Giraffe Heroes Clean Up the Environment
by Giraffe Heroes Project on Oct 15, 2013 | Views: 286 | Score: 2
Lost by Jim and Karen Claus in their efforts to force Fed. Govt to clean up Refuge | Spent by Federal Government when they finally cleaned up Refuge, thanks to Claus' efforts | |
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Costs of Saving Kesterton Wildlife Refuge | 1.5 | 85 |
Millions of Dollars($)
Sources:
giraffe.org
Jim and Karen Claus of Sherwood OR lost their home, four businesses, $1.5 million, and were repeatedly threatened when they took on powerful California water, land and farming interests to expose the ecological calamity of Kesterton Wildlife Refuge. The Clauses kept pushing until the federal government spent $85 million to clean up Kesterton.