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The historic Mountain Heroes photo petition was created by more than 13,500 people across the country who wrote to demand an end to mountaintop removal mining.
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My name is KatieI want to protect Appalachia
Clean water is a human right
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770 Superdomes could fit onto one mountaintop removal site. That's 10,000 acres of destruction in one mine.

Source: “Coal Controversy in Appalachia,” NASA Earth Observatory, 2007.

My name is CoreyI love mountains!
Because mountains are majestic!
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My name is LaurenI want to end mountaintop removal
Long live mountains & mountain folk!
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My name is AliceBe kind to our mountains!
We all need to care,,,,
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My name is GeorgeWithout the mountain tops,
what is there to reach for?
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My name is Rain MarianI care about clean water in the U.S.
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My name is MoiraAppalachian Mountains Forever
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My name is ZoeI love mountains!
Clean water is a human right
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My name is MarkI love mountains!
Clean water is a human right
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My name is OrenI still haven't climbed them all
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My name is KatelynI want to save the mountains
Clean water is a human right
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My name is CurtisThe people that are benefitting are
Not the people living there!
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My name is KatieI love mountains more than anything!
We have a duty to protect Appalachia
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My name is Cindy.
Ending mountaintop removal means honoring
Appalachia's mountains, nature, and people.

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My name is SilasI'm an Appalachian.
And my homeland is being destroyed.
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My name is JimWe must stop mountaintop removal
Clean water is a human right
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My name is SusanI want to save the mountains
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My name is JRHumans are the protectors of Earth
We have a duty to protect Appalachia
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