Eight years ago this month, a coal sludge spill swept down Coldwater Fork and Wolf Creek in Kentucky's Martin County, killing all aquatic life in its path. This tragedy underscores the devastating toll being taken by coal mining -- especially mountaintop removal mining. 

You've read our emails about mountaintop removal mining and have learned how coal companies have destroyed the rivers and streams that our communities and ecosystems depend upon. Now there's a new tool to help activists like you bring this destructive form of mining to an end: The Advocate's Toolkit.

To commemorate the deadly coal sludge spill of 2000, and to remember the hundreds of miles of streams and rivers poisoned by this environmental disaster, we have created a new toolkit to help  you organize house parties and other events in your community. With step-by-step instructions and useful printable handouts, this kit includes everything you need to educate your friends and family about the danger of mountaintop removal mining -- and what you and they can do to help stop it.

Please plan an event at your apartment or house. If you are a student, consider an event on campus. Download the toolkit today and get started in your community. We must never let disasters like the coal sludge spill in Kentucky happen again!

Help us get out the message that we will not stand for coal companies polluting our water any longer!

Sincerely,

Your friends at Stop Mountaintop Removal
www.stopmountaintopremoval.org