Eight Eco-Heroes Win Environmental 'Nobel Prize'

The Goldman prize, the annual "Nobel Prize" of the environmental movement, was awarded to eight "eco-heroes."

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April 22, 2002, 1:00 PM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"Three North American tribal leaders who led a drive to stop new oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge were among eight "eco-heroes" awarded a top world environmental award Monday.Other winners of this year's $125,000 Goldman environmental prize include a Somali grandmother who has fought to preserve her country's dwindling stands of old growth acacia trees and a Polish conservationist who pioneered the use of eco-tourism to preserve traditional family farms."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

FULL STORY: Eight "eco-heroes" win global environment prize

Monday, April 22, 2002 in Forbes

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