Yeah - the irony is that folks see him as some kind of greenie - he LUVS wilderness (no coal there).

Jim Sconyers

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--- On Fri, 1/16/09, Michael Price greyhawkwv@verizon.net wrote: From: Michael Price greyhawkwv@verizon.net Subject: Re: [EC] [fom] Sierra Club Press Release / Rahall To: regina1936@verizon.net Cc: fom@lists.riseup.net, bruce.nilles@sierraclub.org, aaron.isherwood@sierraclub.org, webb.bo@gmail.com, ec@osenergy.org Date: Friday, January 16, 2009, 7:44 PM

I agree with both of you. Rahall is a coal advocate. He is rude to environmentalist. He tries to sit in the middle of the fence, but he is all about coal. Has he supported the Coal River Wind Project?  Or try to stop any of coals projects? No and he is not going to.    So how do you build support to get him out when a lot of jobs in his district rely on coal? People are so resistant to change. Actually belligerent. But we have to try someway to educate them about the reality of the seriousness of the situation. If no change comes then we could all pay the price.   Mike Price

Jan 16, 2009 02:01:28 PM, regina1936@verizon.net wrote:

I'm here to confirm what Bo says about Rep. Rahall and we have one hell of a job yet to do in educating his constituents in the Third Congressional District because they re-elect him year after year, which could be a good thing if he had their best interests at heart. As House Chairman of the Natural Resources Committee, Rahall is in a position to be a champion for the environment and has in the past advocated for projects that environmentalists have supported and worked for, such as preservation of more acreage of wilderness in the Mon. His work has been a blessing and a curse because the good he has done obfuscates his support on behalf of "clean" coal and the politically well-placed coal whores in WV, of which there are many.

Rahall is rude and dismissive of his constituents when they lobby on behalf of the environment of So. WV. He is totally in support of mountaintop removal and has done everything he can to promote and facilitate that method of coal extraction. He doesn't care to hear about the problems at Marsh Fork Elementary. He apparently is not concerned that an MTR site is being permitted in his District that will be visible from the New River Gorge (one of WV's most attractive tourist areas). He certainly has no regard for the coalfield population that has been sickened or forced to leave their homes to make way for MTR. He does not care that family cemeteries are being blown away. He supports "clean coal" wholeheartedly and obviously is not concerned about global warming.

How do we educate enough of the citizens in the Third District to remove Rahall from the House of Representatives? Any ideas, anyone out there? Our nationwide work to stop global warming and dispel the myth of "clean" coal would be a lot easier if Rahall were replaced by a member who placed the needs of his constituents first.

Regina Hendrix

bo webb wrote:

Hello Bruce, I mean no disrespect towards you or the Sierra Club. You are are doing great work and I am much appreciative of that. I live in Rahall's district and directly beneath a mountaintop removal operation, just over the ridge from Marsh Fork Elementary School. We have had years of experience with Rahall of which none has been good. I'm here to tell you and everyone that this Rahall proposal is nothing more than a ruse, a necessary response by Rahall and the coal industry with the intended purpose of deflecting national attention on dirty coal. Introduce a quick congressional non solution, say a couple of words about TVA and everyone forgets about it, and it's back to business as usual. If congress were actually doing the people's work toxic coal waste dams wouldn't be hovering over Appalachian elementary schools and communities. Rahall is the worst of the worst.

Bo Webb Naoma, WV

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