[IMC-US] STORY IDEA: Support the Smokestack Six!

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>Subject: Support the Smokestack Six!
>Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2005 12:10:21 -0600 (CST)
>
>Dear Greenpeace Supporter,
>
>On June 23, 2004, four women and two men climbed a 700-foot smokestack in 
>Southwestern Pennsylvania - the heart of coal country.
>  Their aim was to bring attention to the dangers of a dirty power plant 
>and to protest President Bush's energy plan.  They took this bold action to 
>help
>keep communities that live in the shadow of dirty power plants safe - and 
>now they need your help. These peaceful protestors are facing felony 
>charges
>for their actions, which could carry lengthy jail terms. With only six 
>weeks until the trial, we're asking you to support the "Smokestack Six."
>
>Here
>at Greenpeace, we believe strongly in our activists taking responsibility 
>for their actions and bearing fair consequences for our protests. But in 
>our
>34-year history, no Greenpeace activist has ever been convicted of a felony 
>resulting from a protest, because felony charges for peaceful acts are 
>unwarranted
>and go against America's tradition of free speech.
>
>Allegheny Energy, the owner of the Hatfield's Ferry plant where the protest 
>took place, apparently
>would rather see peaceful individuals in jail instead of cleaning up the 
>plant that causes 237 premature deaths in Southwestern Pennsylvania each 
>year.
>
>
>Allegheny seems to be more concerned with fighting activists who are trying 
>to move America toward a clean and sustainable energy future than it is
>with the pollution from its plant that is causing acid rain, asthma and 
>global warming throughout America and around the globe.
>
>Tell Allegheny Energy
>you Support the Smokestack Six!  Go to:
>http://usactions.greenpeace.org/action/start.php?action_id=35
>
>Learn more about the protests and hear what inspired
>the activists to take action.  Visit:
>http://www.greenpeaceusa.org/features/details?item_id=730068&lang=en
>~~~~~
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>
>1: Help Greenpeace
>Take a Stand. Become a Member Today.
>https://usa.greenpeace.org/donate/index.php?from=020105
>
>2: Take Action.  Visit our Action Center and take action
>today.
>http://usactions.greenpeace.org/
>
>3: Tell a Friend.  Forward this message to a friend. Help spread the word.
>~~~~~
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