- Rosa Hilda Ramos
Rosa Hilda Ramos is the second Puerto Rican recipient of the
Goldman Environmental Prize , a prestigious award given to grassroots environmentalists from around the world and popularly known as the "Green Nobel prize" [ [http://www.elnuevodia.com/diario/noticia/puertoricohoy/noticias/premio_internacional_para_lider_comunitaria/391754 ADENDI ] ] . A housewife and environmental activist based inCataño, Puerto Rico , Ramos received the award for helping save theLas Cucharillas mangrove from development. She also successfully battled the area's main air polluter --the government-ownedPuerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA)-- forcing the public utility to dramatically reduce the lever of pollutants discharged into the atmosphere and forcing it to pay a $7 million federal fine.The 2008 Goldman Environmental Prize, which includes a $150,000 monetary grant, was awarded to seven recipients in
San Francisco, California on April 14, 2008.References
* [http://www.goldmanprize.org/2008/islands Goldman Environmental Prize]
* [http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120794631159508661.html Wall Street Journal]
* [http://www.odemagazine.com/doc/53/puerto-ricos-clean-up-woman/ Ode magazine]
* [http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/06/not_your_typica.php TreeHugger.com (interview)]
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