Diane Wilson (born October 17, 1948)[1] is an American environmental activist, an anti-war activist, and an author. In 1989, she was a shrimp boat captain in Calhoun County, Texas, and she saw an Associated Press article saying that the county had the most toxic waste disposal of all counties in America.[2] Texas produces the most amount of chemical waste than any other state in the United States, with the majority of the pollution concentrated on the state's Gulf Coast.[3] Wilson began a campaign against Formosa Plastics, a Taiwanese chemical company then building a PVC (polyvinyl chloride) facility near her town, with tactics including several hunger strikes and sinking her own boat to draw attention to the matter.[2][4][5] In 1994 she won "zero discharge" agreements (meaning no liquid effluent discharge into the environment) from Formosa and Alcoa.[5]
Wilson has also protested at meetings concerning the BP oil spill, as well as protesting in support of victims of the 1984 Bhopal, India, Union Carbide gas leak.[6][7]
She is a co-founder of the anti-war organization CODEPINK.[4]
In 2005 a documentary was made about her, titled Texas Gold.[7][8][9] It won several awards, including "Best Documentary" at the New York CityShort Film Festival.[10]
She has received the "Hellraiser of the Month" award from Mother Jones magazine,[7] and a number of other awards, including National Fisherman Magazine Award, Louis Gibbs' Environmental Lifetime Award, Louisiana Environmental Action (LEAN) Environmental Award, Giraffe Project, Jenifer Altman Award and the Bioneers Award.[11]
In 2006, she was honored with the Blue Planet Award from Ethecon Foundation, one of the comparatively very few 'grass-root' foundations[12] for "more than 20 years of commitment to environmental issues, even putting her life at risk."[13]
In 2013, Wilson participated in the movement to close Guantanamo Bay, calling for Obama to release the prisoners that had been declared for release, give the men a fair trial, and end indefinite detention. Most notably, she stood in solidarity with the hunger strikers by fasting on salt and water for 58 days. Her fast ended on June 26, 2013 on International Day in Support of Victims of Torture after jumping the White House fence at a Close Guantanamo protest (with groups including Amnesty International, CODEPINK, Veterans for Peace, and Witness Against Torture) in an attempt to deliver a letter to President Barack Obama.[14] Wilson was charged with unlawful entry and handed over to local authorities.[15]
In 2019, she was a plaintiff to a suit, Waterkeeper v. Formosa, against Formosa Plastics for violations of the Clean Water Act resulting in discharges of pollution along the Texas coast. Along with other volunteers, she collected millions of nurdles that served as evidence in the case. The suit was settled for $50 million in October 2019.[16]
^"TEXAS GOLD: Award Winning Documentary about Diane Wilson". Texasgoldmovie.com. Retrieved 2012-08-02.
^"Our Chelsea Green Authors : Diane Wilson". Chelsea Green Publishing. Retrieved 2013-04-04.
^. Chelsea Green Publishing. September 14, 2009. Archived from the original on April 15, 2010. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
^"Justification of the Blue Planet Award 2006". ethecon - Stiftung Ethik & Ökonomie. 2007. Retrieved 2013-04-05.
^"Scaling the White House fence to close Guantánamo". wagingnonviolence.org. 2013. Retrieved 2013-08-13.
^"HuffPost - Breaking News, U.S. And World News". HuffPost.
^"No More Nurdles? Formosa's Agreement to Stop Pumping Plastics Into Lavaca Bay Is Historic". Texas Monthly. 2019. Retrieved 2020-08-19.
^"Introducing the 2023 Goldman Environmental Prize Winners". Goldman Environmental Prize. April 24, 2023. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
^Lakhani, Nina (April 24, 2023). "2023 Goldman environmental prize winners include Texas Gulf coast defender". The Guardian. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
External linksedit
Official website
Diane Wilson's blog
Portrait of Diane Wilson, "Texas Gold" (2008) at IMDb and on YouTube
April 15, 2024
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Diane Wilson born October 17 1948 1 is an American environmental activist an anti war activist and an author In 1989 she was a shrimp boat captain in Calhoun County Texas and she saw an Associated Press article saying that the county had the most toxic waste disposal of all counties in America 2 Texas produces the most amount of chemical waste than any other state in the United States with the majority of the pollution concentrated on the state s Gulf Coast 3 Wilson began a campaign against Formosa Plastics a Taiwanese chemical company then building a PVC polyvinyl chloride facility near her town with tactics including several hunger strikes and sinking her own boat to draw attention to the matter 2 4 5 In 1994 she won zero discharge agreements meaning no liquid effluent discharge into the environment from Formosa and Alcoa 5 Diane WilsonBorn 1948 10 17 October 17 1948 age 75 NationalityAmericanOccupation s Activist authorOrganizationCode PinkAwardsGoldman Environmental PrizeWebsitedianewilsonactivist wbr orgWilson has also protested at meetings concerning the BP oil spill as well as protesting in support of victims of the 1984 Bhopal India Union Carbide gas leak 6 7 She is a co founder of the anti war organization CODEPINK 4 In 2005 a documentary was made about her titled Texas Gold 7 8 9 It won several awards including Best Documentary at the New York City Short Film Festival 10 She has received the Hellraiser of the Month award from Mother Jones magazine 7 and a number of other awards including National Fisherman Magazine Award Louis Gibbs Environmental Lifetime Award Louisiana Environmental Action LEAN Environmental Award Giraffe Project Jenifer Altman Award and the Bioneers Award 11 In 2006 she was honored with the Blue Planet Award from Ethecon Foundation one of the comparatively very few grass root foundations 12 for more than 20 years of commitment to environmental issues even putting her life at risk 13 In 2013 Wilson participated in the movement to close Guantanamo Bay calling for Obama to release the prisoners that had been declared for release give the men a fair trial and end indefinite detention Most notably she stood in solidarity with the hunger strikers by fasting on salt and water for 58 days Her fast ended on June 26 2013 on International Day in Support of Victims of Torture after jumping the White House fence at a Close Guantanamo protest with groups including Amnesty International CODEPINK Veterans for Peace and Witness Against Torture in an attempt to deliver a letter to President Barack Obama 14 Wilson was charged with unlawful entry and handed over to local authorities 15 In 2019 she was a plaintiff to a suit Waterkeeper v Formosa against Formosa Plastics for violations of the Clean Water Act resulting in discharges of pollution along the Texas coast Along with other volunteers she collected millions of nurdles that served as evidence in the case The suit was settled for 50 million in October 2019 16 In 2023 Wilson was awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize for North America 17 18 Books edit2005 Nobody Particular One Woman s Fight to Save The Bays by Molly Bang ISBN 978 1931498944 2006 An Unreasonable Woman A True Story of Shrimpers Politicos Polluters and the Fight for Seadrift Texas by Diane Wilson ISBN 978 1 931498 88 3 2008 Holy Roller Growing Up in the Church of Knock Down Drag Out or How I Quit Loving a Blue Eyed Jesus by Diane Wilson ISBN 978 1933392820 2011 Diary of an Eco Outlaw An Unreasonable Woman Breaks the Law for Mother Earth by Diane Wilson ISBN 978 1603582155 References edit Wilson Diane 1948 LC Linked Data Service Library of Congress Retrieved April 24 2023 a b Independent News Media from Columbus Ohio The Free Press Retrieved 2012 08 02 Diane Wilson Goldman Environmental Prize 2023 03 03 Retrieved 2023 08 01 a b Website by Karakas Passion into Action Diane Wilson See Jane Do Archived from the original on 2011 01 15 Retrieved 2012 08 02 a b An Unreasonable Woman by Diane Wilson Reviews Chelsea Green Retrieved 2012 08 02 Protester Diane Wilson Disrupts Tony Hayward Testimony Video Political Hotsheet CBS News Retrieved 2012 08 02 a b c Diane Wilson Champion for Mother Earth Iowasource com Archived from the original on 2016 03 03 Retrieved 2012 08 02 Texas Gold Documentary Synopsis Texasgoldmovie com 2005 10 03 Retrieved 2012 08 02 http www texasgoldmovie com pdf texasgoldpressrelease pdf bare URL PDF TEXAS GOLD Award Winning Documentary about Diane Wilson Texasgoldmovie com Retrieved 2012 08 02 Our Chelsea Green Authors Diane Wilson Chelsea Green Publishing Retrieved 2013 04 04 What do Hugo Chavez Vandana Shiva and Diane Wilson Have In Common Chelsea Green Publishing September 14 2009 Archived from the original on April 15 2010 Retrieved July 10 2015 Justification of the Blue Planet Award 2006 ethecon Stiftung Ethik amp Okonomie 2007 Retrieved 2013 04 05 Scaling the White House fence to close Guantanamo wagingnonviolence org 2013 Retrieved 2013 08 13 HuffPost Breaking News U S And World News HuffPost No More Nurdles Formosa s Agreement to Stop Pumping Plastics Into Lavaca Bay Is Historic Texas Monthly 2019 Retrieved 2020 08 19 Introducing the 2023 Goldman Environmental Prize Winners Goldman Environmental Prize April 24 2023 Retrieved April 24 2023 Lakhani Nina April 24 2023 2023 Goldman environmental prize winners include Texas Gulf coast defender The Guardian Retrieved April 24 2023 External links editOfficial website Diane Wilson s blog Portrait of Diane Wilson Texas Gold 2008 at IMDb and on YouTube Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Diane Wilson amp oldid 1201089377, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
