Another "President Bush Sucks" Moment

What is mountaintop removal mining?

It's when coal companies blast apart the tops of mountains to reach coal buried below.

Then they dump millions of tons of the waste rock into valleys below, forever burying streams and polluting rivers that provide drinking water to millions of Americans.

President Bush legalized mountaintop removal mining in 2002 after it had been banned for a quarter century.

Representatives Frank Pallone (D-NY) and Christopher Shays (R-CT) are now introducing H.R. 2169, the Clean Water Protection Act - legislation that will effectively end mountaintop removal mining by preventing companies from dumping their waste in rivers and streams.

Sign this petition asking your representative to support this important legislation.