Dear Friends,

I want to share some great news with you.

Hilton Kelley, GCM Board Member, long time community partner and friend, has just won the Goldman Prize, the world's largest and most prestigious prize for grassroots environmentalists.

We here at Global Community Monitor are proud of Hilton and congratulate him on this great achievement of being recognized for all the incredible work that he has done to protect Port Arthur, Texas from oil refinery pollution and raise national awareness about the struggle of fenceline communities.

But Hilton is not resting on his laurels - he's come out swinging at Texas refineries like Chevron and Shell for opposing a toxic spill warning system:

http://panews.com/local/x300778192/Groups-disagree-on-siren-alerts-for-industrial-emergencies

We hope that everyone living on the fenceline of a polluting facility and anyone who cares about clean air and healthy communities is inspired by this award.

Sincerely,

Denny Larson 
Executive Director 
Global Community Monitor

Read more and watch the Prize video at:

http://goldmanprize.org/2011/northamerica

http://goldmanprize.org/blog/2011-prize-recipients-news