Uroš Macerl, an organic farmer from Slovenia, successfully stopped a cement kiln from co-incinerating petcoke with hazardous industrial waste by rallying legal support from fellow Eko Krog activists and leveraging his status as the only citizen allowed to challenge the plant's permits. (goldmanprize.org)
In the Q&A below, we catch up with 2017 Goldman Prize winner Uroš Macerl, an organic farmer from Slovenia who successfully stopped a Lafarge cement kiln from co-incinerating petcoke with hazardous industrial waste by rallying legal support from fellow Eko Krog activists and leveraging his status as the only citizen allowed to challenge the plant's permits. (goldmanprize.org)
Some people, like the Koch brothers, see Petcoke as a money maker. (greencarcongress.com)