Goldman Prize

A Fit of Peak

An interview with ‘Green Nobel’ winner Maria Gunnoe 0
Posted 7 months ago
The West Virginia activist talks about the horrors of mountaintop mining, the fierceness of Appalachian mothers, and the unintended motivation that Obama's giving Big Coal.
Letter from Europe

The Goldman Prize: True tales of bravery 3
Posted 7 months ago
"Most environmental prizes go to worthy but well known figures, most of whose mantelpieces already groan under the burden of similar honors," writes Grist contributor and Goldman Prize juror Geoffrey Lean. "The Goldman Prize, by contrast, is for the unknowns and unrecognized, individuals who are fighting -- and winning -- desperate battles, often in obscure corners of the planet, almost always against overwhelming odds, and commonly at immense personal risk."
OVEC Organizer Wins Goldman

King coal takedown: Maria Gunnoe 2
Posted 7 months, 1 week ago
Since 1997, when Gunnoe served as a volunteer on underground mine fires and air quality issues, the West Virginia and Cherokee native has been one of the most vocal advocates for justice in the Appalachian coalfields. Refusing to back down to numerous threats from King Coal thugs or leave her ancestral land, she has emerged as an inspiring heroine in the coalfields for the rest of the nation.