We've moved!
As of thursday, may 8, 2008 acf's new address is:
Appalachian Community Fund
530 South Gay Street, Suite 700
Knoxville, TN 37902
*Our phone and fax numbers are the same. We're in the Farragut Building in downtown Knoxville. Please feel free to come by and see us.
Grassroots Organizations Working to End Mountaintop Removal (MTR) in Central Appalachia
Featured in ACF’s Spring 2008 Newsletter
West Virginia
Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition
- Photo gallery of mountaintop removal in West Virginia
- OVEC’s action alert on safe water
- What you can do today to stop mountain top removal
Kentucky
Kentuckians for the Commonwealth
Tennessee
- Kathy Mattea Lobbies Tennessee Legislature to support TN Scenic Vistas Act (Senate Bill 3822/House Bill 3348)
- Lindquist Environmental Appalachian Fellowship (LEAF)
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In addition to the organizations highlighted in our Spring newsletter, several other organizations are working to end MTR in our region, many of which are ACF grantees, and are also a part of the Alliance for Appalachia.
The Alliance For Appalachia
The Alliance For Appalachia is a collaboration of thirteen organizations in Central Appalachia working to bring an end to the devastating coal mining technique known as mountaintop removal. The Alliance For Appalachia also seeks to promote a just and sustainable economy and a clean, renewable energy future in the region.
The Alliance For Appalachia Members:
Grassroots organizations
Coal River Mountain Watch
Kentuckians For The Commonwealth
Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition
Save Our Cumberland Mountains
Southern Appalachian Mountain Stewards
West Virginia Highlands Conservancy
Partner organizations
Appalachian Citizens Law Center
Appalachian Voices
Appalshop
Heartwood
MACED
Sierra Club Environmental Justice Program
Southwings
Other Organizations Working on Mountaintop Removal in Central Appalachia
United Mountain Defense
Mountain Justice Summer
Katuah Earth First!
Permanent Tax Cuts for the Rich? Just Say No!
Wealthy taxpayers are still pocketing huge Bush and Clinton-era tax cuts, while our national debt soars and critical needs are unmet. Now Bush and McCain want to make the tax cuts permanent. What’s your share of the cuts? What can you do? Redirect your tax cuts to tax fairness at http://www.ResponsibleWealth.org or contact mlapham@responsiblewealth.org.
