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tonight in san francisco. >> this year's goldman environmental prize winners were chosen among more0 nominations for their courage in battling issues including pollution, deforestation and climate justice. >> some of them have never been on an airplane. many of them have never been to the united states. so it's a little bit of a culture shock. but when they begin to understand and how impactful their work is and what a difference they've made, i think that they actually feel stronger and more driven. >> john goldman's parents, san francisco philanthropists, rhoda and richard goldman, set out to create an environmental counterpart to the nobel prize in 1989. >> we have about half a million diesel trucks on our roads every single day, representing north america. >> andrea vidari is a california activist whose. work prompted the state to pass emissions limits for the trucking and rail industries. >> we must continue the fight for accountability, regulations and oversight of the freight system so that it operates in a way that is safer for every worker and every community. >> other winn
tonight in san francisco. >> this year's goldman environmental prize winners were chosen among more0 nominations for their courage in battling issues including pollution, deforestation and climate justice. >> some of them have never been on an airplane. many of them have never been to the united states. so it's a little bit of a culture shock. but when they begin to understand and how impactful their work is and what a difference they've made, i think that they actually feel...
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this year's goldman environmental prize winners were chosen among more than 100 nominations for theirourage in battling issues, including pollution, deforestation and climate justice. >> some of them have never been on an airplane. many of them have never been to the united states, so it's a little bit of a culture shock. but when they begin to understand how impactful their work is and what a difference they've made, i think that they actually feel stronger and more driven. >> john goldman's parents, san francisco philanthropists rhoda and richard goldman, set out to create an environmental counterpart to the nobel prize in 1989. we have about half a million diesel trucks on our roads every single day representing north america, andrea vidari is a california activist whose work prompted the state to pass emissions limits for the trucking and rail industries. >> we must continue the fight for accountability, regulation and oversight of the freight system so that it operates in a way that is safer for every worker and every community. >> other winners include known slave tumor and syna
this year's goldman environmental prize winners were chosen among more than 100 nominations for theirourage in battling issues, including pollution, deforestation and climate justice. >> some of them have never been on an airplane. many of them have never been to the united states, so it's a little bit of a culture shock. but when they begin to understand how impactful their work is and what a difference they've made, i think that they actually feel stronger and more driven. >> john...
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is one of richard and rhoda goldman's sons and board president of the goldman environmental prize foundation, now in its 35th year, the prize has honored 219 grassroots leaders from 95 countries. the winners selected for their courage tackling issues including pollution and deforestation, preserving wildlife habitats. >> my parents cared deeply about the welfare of the planet. from early on, my dad loved to hike. my mom relished jumping into those ice cold streams in the sierra without any hesitation whatsoever. and we all marveled at that. >> reflecting back over the years, he shared stories of how he and his siblings all jumped in to help his parents brainstorm. at the beginning. and that, he said, led to the creation of the prizes symbolic award statue called the orebaugh . >> we decided that there would be six geophysical areas of the planet six winners from six regions, he says, each receiving $60,000 at the time, six times 60 is 360. and so we got this whole sense of, you know, this 360 degree kind of view, which is what the ouroboros is, is the mythical snake eating its own tail. >> a
is one of richard and rhoda goldman's sons and board president of the goldman environmental prize foundation, now in its 35th year, the prize has honored 219 grassroots leaders from 95 countries. the winners selected for their courage tackling issues including pollution and deforestation, preserving wildlife habitats. >> my parents cared deeply about the welfare of the planet. from early on, my dad loved to hike. my mom relished jumping into those ice cold streams in the sierra without...
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in san francisco. >> this year's goldman environmental prize winners were chosen among more than 100battling issues including pollution, deforestation and climate justice. >> some of them have never been on an airplane. many of them have never been to the united states. so it's a little bit of a culture shock. but when they begin to understand how impactful their work is and what a difference they've made, i think that they actually feel stronger and more driven. >> john goldman's parents, san francisco philanthropists rhoda and richard goldman, set out to create an environmental counterpart to the nobel prize in 1989. we have about half a million diesel trucks on our roads every single day representing north america. andrea vidari is a california activist whose work prompted the state to pass emissions limits for the trucking and rail industries. >> we must continue the fight for accountability, regulations and oversight of the freight system so that it operates in a way that is safer for every worker and every community. >> other winners include known slay, bhishma and synagogue zu
in san francisco. >> this year's goldman environmental prize winners were chosen among more than 100battling issues including pollution, deforestation and climate justice. >> some of them have never been on an airplane. many of them have never been to the united states. so it's a little bit of a culture shock. but when they begin to understand how impactful their work is and what a difference they've made, i think that they actually feel stronger and more driven. >> john...
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is one of richard and rhoda goldman's sons and board president of the goldman environmental prize foundationassroots leaders from 95 countries. the winners selected for their courage tackling issues including pollution and deforestation, preserving wildlife habitats. >> my parents cared deeply about the welfare of the planet. from early on, my dad loved to hike. my mom relished jumping into those ice cold streams in the sierra without any hesitation whatsoever. and we all marveled at that. >> reflect back over the years, he shared stories of how he and his siblings all jumped in to help his parents brainstorm. at the beginning. and that, he said, led to the creation of the prizes symbolic award statue called the ouroboros. >> we decided that there would be six geophysical areas of the planet six winners from six regions, he says. >> each receiving $60,000 at the time, six times 60 is 360. >> and so we got this whole sense of, you know, this 360 degree kind of view, which is what the ouroboros is, is the mythical snake eating its own tail. >> an ouroboros is a snake or dragon forming a perfec
is one of richard and rhoda goldman's sons and board president of the goldman environmental prize foundationassroots leaders from 95 countries. the winners selected for their courage tackling issues including pollution and deforestation, preserving wildlife habitats. >> my parents cared deeply about the welfare of the planet. from early on, my dad loved to hike. my mom relished jumping into those ice cold streams in the sierra without any hesitation whatsoever. and we all marveled at...
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is one of richard and rhoda goldman's sons and board president of the goldman environmental prize foundation, now in its 35th year, the prize has honored 219 grassroots leaders from 95 countries. the winners selected for their courage tackling issues including pollution and deforestation, preserving wildlife habitats. >> my parents cared deeply about the welfare of the planet. from early on, my dad loved to hike. my mom relished jumping into those ice cold streams in the sierra without any hesitation whatsoever. and we all marveled at that. reflect back over the years, he shared stories of how he and his siblings all jumped in to help his parents brainstorm. >> at the beginning. and that, he said, led to the creation of the prizes symbolic award statue called the ouroboros. >> we decided that there would be six geophysical areas of the planet six winners from six regions, he says. >> each receiving $60,000 at the time, six times 60 is 360. >> and so we got this whole sense of, you know, this 360 degree kind of view, which is what the ouroboros is, is the mythical snake eating its own tail. >
is one of richard and rhoda goldman's sons and board president of the goldman environmental prize foundation, now in its 35th year, the prize has honored 219 grassroots leaders from 95 countries. the winners selected for their courage tackling issues including pollution and deforestation, preserving wildlife habitats. >> my parents cared deeply about the welfare of the planet. from early on, my dad loved to hike. my mom relished jumping into those ice cold streams in the sierra without...
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. >> reporter: the goldman environmental prize known as the green noble awards was just held at the war memorial opera house. it honors grass-roots activists from around the world. one of the winners, a 29-year-old southern californian. born and raised in the inland empire. known for some of the worst air quality in the united states. >> right now the logistics industry almost 100% runs on diesel. it causes asthma, industrial allergies, heart issues, lung issues. >> reporter: persuading the california air resources board to adopt two ground breaking regulations. they significantly limit trucking and rail emissions >> this is all of california, climate change, there is for communities impacted. >> reporter: inspiring us all, that change is possible. >> the goldman prize was founded 35 years ago by the late san francisco goldman. each honorary receives $200,000. to read each story, they are incredible and see what they accomplished. go to kpix.com. >>> caught with a strange-looking passenger. this driver is paying for . >>> highway commuters don't think about trying this one. they busted
. >> reporter: the goldman environmental prize known as the green noble awards was just held at the war memorial opera house. it honors grass-roots activists from around the world. one of the winners, a 29-year-old southern californian. born and raised in the inland empire. known for some of the worst air quality in the united states. >> right now the logistics industry almost 100% runs on diesel. it causes asthma, industrial allergies, heart issues, lung issues. >> reporter:...
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ktvu betty yu tells us about the winners of this year's goldman environmental prize, presented in san francisco. >> this year's goldman environmental prize winners were chosen among more than 100 nominations for their courage in battling issues, including pollution. deforest station and climate justice. >> some of them have never been on an airplane. many of them have never been to the united states, so it's a little bit of a culture shock. but when they begin to understand how impactful their work is and what a difference they've made, i think that they actually feel stronger and more driven. >> john goldman's parents, san francisco philanthropists rhoda and richard goldman, set out to create an environmental counterpart to the nobel prize in 1989. we have about half a million diesel trucks on our roads every single day representing north america. andrea vidari is a california activist whose work prompted the state to pass emissions limits for the trucking and rail industries. >> we must continue the fight for accountability, regulations and oversight of the freight system so that it
ktvu betty yu tells us about the winners of this year's goldman environmental prize, presented in san francisco. >> this year's goldman environmental prize winners were chosen among more than 100 nominations for their courage in battling issues, including pollution. deforest station and climate justice. >> some of them have never been on an airplane. many of them have never been to the united states, so it's a little bit of a culture shock. but when they begin to understand how...