Environmental Hall of Shame Winners 2009 – 2017
Hall of Shame Winners – Awards
2017 President Donald Trump – for pulling out of the Paris Climate Agreement and for opening up public lands for exploitation by fossil fuel companies. Gift: A chance to rejoin the Paris Agreement.
2016 The Palm Oil industry – for burning of millions of acres of tropical rain forests and for human rights violations. Award : A boycott of all conflict palm oil products.
2015 Governor Rick Snyder of Michigan for allowing the lead poisoning of Flint Michigan children . Award: A lead pipe connecting his office to the Flint River.
2014 Freedom Industries and ex-CEO Gary Southern – A prison cell with drinking water from the Elk River.
2013 The Koch Bothers – A boycott of their products: less money, less lobbying.
2012 Donors Trust and Donors Capital Fund – An IRS investigation of their of their tax-exempt status.
2011 Halliburton (Cheney) – A big glass of water from a well next to a hydrofracking operation.
2010 Koch Brothers – A petition to the Wizard of Oz for the grant of a social conscience.
2009 SpaceGuy, Newsvine Blogger – The movie Wall-E, representing his view of the future of Earth.