I Love Mountains

I Love Mountains, also known as iLoveMountains.org, is an environmental website against mountaintop removal coal mining (MTR). It is a self-described 'action and resource center' that attempts "to use cutting edge technology to inform and involve Americans in their efforts to save the mountains." [http://ilovemountains.org/about] It is produced by Appalachian Voices, but is a conglomeration of 7 different grassroots environmental organizations. It is notable for its advocacy and several informational web-tools that have been developed by the site. The website, in addition to other bills, specifically acts in advocacy of the Clean Water Protection Act and the stream buffer zone rule. The nationally recognized web-tools created by the site include the National Memorial for the Mountains [ [http://www.usatoday.com/tech/products/cnet/2007-06-08-dogooders-google-earth_N.htm Environmentalists warm to Google Earth - USATODAY.com ] ] [ [http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-9239_7-6654999-1.html Get smart: Top 10 research tools - Internet ] ] , a Google Earth feature that allows the user to view every MTR site, and its onsite tool "What's my connection?" that allows a user to input their zipcode and view their powergrid connection to MTR coal. [cite web | url=http://www.wvgazette.com/section/News/200711148| title=Web sites track coal to power plants| publisher=West Virginia Gazette| accessdate= 2007-12-01]

Contributing groups

*Appalachian Voices
*Coal River Mountain Watch
*Keeper of the Mountains Foundation
*Kentuckians for the Commonwealth
*Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition
*Save Our Cumberland Mountains
*Southern Appalachian Mountain Stewards

References

External links

* [http://www.ilovemountains.org Homepage]