Save the Mountains

By Corey • October 24, 2007 • No comments yet

Despite what Charlie said about Blog Action Day at least one blog, the lefty behemoth Daily Kos, might manage to affect some positive change through 30 Days to Save the Mountains. All of the posts in the series are bookmarked here, action you can take to get the Clean Water Protection Act moving is here.

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Corey

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.

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