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Join the Dust Busters v. Massey Tuesday
Reminder for Dec. 10 Prayer on the Mountains
Comment on the Bush Attack on Clean Air
Comment on the Bush Attack on Forests
Buckeye Forest Council Seeks Executive Coordinator
DEC. 10 JOIN THE DUST BUSTERS V. MASSEY
"Dust Buster" Pauline Canterberry requests your presence at the Madison Courthouse at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 10 for opening statements in the town of Sylvester's lawsuit against Massey subsidiary Elk Run. For years, Sylvester residents have been trying to get Massey to stop blanketing their town in coal dust. News reports say this trial could go on for three weeks. Opening statements should be blistering!
FCC READY TO ROLL BACK LIMITS ON MEDIA CONSOLIDATION
At first blush, this may not seem to have much to do with mountaintop removal (or a host of other issues), but it does! The changes the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) wants to enact could pummel the access we have to the Internet and the access we have to news free of corporate influence (not that there's too much of that now in mainstream media). If Bray Cary and his coal buddies get more control over the media here, you'll see less and less investigative reporting, and a lot more warm, fuzzy coal stories. Please act today for media democracy!
Click here to learn more.
To file a comment, click here.
Please write your Reps. and Senators: http://congress.org/.
Also, see "Digital Robber Barons", a New York Times op-ed by Paul Krugman to understand what as it stake in terms of your Internet access.
As always, please remember that your comments are taken more seriously if you maintain a polite tone. Please cc fair@fair.org with your correspondence to officials on this issue.
REMINDER: DEC. 10 PRAYER ON THE MOUNTAINS
Join the faith communities in a response to mountaintop removal, from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. on Dec. 10 at the Corinth Baptist Church in Neon, Kentucky, at the intersection of Hwy. 343 and Warm Springs Ave in Fleming-Neon. After a simple lunch of soup and bread, folks will travel to McRoberts, Ky. to pray for healing of the mountains and for those impacted by strip mining and mountaintop removal. For more information, contact John Rausch at (606) 663-0823 or Robbie Pentecost at (606) 297-8792.
DRIVE TO SURVIVE - SUPPORT THE MOVE THE NEW HYDROGEN ECONOMY!
See www.ecolonomics.org and click on "sign our on-line petition." This "No Foreign Oil! Free Our Economy and Help the Environment" petition to Bush will be presented on Capitol Hill after a hydrogen-fuel cell car crosses the country. For more info, visit www.drivetosurvive.info/.
From the Drive to Survive: "For our environment and for our national security, it is imperative we change the energy that supports our economy to one that is clean, inexhaustible, and more economically feasible, in other words, hydrogen! To begin to achieve this goal we will start by spreading the word in neighborhoods all across the nation."
COMMENT ON THE BUSH ATTACK ON CLEAN AIR
The Bush EPA is attacking the Clean Air Act's New Source Review provision. The Bush changes will give John Amos and other toxin-spewing, old coal-fired power plants carte blanche to avoid installing modern pollution controls. The EPA says it will hold ONE public hearing, in North Carolina, IF REQUESTED, thus giving the opportunity for public comment. Below is the contact person at EPA. We need to generate calls into his office requesting public hearings, at least, in North Carolina and we should try to generate enough calls from different regions of the country asking for more hearings in other regions of the country. Please call Mr. Dave Svendsgaard at (919) 541-2380 or svendsgaard.dave@epa.gov.
He's at: Information Transfer and Program Integration Division (C339-03), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711.
If you need more information, please contact Dan Howells, Field Director for Clear the Air at (202)778-4550 or howells@cleartheair.org
COMMENT ON THE BUSH ATTACK ON FORESTS
The National Forest Protection Alliance asks your help in opposing the latest Bush rollback of environmental laws, which came on Thanksgiving Eve as he unveiled his proposal to dismantle the National Forest Management Act (NFMA) - a landmark law passed in 1976, which guides landscape level planning on our 155 national forests.
There's a 90-day public comment period after which the Forest Service can issue its final rules with the force of law. In order to stop this latest rollback NFPA is encouraging activists to immediately submit letters to the editor in state newspapers. If you want to receive the action alert from NFMA, please reply to this e-mail and I will forward it to you.
JOB ANNOUNCEMENT: BUCKEYE FOREST COUNCIL SEEKS EXECUTIVE COORDINATOR
The Buckeye Forest Council (BFC) is a grassroots 501 c(3)organization dedicated to the protection of Ohio's forests and their inhabitants through education, advocacy, and organizing. Our work moves beyond traditional forest advocacy to address the interconnected problems of resource depletion and economic insecurity, and the impact these problems have on the land, wildlife and people. The Buckeye Forest Council takes a holistic approach by confronting the destruction of our natural resources and by challenging the social patterns that fuel exploitation of the land.
The BFC is currently seeking an executive coordinator.
Qualities Desired
BFC seeks a solid administrator with proven management, personnel and fundraising experience. Experience working with boards of directors and non-profit organizations is essential.
BFC's executive coordinator must work well in a collaborative setting and have the ability to articulate the organization's mission to the press, public and donors. Campaign experience is desirable. A qualified candidate must have excellent written and verbal skills and a passion for working on environmental issues.
Description of Duties: The successful candidate will develop organizational programs and policy initiatives in a collaborative, team-oriented workplace while retaining oversight of finances and personnel. Duties include working with the board to ensure the organization has the necessary financial resources to accomplish their goals; develop and implement solid administrative systems for staff as well as ensure sound financial management of resources; act as liaison to the board and assist by providing staff support; monitor all legal matters pertaining to BFC's non-profit status.
Salary: $25-30K plus benefits
Work in a casual yet professional environment in the college town of Athens Ohio, nestled in the forested foothills of the Appalachian Mountains in southeastern Ohio. Athens, home to Ohio University, serves as the hub for a variety of progressive and activist organizations. The town is near many state parks and natural areas, as well as the Wayne National Forest.
Application: Submit a resume, writing sample and three reference names with contact information to Buckeye Forest Council, PO Box 99, Athens OH 45701. The position will remain open until filled, with priority given to those resumes received by 5 PM January 2, 2003. E-mail submissions may be sent to timi@buckeyeforestcouncil.org.
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