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
---------- Forwarded message ---------- 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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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
---------- Forwarded message ---------- 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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Karen, if you go to the WVWC maybe I won't so I can be on this ash call....?
Jim Sconyers jim_scon@yahoo.com 304.698.9628
Remember: Mother Nature bats last.
________________________________ From: "Grubb, Karen" Karen.Grubb@fairmontstate.edu To: James Kotcon jkotcon@wvu.edu; EC@osenergy.org Sent: Wed, June 23, 2010 12:17:57 PM Subject: Re: [EC] Fwd: Grassroots Briefing and strategy call EPA's proposed coal ash rule: June 29, 3pm ET
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 ---------- Forwarded message ---------- 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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