Help End Mountaintop Removal

By Corey • April 8, 2008 • 2 comments

If you are an American (or, heck, even if you are not) call Congress today to help keep the pressure on to pass the Clean Water Protection Act. Learn more at ilovemountains.

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About the Author

Corey is a New Yorker who has lived most of his life upstate but has spent the last three years in Queens. He's only been birding since 2005 but has garnered a respectable life list by birding whenever he wasn't working as a union representative or spending time with his family. He lives in Forest Hills with Daisy, their son, Desmond Shearwater, and their two indoor cats, Hunter and B.B.

2 Responses to “Help End Mountaintop Removal”

John Apr 8th, 2008 at 7:38 pm
The section of the Appalachians threatened by mountaintop removal mining represents the southernmost breeding range for many bird species. It’s also prime breeding habitat for Cerulean Warblers, which are declining partly because of their forests are being destroyed along with the mountains. So it is really important for birders to get involved with this issue.
(I’ll just note that my representative introduced the bill.)
Corey Apr 8th, 2008 at 8:55 pm
I was astounded that my (new, I just moved) representative, Gregory Meeks, was not already a sponsor. But I was nice and polite to the staffer that answered the phone and I have high hopes!

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