I Love Mountains, also known as iLoveMountains.org, is an environmental

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 website

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 against mountaintop removal coal mining.

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." It is produced by Appalachian Voices

Appalachian Voices

-Mission:Appalachian Voices is a grassroots environmental organization whose mission is toAppalachian Voices was founded in 1997and is based out of Boone, North Carolina , but has offices in Washington, D.C. and Charlottesville, Virginia They are members of the Alliance for Appalachia, Waterkeeper...

, but is a conglomeration of 14 different grassroots

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 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

Clean Water Protection Act

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 and the stream buffer zone rule.


The site’s main educational features are:

• What’s My Connection- this feature allows users to input their zip code and view their powergrid connection to mountaintop removal coal mining.

• National Mountain Memorial- this is a feature that uses Google Earth
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   to show mountains destroyed by mountaintop removal and mountains that are being slated for destruction. This feature helped ilovemountains.org get recognized as a “Google Earth Hero” and is included in the Google Earth Software program ,.

• Endangered Mountains- This feature is a video menu series and interactive map designed to engage viewers and encourage them to stand up for protection of mountains.

• Write Your Congressman- This feature allows you to look up your representative in Congress and write them a letter asking them to support legislation strengthening the EPA’s Clean Water Act and fight against mountaintop removal coal mining.

• The High Cost of Coal- This feature highlights the high cost of coal with articles written by coal field residents and national energy experts.

Contributing groups

• Appalachian Citizens Law Center
• Appalachian Voices
  Appalachian Voices
  -Mission:Appalachian Voices is a grassroots environmental organization whose mission is toAppalachian Voices was founded in 1997and is based out of Boone, North Carolina , but has offices in Washington, D.C. and Charlottesville, Virginia They are members of the Alliance for Appalachia, Waterkeeper...
  
  
• Appalwatch
• Coal River Mountain Watch
• Heartwood
• Keeper of the Mountains Foundation
• Kentuckians for the Commonwealth
  Kentuckians for the Commonwealth
  Kentuckians for the Commonwealth is a grassroots community organization founded in 1981. Though statewide, KFTC has deep roots in eastern Kentucky where coal mining remains the dominant industry...
  
  
• Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition
• MACED
• Sierra Club Environmental Justice
• Southern Appalachian Mountain Stewards
• SouthWings
• Statewide Organizing for Community eMpowerment
• West Virginia Highlands Conservancy