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Friends of the Earth

On Earth Day, some heroes for the planet were honored in Washington, D.C., for their work. The Goldman Environmental Prize has been called the Nobel Prize for the green movement. Each year, it is given to environmental leaders from six regions of the world. The winners receive $150,000.

Two prizewinners won for their outspoken efforts to clean up the coal-mining industry. Maria Gunnoe lives in West Virginia's coal country. She believes she's just doing what's right for her community. "I never even knew I was an environmentalist," she says.

Africa's winner, Marc Ona Essangui, lives in Gabon. The country includes part of the world's second-largest rain forest. Ona helped clean up a mining project that threatens the ecosystem.

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