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FILTER RESULTS ►Meet the woman who shut down Chicago’s dirty coal plants
Kimberly Wasserman wins the prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize for organizing her neighbors in Southwest Chicago to fight the power plants giving them asthma.
Mary Anne Hitt: Amazing Chicago Coal, Clean Air Activist Wins Goldman Environmental Prize
Every year the Goldman Environmental Prize committee selects an amazing group of winners from around the world to receive what is sometimes called the environmental...
Goldman Environmental Prize winners 2013
Six inspiring environmental heroes overcame great odds in their work, and are the recipients of the world's largest prize for grassroots environmentalist.
David Blood & Al Gore’s Top Stocks: eBay Inc, Danaher, Henry Schein
David Blood (former chair of Goldman Sachs Asset Management) and Al Gore co-founded Generation Investment Management in 2004 to invest in socially and environmentally responsible... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Does Arena MOU Attempt a Head Fake on SEPA?
If only the Seattle Times would grant environmental attorney Peter Goldman credibility when he's opposing candidates and issues they support. Goldman does some incredible work, and I really respect him as a lawyer, so if he says there's...Show More Summary
Does BofA’s New $50 Billion Green Initiative Offset its Coal Projects?
Bank of America's new $50 billion environmental business initiative is very impressive comparing to other commitments that were made lately by financial institutes like Goldman Sachs ($40 billion) and Wells Fargo ($30 billion). The only...Show More Summary
Kenya: Lilian Ikal Angelei Wins Environmental Goldman Prize 2012
Collins congratulates Lilian Ikal Angelei for wining the 2012 Goldman Environmental Prize:”Lilian Ikal Angelei is probably little known in her backyard Kenya however for the people of Turkana she is an acclaimed recusant fighting for the rights and the voice of the voiceless community against formidable financial institutions and Governments…”...
“The New Environmentalists” — Grassroots Activists Fight for Justice
The Goldman Environmental Prize was created to bring acknowledgment to the work of “grassroots environmental heroes” from the regions of Africa, Asia, Europe, Islands and Island Nations, North America, and South and Central America.
Marcia G. Yerman: The New Environmentalists: Grassroots Activists Fight for Justice
The New Environmentalists is shown nationally on PBS and the Sundance Channel and foreign television. It's not only to create awareness about the Goldman Environmental Prize winners' work, but to inspire others to do the same.
Philippines Mining Activist Awarded Goldman Environmental Prize for Stopping Norwegian-owned Nickel Mine
Grassroots activist honored for 10-year protest against a proposed nickel mine on Mindoro Island
Beyond hugging trees: Russian forest activist puts her life on the line, inspires democracy movement
By Claire Thompson Russian mother Evgenia Chirikova won the prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize for her crusade to stop plans for an illegal road through a preserved forest.
The mother who stood up to Monsanto in Argentina
By Rachel Cernansky A winner of this year's Goldman Environmental Prize, Sofia Gatica organized women in her city to study the health effects of agrochemicals in the soy fields and worked to get a dangerous pesticide banned. Now she's taking on Monsanto.
Chinese environmentalist Ma Jun an awardee of the 2012 Goldman Environmental Prize
Ma Jun, one of China’s most effective environmentalists, is a recipient of the 2012 Goldman Environmental Prize. The official release from the Goldman Environmental Prize had the following to say: Motivation While working at the South China Morning Post in the 1990s, Ma Jun had the opportunity to travel extensively in the country. He witnessed [...]
Peter Bosshard: Kenyan Dam Fighter to Receive Goldman Prize
Ikal Angelei receives the prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize today. She is defending the interests of 500,000 poor indigenous people against a destructive hydropower dam, and has successfully taken on many of the world's biggest dam builders and financiers.
How Two Environmentalists Are Bypassing Government to Fight for Water
Every year, the Goldman Environmental Prize, known as an honor for environmentalists on par with the Nobel or the Pulitzer, picks six grassroots leaders from around the world to celebrate and award for their work. This year’s recipients...Show More Summary
Why You Should Build An App
I went to a dinner party the other night. At the table were a whole collection of fascinating people. One person had helped build Facebook, two worked at Goldman Sachs, one lady worked in environmental conservation at the Bronx Zoo.
There...Show More Summary
Why You Should Build An App
I went to a dinner party the other night. At the table were a whole collection of fascinating people. One person had helped build Facebook, two worked at Goldman Sachs, one lady worked in environmental conservation at the Bronx Zoo.
There was one guy there…
El Salvador Has to Fight Local Water-Polluting Gold Mine in International Court
Photo: Goldman Environmental Prize The New York Times had a good story this weekend explaining how a Canadian mining company is using CAFTA (the Central American Free Trade Agreement from 2005) to sue El Salvador—essentially attacking...Show More Summary
How to save the world and win $150K
With the news chock-full of disasters these days, it’s nice to occasionally call out the individuals who are winning environmental victories in the face of extraordinary obstacles. That’s the goal of the Goldman Environmental Prize,Show More Summary
Show Your Support for Grassroots Environmentalists and Check Out the Goldman Environmental Prize!
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