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Citizens Coal Council Member Groups
| Black Warrior RIVERKEEPER® 712 37th Street South Birmingham, AL 35222 P) (205) 458-0095 F) (205) 458-0094 www.blackwarriorriver.org The Mission of Black Warrior RIVERKEEPER, Inc. is to protect and restore the Black Warrior River and its tributaries. We are a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt non-profit organization that serves the needs of over a million people throughout sixteen counties in the heart of Alabama. Monitoring the river and holding industry accountable for their discharged pollutants has made us an important proponent of clean water and public health throughout the watershed. Founded in 2001 by David Whiteside, our three full-time employees include Nelson Brooke-Riverkeeper (patrolman and spokesman), Charles Scribner-Director of Development, and Brantley Fry-Executive Director. We also benefit tremendously from the services of in-house Chief Prosecuting Attorney, Mark Martin, and part-time Legal Program Coordinator, John Kinney. Alabama's 2006 Watershed Group of the Year, Black Warrior Riverkeeper is governed by a board of directors and is a proud member of Waterkeeper Alliance. |
| Dakota Resource Council P.O. Box 1095 Dickinson, ND 58602 P) 701-483-2851 F) 701-483-2854 www.drcinfo.com Dakota Resource Council is a nonprofit, grassroots activist organization. The mission of DRC is to form enduring, democratic local groups that empower people to influence decision-making processes that affect their lives. Dakota Resource Council was formed in 1978 to protect North Dakota's land, air, water, rural communities and agricultural economy. DRC is working for preservation of family farms, enforcement of corporate farming laws, soil and water conservation, regulation of coal mining and oil and gas development, protection of groundwater and clean air, renewable energy, and sound management of solid and toxic wastes. |
| Friends of Hurricane Creek P.O. Box 40836 Tuscaloosa, AL 35404 P) 205-233-1680 205-507-0867 http://www.hurricanecreek.org The mission of Friends of Hurricane Creek / Hurricane Creekkeeper is to promote the protection and rehabilitation of Hurricane Creek and its watershed. Hurricane Creek is the southernmost free flowing stream in the Appalachian Mountain Chain and one of the most scenic natural areas in central Alabama. Squeezed between two of the state's fastest growing cities, Birmingham and Tuscaloosa, the creek has flowed free and clean for thousands of years. Yet threatened in recent times with coal waste and polluted runoff and urban sprawl, it may not survive the next decade. That's why the Friends of Hurricane Creek / Hurricane Creekkeeper, a growing group of citizens, canoeists, scientists, lawyers, neighbors, landowners, retirees, college students, business people and politicians, is dedicated to the resurrection of Hurricane Creek. We are working with local partners to find creative solutions to the creek's problems while diligently enforcing the laws in place to protect it... In the process we are pioneering new ways to extract toxic metals from streams, revive fish populations, protect watersheds, minimize the negative impacts of development, and educate Alabamians about what clean water and free-flowing streams symbolize: quality of life. |
| West Virginia Highlands Conservancy Cindy Rank WVHC Mining Committee HC 78 Box 227 Rock Cave, WV 26234 P & F) 304-924-5802 clrank@hughes.net www.wvhighlands.org Mission/Purpose: Formed in 1967, the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy is the state's oldest environmental advocacy organization. For four decades the Conservancy has been a leader in citizen efforts on a variety of mining issues critical to protecting the environment and life in WV. WVHC’s monthly publication, the HIGHLANDS VOICE, documents many of these efforts – from administrative and legal attempts to defend the original intent of the Surface Mine Act and Clean Water Act, to preventing acid mine drainage and insisting on adequate financial guarantees to cover the cost of reclamation at mined sites. Key to our work on mountaintop removal is our longtime effort to prohibit the dumping of mine waste into headwater streams, a critical factor in minimizing the size and impact of large-scale mining. |
| Mountain Watershed Association P.O. Box 408 Melcroft, PA 15462 P) 724-455-4200 F) 724-455-4201 www.mtwatershed.com The Mountain Watershed Association, Inc. is a non-profit, tax-exempt community-based Pennsylvania corporation concerned with the preservation, protection, and conservation of the Indian Creek Watershed and surrounding areas. The Association has been in existence since March of 1994. It has approximately 700 members, an elected Board of Directors and an Executive Committee. The major purposes of the Association are to bring about remediation of the numerous acid mine discharges resulting from over 125 years of mining in the Indian Creek Watershed, to develop community awareness, to promote cooperative community efforts for remediation, and to encourage sound environmental practices, and to advocate for social justice and a good quality of life for the community. |
| Save Our Cumberland Mountains Main Office P O BOX 479 Lake City, TN 37769 P) 865-426-9455 F) 865-426-9289 www.socm.org THE MISSON OF SOCM is to assist Tennessee residents to protect, defend and improve the quality of life in their communities and across the state. From organizational roots in rural coal counties of the Cumberland Mountains and Cumberland Plateau, SOCM is working toward environmental, economic and social justice for all Tennessee residents. This includes stopping the devastation caused by mining, addressing environmental problems encountered in other forms of development, working for fair taxation, overcoming social discrimination, and working on other local and statewide issues of concern to its members. SOCM is a member-run organization, which encourages civic involvement among Tennessee people so that they may have a greater voice in determining their future. With the work of activist members and the financial support of other interested individuals throughout the state of Tennessee and across the nation, SOCM works to protect the land and air by promoting responsible business practices in the areas of sustainable forestry, clear cutting, strip mining, deep mining, aerial spraying, air quality and water quality. In our social justice work, areas we currently focus on include economic justice for all income levels, taxation issues, dismantling racism in all its forms, immigration reform, and voter rights. |
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