Former Earth Island Journal editor Gar Smith noted that as a mountaineer, "Dave Brower learned how to balance personal daring against gravity to over come daunting obstacles." He took that courage into his life as a conservationist, working tirelessly to create national parks and seashores, keep dams out of the Grand Canyon and other wild places, establish the National Wilderness Preservation System, and more.
To honor his legacy, Earth Island Institute created the Brewer Youth Awards in 2000. The Awards recognize six exceptional young environmental and social justice leaders from North America annually.
Many of the accolades heaped on Brower by his peers are fitting descriptors for this year's Brewer Youth Award recipients. They are "full of creative ideas as well as a razor-sharp sense of what the environmental movement should be doing to stay on the cutting edge" (Brent Blackwelder). Their work to create a "powerful movement with a powerful vision" (Jerry Mander) makes them planetary heroes.
Erica Fernandez, 16, Oxnard, CA
Project: No BHP Billiton LNG Facility Off Our Coast
When Fernandez learned that a liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility was proposed for the coast of Oxnard and Malibu that would include …
Brower Youth Awards.(Earth Island News)Former Earth Island Journal editor Gar Smith noted that as a mountaineer, "Dave Brower learned how to balance personal daring against gravity to over come daunting obstacles." He took that courage into his life as a conservationist, working tirelessly to create national parks and seashores, keep dams out of the Grand Canyon and other wild places, establish the National Wilderness Preservation System, and more.
To honor his legacy, Earth Island Institute created the Brewer Youth Awards in 2000. The Awards recognize six exceptional young environmental and social justice leaders from North America annually.
Many of the accolades heaped on Brower by his peers are fitting descriptors for this year's Brewer Youth Award recipients. They are "full of creative ideas as well as a razor-sharp sense of what the environmental movement should be doing to stay on the cutting edge" (Brent Blackwelder). Their work to create a "powerful movement with a powerful vision" (Jerry Mander) makes them planetary heroes.
Erica Fernandez, 16, Oxnard, CA
Project: No BHP Billiton LNG Facility Off Our Coast
When Fernandez learned that a liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility was proposed for the coast of Oxnard and Malibu that would include …
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