Mountain Top Removal Rally at Capitol Hill

Activists raise their hands to volunteer to shave their heads to show solidarity with the families affected by mountaintop removal coal mining in Appalachia.

Unique identifier: GP044GI

Type: Image

Shoot date: 06/06/2012

Locations: Capitol Hill, North America, United States of America, Washington, D.C.

Credit line: © Alice Richardson / Greenpeace

Ranking: ★★★★ (E)

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Capitol Hill Mountaintop Removal Rally

People gathered at the Upper Senate Park at a rally to show their opposition to Mountaintop Removal Coal mining. Speakers updated the rally with information on simultaneous sit-ins in Congressional offices as residents sought to talk to their elected representatives about the impact of mountaintop removal on their lives. People volunteered to have their heads shaved in solidarity with the people of Appalachia suffering from the impacts of mountaintop removal.

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