash is the second-largest industrial waste stream in America, second
only to mining waste. Coal ash contains arsenic, selenium, lead, boron
and mercury. These substances leach out of coal ash at disposal sites
around the country ? and sometimes burst out of a ruptured dam, as they
did in December 2008 in Kingston, Tennessee, flooding a river valley,
destroying three homes, and covering 300 acres with thick, toxic sludge.
The terrible disaster in Tennessee has helped create an historic
opportunity to win significant long-term protections for communities from
the dangers of toxic coal ash, but we need your help to get the job done.
EPA published their proposed rule in the Federal Register on Monday June
21, triggering a 90-day public comment period. Please join this call for a
briefing and strategy session as we seek to demonstrate strong public
support for the EPA subtitle C option. (For a quick briefing/overview of
the rule as proposed, see the attached summary document). Many of you are
already actively participating in our coalition efforts. For those who
might be newer to coal ash issue, please join us to learn more and get
connected to others at the national level.
Ways you can engage:
1. Participate in the strategy session on June 29th, 3pm ET. Please RSVP
to: energy.intern@sierraclub.org
(NOTE: call-in information will be sent
separately to all who RSVP by June 25).
2. Join the coal ash listerv, if you haven't already (instructions
included in attached document).
3. Participate in massive grassroots response to demonstrate support by
mobilizing your networks to generate public comment and turnout at EPA
hearings; organizing letters of support for strong EPA, and pushing back
against industry influence in Congress and mobilize Champs to support
strong EPA rule. These are things we will be brainstorming together on the
conference call.
4. Invite other potential allies to join the coalition!
We hope you'll join us.
Resources attached:
Summary of EPA's rule
Coal ash - myths vs. fact Summary of EPA's proposed rule
Environmental community letter to Administrator Jackson
Environmental community letter to President Obama (signed by 240
organizations)
Coal ash listserv (sign-up directions attached)
Lyndsay Moseley
Washington Representative
Sierra Club
408 C St. NE
Washington, DC 20002
tel: 202-548-4581
fax: 202-547-6009
Samuel E. Flenner III
Outreach
Associate
Environmental Integrity Project
samf.environmentalintegrity@gmail.com
317.352.2339 c-317.850.0436
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