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On September 27, thousands of Americans will march on the White House to demand an end to mountaintop removal coal mining, a practice that is poisoning the air, water, soil, culture and communities of Appalachia. Are you disgusted by coal corporations bombing America’s mountains into oblivion? March with us in D.C. on September 27 to end mountaintop removal mining. Sign up now.. Mountaintop removal is an atrocity that has destroyed over 500 mountains, buried thousands of miles of Appalachian streams and rivers, clear-cut over a million acres and harmed countless Appalachian lives. It’s time to abolish this horrible practice. Join us for Appalachia Rising.. Our friend Mickey McCoy of Inez, Kentucky summed it up perfectly. “I’d rather not travel to Washington DC. I’d rather not break the law in non-violent civil disobedience. Frankly, I’d like to work in the garden in my retirement…but when 300 million gallons of toxic coal sludge from a Massey Energy impoundment flooded Martin County, my home, I found myself in a fight for the life of my land and community. And with those stakes, you don’t have a choice. The time for action is now!” After attending Voices from the Mountains, a summit of Appalachians and their allies September 25 & 26, RAN will take to the D.C. streets to march on the White House and demand justice for Appalachia’s communities, culture and environment. Be there with us. March on the 27th knowing you helped give Appalachia a fighting chance to survive and thrive for generations to come.
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Watch this video with Alec Baldwin and Kris Kristofferson
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We share a simple but powerful belief: Clean air belongs to all of us. But right now, big oil, dirty coal and their allies in Congress are busy acting like the air belongs to them. They’ve renewed their multi-million dollar assault on the Clean Air Act — a piece of legislation that has successfully protected public health and the environment by keeping big polluters in check for four decades. We need more people to get involved and stop them from gutting this crucial law. That’s why Alec Baldwin, Kris Kristofferson and thousands of supporters are taking part in a new video to help spread the word about our fight to protect clean air. Watch the new Clean Air Act video today and share it with your friends and family.  This week marks the 40th anniversary of this crucial law — a day to celebrate 40 years of progress. But if the fossil fuel industry gets its way, we will be helpless to stop polluters from dumping hundreds of thousands of tons of greenhouse gases into the air each year, as if it were an open sewer. And that’s exactly what they want: a toothless Clean Air Act, a misinformed public and a bottom line that stays fat and secure while the planet chokes on their harmful pollution. This new video is our rallying cry. It’s a declaration that we won’t stay quiet while we lose our last, best line of defense against big polluters. And right now, you can help make sure it will be seen by as many people as possible. Check out our Clean Air Act video and help us spread its vitally important message. Clean air isn’t just our right — it’s also the legacy we will leave for future generations. Please get involved and help protect the Clean Air Act for today, tomorrow and all of us. Thanks for taking action today, Dave Boundy  Contributions or gifts to the Climate Protection Action Fund are not tax deductible.
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Electing Women to Make Progressive Change… Emily’s List
For those who doubt the power of Sarah Palin‘s influence, Tuesday’s primary results should be a wake-up call. Her candidates won in six out of eight races, and each one is more extreme than the next.
A few weeks ago, EMILY’s List launched a campaign to highlight the extremist agenda of Sarah Palin and her candidates. We asked for our supporter’s perspectives, and boy, did we get them. Along with the quarter of a million people who watched our video, we received some wonderful, touching, inspiring, and to-the-point letters and emails:
“I support women candidates, but not ones that speak against women’s rights!” — Carolyn, MO
“I am a mamma grizzly and Palin’s ultra-conservative stances endanger my family’s freedom and America‘s future.” — Cheryl, MD
As our campaign continues, it is these voices that guide us — YOUR voices. Women — and men! — across the country, some of them highlighted in our new video, are rejecting Sarah Palin’s extremist candidates and their backwards-looking agenda.
Take a moment to watch our new video and then join Team EMILY to help bring voters to the polls.
Thanks for being part of the EMILY’s List community.
Take care,
Stephanie Schriock
President, EMILY’s List
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DADT vote next week …victory is NOT certain
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It’s crunch time. Senate majority leader Harry Reid has scheduled a vote on “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” for next week. If we win this, it will be a victory years in the making – but make no mistake about it: this is not a done deal and the threat of a filibuster from Sen. John McCain looms large. Because of Sen. McCain’s pledge to block the vote from even happening, now is the time for every single person who supports the repeal to speak out. Swing senators are making up their minds as we speak. But it’s just as important that lawmakers who are already on our side hear from us so they know they have the political support to go to the mat on this issue. This is a 100-senator strategy, and we need your help to make it work. Then forward this email to ten friends. Though public opinion and top military leaders are with us, repeal is absolutely not a sure thing. The right wing is making hysterical claims that allowing lesbians and gays to serve openly in the military will increase sexual assault and “undermine the religious liberties” of military chaplains. They are mobilizing their activists and putting intense pressure on senators. And because John McCain and his cronies have threatened to filibuster the bill, the hurdle is even higher – we’ll need 60 votes to succeed. So many times in the past, when we’ve been on the doorstep of progress – on hate crimes, on employment non-discrimination, on marriage equality – they have had a trick up their sleeves. Whether it’s last-minute legislative maneuvers or “poison-pill” amendments, they can and will do everything in their power to derail progress. That’s why we need your voice more than ever. Will you take a moment to email the Senate? After you take action, please forward this email to ten friends. “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” is a travesty, plain and simple. It doesn’t just violate basic principles of fairness and equality; it undermines our national security. At a time when we are fighting two wars, America can’t afford to be turning away soldiers, translators, analysts, engineers, doctors, or officers… We’re on the precipice of a history-making moment, a landmark in the struggle for civil rights. So much is riding on this vote. Thank you for your unflagging support. Sincerely,
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Holding Working Families Hostage
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Do you know what makes me mad? Some Members of Congress are pushing for tax breaks for the wealthiest Americans while holding hostage measures to help working families. Yes, it’s true. As early as next week, the Senate could decide what to do about tax cuts that expire at the end of this year. President Obama proposes to extend tax cuts for the middle class and lower-income working families, while allowing the provisions of the Bush-era tax cuts that only benefit the wealthiest two percent of households to expire on schedule. But some Senators insist on holding tax cuts for the middle class hostage to tax breaks for millionaires — at a cost of over $700 billion over the next ten years. And, adding insult to injury, they would allow tax cuts designed to help struggling families to expire. We need your help. Can you join the National Call-in Day Today, September 16, and call Congress right now? Your Members of Congress need to hear that you want them to stand up for working families, not millionaires. Tell them to pass tax cuts for the middle class and working families, and let the tax cuts for the wealthiest two percent expire on schedule. Tell them we need the $700 billion we’d save to create jobs, protect essential services, and begin to bring the deficit under control. The only way we can succeed is by flooding Congress with calls. Please click here to call Congress — and then forward this e-mail to everyone you know and tell them to call, too. Thank you for your continued support.
P.S. Every call makes a difference. Someone needs to stand up for the little gal (and guy). Please take a few minutes to call Congress today. |
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