Dear Friend, Thanks so much to everybody who participated in the epic Day of Action Against Mountaintop Removal (MTR) last week. There were actions across the country, including all 9 EPA offices and the JP Morgan Chase headquarters (JP Morgan Chase is the largest funder of mountaintop removal coal mining). As part of a national day of action to stop mountaintop removal coal mining, 14 activists staged a sit-in at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) headquarters in Washington, D.C., while 50 others rallied in front of the building. You can also check out the zombies in San Francisco, ghosts in Chicago and other reports from the Day of Action at http://understory.ran.org/ Help Save Coal River Mountain Last week, Massey Energy, a coal company, began dynamiting Coal River Mountain in West Virginia - the site of a proposed 328-megawatt wind farm - to prepare for a massive mountaintop removal coal mining operation. Organizations across the nation are joining forces with RAN to send a powerful message to the Obama Administration to stop the blasting on Coal River Mountain and protect our clean energy resources. You can join us in helping to save Coal River Mountain by emailing key officials in the Obama Administration and asking them to do everything in their power to stop the blasting of Coal River Mountain, the area's last mountain untouched by mountaintop removal. Check out these books Looking for a good holiday gift for environmentally-minded kids? Check out Heroes of the Environment: True Stories of People Who Are Helping to Protect Our Planet by Harriet Rohmer. Slightly older, more radical folks might enjoy Tree Spiker: From Earth First! to Lowbagging: My Struggles in Radical Environmental Action, the new book from RAN's co-founder Mike Roselle. Vote For RAN You can make a BIG difference with just a few minutes of your time by helping increase funds for RAN. CREDO Mobile is letting people vote on how to allocate their charitable donations, and RAN is one of the listed recipients. In order to become more successful in our work to save forests and the climate, we need your vote - and the vote of your friends, and your friends' friends and so on. YOU DO NOT NEED TO BE A CREDO MEMBER TO VOTE. It's simple: 1. First take action on a CREDO Action Alert. There are several to choose from at http://www.credoaction.com/ 2. After you've taken completed an action alert on the CREDO website, you're eligible to vote for your favorite organization! Please vote for RAN at this website: http://www.workingassets.com/Voting/Default.aspx. Thanks for all your support - you're making a big difference! Other highlights from the RYSE Blog: - Two actions in one week! RAN Toronto Means Business: http://ryse.ran.org/?p=137 - Dissin' Cargill with POS in Minneapolis: http://ryse.ran.org/?p=97 - WV politicians speak out about Marsh Fork Elementary: http://ryse.ran.org/?p=50 - Congrats to RYSE members for winning Brower Youth Awards: http://ryse.ran.org/?p=41 If you'd like to blog about ways you're taking action on RAN's campaigns and similar issues, please contact me at derenberg@ran.org to set up a blog account. Have a great month! Debra Erenberg Rainforest Action Network