[OccupyCU] Fwd: Monday in Homer: Save the Salt Fork River from a dirty coal mine

[Jesse Phillippe]

Is anyone going to this?  Contact me if you are interested in going.
We should do carpools.

On 1/11/13, s.hansen at comcast.net <s.hansen at comcast.net> wrote:
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> From: "Josh Nelson, CREDO Action" <act@ credoaction .com>
> To: "Sandra Hansen" <s. hansen @comcast.net>
> Sent: Friday, January 11, 2013 9:03:49 AM
> Subject: Monday in Homer: Save the Salt Fork River from a dirty coal mine
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> CREDO action
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> Monday in Homer: Speak out against Homer's proposed water sale to Sunrise
> Coal. Attend Monday's village board meeting in Homer and speak out against a
> proposed coal mine in Champagne and Vermilion counties.
> RSVP
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> Dear Sandra,
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> It's a classic bait and switch. After originally requesting 2,000-4,000
> gallons of treated water per day for a proposed dirty coal mine near Homer,
> Sunrise Coal LLC revealed to the Homer Village Board last week that it will
> eventually need up to 10 times that amount. 1
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> If the village board gives in to Sunrise Coal's outrageous water request and
> the mine is allowed to move forward, much of the water for the mine would
> likely come from the Salt Fork River, reducing its water level and putting
> local drinking water supplies at risk of being contaminated with toxic
> mining pollution.
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> On Monday, the Homer Village Board will be making a decision, after taking
> local input. So we need to make sure the board members know local residents
> are concerned about the significant negative health and environmental
> impacts this mine will bring to Illinois.
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> What: Homer Village Board meeting on proposed water sale
> When: Monday, January 14, 7 p.m.
> Where: Homer Village Hall, 500 East 2nd Street, Homer, IL 61849
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> Click here to RSVP for Monday's Homer Village Board meeting.
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> Once you RSVP for the meeting, we'll send you suggested talking points and
> all of the information you'll need to make your experience on Monday
> productive and easy.
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> Much of the coal Sunrise plans to mine in Champagne and Vermilion counties
> is directly underneath some of the most fertile farmland in the world. And
> since underground mining often leads to subsidence, or land sinking, the
> proposed mine would threaten the viability of future productive farming and
> decrease property values. 2
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> And since the state officials who will make future permitting decisions on
> Sunrise Coal's proposed coal mine have shown a repeated willingness to
> approve coal mining permits despite the threats they pose to local residents
> and the environment, stopping the Homer Village Board from granting the
> water contract to Sunrise Coal is our best chance to stop this dangerous
> coal mine.
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> Sunrise's proposed mine would create a toxic industrial zone in Vermilion
> and Champagne counties that would last for decades, so the decision the
> Homer Village Board makes on Monday will have a multigenerational impact. I
> hope you can attend Monday's meeting and speak out against Sunrise Coal's
> outrageous water purchase proposal.
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> Click here to RSVP for Monday's meeting in Homer.
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> Thanks for fighting to stop a dangerous new coal mine in Illinois.
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> Josh Nelson, Campaign Manager
> CREDO Action from Working Assets RSVP
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> 1. Tracy Moss, " Snag pops up in coal company's water request in Homer ",
> The News-Gazette, 1/3/13
> 2. " Letter to Landowners ", Stand up to Coal
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