Latest Posts pg. 58
CNN Leaves Out Critical Voice in Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining Story
August 15, 2011
Last night, CNN aired “Battle for Blair Mountain: Working in America,” a documentary piece on coal mining hosted by Soledad O’Brien. While the piece makes an effort to represent both sides of the issue, it leaves out a critical voice: Appalachian families whose health and livelihoods have been in steady decline because of mountaintop removal…
Read more
Arab Spring in Egypt Brings ‘Pivotal Moment’ for Garbage Collectors
August 5, 2011
1994 Goldman Prize winner Laila Iskandar and her Cairo-based NGO, the Spirit of Youth Association (SYA), saw an opportunity in Egypt’s recent political uprising to raise awareness about the importance of proper waste management. They set up shop in the now infamous Tahrir Square, installing a total of 50 containers on each corner of the…
Read more
Fight Against Coal gets $50 Million Boost From Bloomberg
July 22, 2011
We were thrilled to hear yesterday’s announcement: New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg is donating $50 million to their campaign to eliminate the dirtiest coal-fired power plants. The funding will provide a huge boost to the Sierra Club’s grassroots anti-coal movement, and represents a huge victory for Judy Bond (2003) and Maria Gunnoe (2009)’s fight to…
Read morePrigi Arisandi (2011) Releases New Study, Pressures Government to Act
July 21, 2011
2011 Goldman Prize winner Prigi Arisandi and his team at ECOTON have been busily casting their nets in and out of the Surabaya River to take stock of the local fish habitat. They recently released findings from this population survey and are taking them to the government to develop sustainable river management policies. The study…
Read more
EPA Announces Strict New Regulations
July 14, 2011
Last week marked an important victory for Hilton Kelly (2011) and the fight for clean air and pollution control. On Thursday, July 7, the EPA announced new regulations known as the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule that will force hundreds of power plants to reduce harmful emissions known to cause illnesses in downwind communities. Hilton Kelly…
Read moreFight to Keep Poland GMO Free Reaches New Turning Point
July 12, 2011
Jadwiga Lopata (2002) has had a busy year so far, holding mass picnics, organizing online poster design contests, staging press conferences, and dressing up as Frankenstein potatoes at street demonstrations to keep genetically modified crops out of Poland. The events are successfully educating people about the risks associated with growing and eating genetically modified foods.…
Read more
New Grant Program Provides Legal Support For Goldman Prize Winners
July 7, 2011
The Environmental Defender Law Center (EDLC) recently introduced a new grants program that will fund legal expenses in cases against corporations harming the environment and human rights. Two of the first three grants will support the work of Goldman Environmental Prize recipients Rashida Bee and Champa Devi Shukla (2004) and Stephanie Roth (2005), allowing them…
Read moreJuan Mayr (1993) Named Colombian Ambassador To Germany
July 5, 2011
Recognizing his achievements in the field of ecology and land preservation, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos named 1993 Goldman Prize winner and former environment minister Juan Mayr the new ambassador to Germany. Mayr joins the ranks of several Goldman Prize winners who have been appointed to or won elected office such as Marina Silva (1996), who…
Read more
Inspiring Footage of the 2011 Prize Winners in Celebration of the 4th of July
July 1, 2011
This Fourth of July weekend, get inspired by recounting the amazing journey that our 2011 Prize winners took from grassroots organizing to shaking hands with the President of the United States:
Read moreRussia Ratifies Stockholm Convention
June 30, 2011
We are pleased to announce that on June 27, Russia ratified the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs). Russia signed the convention back in 2002, and while it has taken nearly 10 years to be ratified, it is a big step forward for the environmental community, especially 2009 Goldman Prize winner Olga Speranskaya and the…
Read more