From: Aaron Isherwood [mailto:aaron.isherwood@sierraclub.org]
Sent: Monday, March 01, 2010 12:59 PM
To: dbady@marshall.edu; janet.ovec@gmail.com; vivian@ohvec.org; cindyrank; 'Vernon Haltom'; lorelei@crmw.net; Judy Bonds; Vernon Haltom; Martinjul@aol.com; bpricesc@earthlink.net
Cc: wvhollowgirl@gmail.com
Subject: Congratulations, Maria!
Hi everyone:
I just returned from the huge environmental law conference in Eugene, Oregon, where Maria Gunnoe delivered a keynote address and also joined Kathy Selvage, Pat McGinley, Derek Teaney and me on two MTR panels.
Maria's keynote address was electrifying (wind-powered!) -- indeed, the most powerful presentation I've seen in my 15 years of attending the conference. She received a standing ovation at the end, and many, many people told me how deeply moved they were by her words. I am quite confident that her speech recruited a lot of new allies who will actively help support our efforts to end MTR.
After her presentation, the conference organizers honored Maria with the 2010 David Brower Lifetime Achievement Award, so please join me in congratulating her!
Way to go, Maria, and thank you so much for making the long trip to Eugene!
Aaron
P.S. I have a limited list of email addresses for WV leaders working on MTR, so I hope you'll help me spread the word.
Aaron Isherwood
Senior Staff Attorney
Sierra Club Environmental Law Program
85 Second Street, 2d Floor
San Francisco, CA 94105-3441
Phone: (415) 977-5680
Fax: (415) 977-5793