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Winds of Change Newsletter, December 2008 See sidebar for table of contents
Save Gauley Mountain Petition
Petition Targets: President-elect Barack Obama
and West Virginia Governor Joe Manchin III.
Sponsored by: OVEC and the Ansted Historic
Preservation Council.
"We the people ask that you please stop mountaintop
removal mining on Gauley Mountain. Gauley Mountain is the backbone of
Fayette County, and stands in the heart of the New River Gorge tourist
area. This mountain is so precious to us that its picture is on our
state quarter. It plays a key role in West Virginias tourism and
economy. Every mountain is special. This is why we ask that you
implement a ban on mountaintop removal altogether. Our mountains are not
the only ones to suffer, but also our water sources and our communities.
West Virginias abundant, clean water remains a precious resource for
humanity and the natural world alike. Please do not allow the continued
contamination of our land and water as a result of mountaintop removal
mining."
Sign this petition online and print your own copy in
order to collect signatures. Follow the links on the front page of
www.ohvec.org, or call OVEC at (304)
522-0246, leave your address, and we will mail you a copy of the
petition.
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