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---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Josh Nelson, CREDO Action act@credoaction.com Date: Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 8:02 AM Subject: President Obama can stop the massive mountaintop removal Spruce Mine To: Paul Wilson pjgrunt@gmail.com

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*Tell President Obama: Protect West Virginia from a massive mountaintop removal mine. .http://act.credoaction.com/r/?r=6881576&id=38944-3414728-V0xAANx&t=7 *

Dear Paul,

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 in Logan County, 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 with 110 million yards of mining waste could begin very soon — unless the Council on Environmental Quality steps in.

*Tell the Council on Environmental Quality: Protect West Virginia from mountaintop removal at the Spruce Mine. Click here to automatically sign the petition.* http://act.credoaction.com/r/?r=6881577&id=38944-3414728-V0xAANx&t=8

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.

West Virginians have been dealing with the devastation of mountaintop removal mining for far too long. Let's make sure the CEQ know 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/r/?r=6881577&id=38944-3414728-V0xAANx&t=9...

*Thank you* for fighting for public health and the environment in West Virginia.

Josh Nelson, Campaign Manager CREDO Action from Working Assets http://act.credoaction.com/r/?r=11&id=38944-3414728-V0xAANx&t=10

1. Judge Overturns EPA Veto of Spruce Mine Permithttp://act.credoaction.com/r/?r=6881578&id=38944-3414728-V0xAANx&t=11, West Virginia Gazette, 3/23/12 2. Community Impacts of Mountaintop Removalhttp://act.credoaction.com/r/?r=5537553&id=38944-3414728-V0xAANx&t=12, Appalachian Voices ------------------------------

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