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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 britniI want to protect Appalachia
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My name is DeborahI want to protect Appalachia
because i care.
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My name is ReynaldoI love mountains!
Because mountains are majestic!
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My name is ScottI want to end mountaintop removal
We have a duty to protect Appalachia
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My name is HenryAnd I love mountains.
Please save them.
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My name is JimI want to end mountaintop removal
I care about Appalachia communities
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My name is Teri.
Mountains are my place of refuge and comfort.
I must do all I can to protect them.

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My name is AnaI want to save the mountains
Clean water is a human right
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My name is LisaI want to protect Appalachia
I want to end mountaintop removal
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120 miles of streams are being destroyed each year by mountaintop removal

Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 2010

The drinking water supplies for communities across Appalachia are being threatened as coal companies dump their waste in Appalachia's clean waterways.

Source: U.S. EPA,“The Effects of Mountaintop Mines and Valley Fills on Aquatic Ecosystems of the Central Appalachian Coalfields.” 2011.

My name is RogerWe must stop mountaintop removal
Because mountains are majestic!
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My name is VickieI want to save the mountains
so I can share them with my grandson
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My name is VivianI want to end mountaintop removal
Clean water is a human right
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My name is SashaI want to end mountaintop removal
Clean water is a human right
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My name is CaitlinThis must stop! I want to be able to
show my children these mountains.
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Julian Martin by Chris Jordan-Bloch See Photo: Julian Martin on the Meaning of Courage
My name is KimI want to protect Appalachia
Clean water is a human right
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My name is JuliaI care about clean water in the U.S.
We have a duty to protect Appalachia
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My name is Amber.
I used to be afraid to speak up, but I found my voice.
It’s crying out to stop mountaintop removal mining.

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My name is KellyPlease stop the destruction of our
Earth!
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