from OVEC, Counter Coal Delegation in DC Today: Call EPA Now As you may know, West Virginia Democratic Party leaders have organized a 17-person delegation that is in Washington, D.C., today, August 1. They aim to tell the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to “prevent new restrictions on coal-fired electric power plants.” Please take a few minutes today to call the EPA to let the agency know this WV delegation does not represent you. Call EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy at 202-564-4700. Please place your call between 9 and 5 today, and please encourage your friends and family to do the same. You can find links to contact Secretary McCarthy on Facebook and Twitter here. Below are two sample scripts that you can use to help make your call. Short: Hello, my name is _______________ and I am calling from ____________. I’m calling to urge the Environmental Protection Agency to continue to focus on protecting the water, air and health of residents of Appalachian communities. Coal companies don’t mind putting us at risk. EPA is responsible for protecting our lives. EPA has helped us and we expect the agency to continue to do so. Thank you, EPA. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- More detail: Hello, my name is _______________ and I am calling from ____________ to urge the Environmental Protection Agency to continue to focus on protecting the health of residents of Appalachia and all Americans. Right now, there’s a delegation of West Virginia politicians and business interests visiting EPA saying they don’t want any new restrictions on coal-fired electric power plants. I want EPA to know these coal-industry apologists do not represent me and my family. I applaud the EPA’s efforts to protect our future by protecting human health and the environment. Without clean air, clean water and healthy humans, we have little hope for sustainable economic development. EPA did the right thing in vetoing the Spruce No. 1 mountaintop removal mine permit. Massive mountaintop removal mines are making us sick and poisoning our land and water. I urge EPA to stand strong in its work to protect human health and the environment we depend on. Thank you, EPA.
Posted on: Thu, 01 Aug 2013 13:50:17 +0000