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Mountaintop Removal Mining

Mountaintop removal (MTR) is a form of strip mining in which explosives are used to blast off the tops of mountains in order to reach the coal seams that lie underneath.

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People from around the world who want to save the mountains and waters in Appalachia have added their photos to our online photo gallery and photo petition. These photos are a public rallying cry against mountaintop removal mining, in solidarity with those living near the destruction of mountaintop removal and among the majestic Appalachian Mountains that we need to save. Click on an image to see a larger version.

We'll present the photos to the Obama Administration and to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as a powerful public petition to stop the destruction once and for all.

Want to see our first 650 (or so) submissions at once? Click here. Updated 1/13/2011, 3:15pm. Will update again soon.