February 3, 2012
A mysterious illness in LeRoy, New York is making national headlines. Teenagers from LeRoy High School are showing symptoms of a neurological disorder, similar to Tourette’s Syndrome.
February 1, 2012
As the global community gears up for the 2012 Olympic Games in London this summer, at least one country is struggling with the decision to participate amid news that Dow Chemical will be one of the Games’ main sponsors.
In 1984, Union Carbide (now Dow Chemical) was responsible for a horrific gas leak at a pesticide factory in Bhopal, India, that resulted in the death of over 20,000 people. Cancer, birth defects, deformities, and resource contamination continue in to this day. Most of the survivors of the Bhopal disaster have received little or no compensation from Dow Chemical.
January 27, 2012
Since the US began destroying its chemical weapon stockpiles in 1986, Craig Williams has been monitoring the process to ensure that safe disposal methods are in place.
He won the Goldman Prize in 2006 for his work to ban hazardous incineration techniques at weapons depots around the country.
January 25, 2012
Maria Gunnoe’s fight to end mountain top removal coal mining began in 2000, when a huge mining project got started on the ridge behind her home in Boone County, West Virginia.
January 18, 2012
In 2003 Von Hernandez won the Goldman Prize for his activism against toxic waste incineration in the Philippines.
January 16, 2012
An idea conceived by a group of friends over a round of beers in a Belgian pub 15 years ago is now getting serious traction throughout Western Europe as a model for land conservation. Its newest champion is tennis star Kim Clijsters, who is now an ambassador for one of Ignace Schops’ projects at Regionaal Landschap Kempen and Maasland (RLKM).
January 13, 2012
“I will continue fighting for rights and justice until the last days of my life.”
That is what 2008 Prize winner Luis Yanza said about the legal battle he and fellow Prize winner Pablo Fajardo been waging against the oil-giant Chevron for nearly 20 years.
January 11, 2012
Alexis Massol-Gonzalez, 2002 Prize winner from Puerto Rico, is celebrating the New Year with a victory for the fight against the proposed Via Verde pipeline. In mid-December, a court denied Via Verde’s request to expropriate residential land to make way for building.
January 9, 2012
Among the greatest environmental victories in Peru last year was the unanimous passage of the “Prior Consultation Law” by the Peruvian Congress. Signed into law by President Ollanta Humala, the bill requires companies to consult with indigenous communities before undertaking any development project on their traditional lands and marks a historic step forward for indigenous rights
December 21, 2011
The courageous and monumental work of all Goldman Prize winners brings us plenty of cheer this season. Happy holidays from all of us at the Goldman Prize. We look forward to more victories from our Prize recipients in the New Year.
Archive
- February 2012
- January 2012
- December 2011
- November 2011
- October 2011
- September 2011
- August 2011
- July 2011
- June 2011
- May 2011
- April 2011
- March 2011
- January 2011
- November 2010
- September 2010
- August 2010
- July 2010
- June 2010
- May 2010
- April 2010
- November 2009
- September 2009
- August 2009
- July 2009
- April 2009
- October 2008
- April 2008
- February 2008
- October 2007
- July 2007
- June 2007
View by Category
- Africa
- Asia
- Awards
- Bangladesh
- Colombia
- Democracy
- Ecuador
- Energy
- Environmental Education
- Environmental Justice
- Environmental Law
- Europe
- Food
- Forests
- Fracking
- Global Focus
- goldman fund
- India
- Indigenous Rights
- Island and Island Nations
- Islands
- Media
- Mill Valley Film Group
- Mining
- Mountaintop Removal
- North America
- Oceans
- Poaching
- Poland
- Prize Announcement
- Prize Ceremony
- Prize Tour
- Recipient News
- Russia
- Social Entrepreneur
- South & Central America
- South and Central America
- Sustainable Development
- USA
- Video
- Water
- Wildlife Conservation
