Way to go Bruce!

The environmental news site Grist.org has finally announced the winner of the 2008 eco-hero vote. Is it Barack Obama? James Hansen? No.

With 730 votes ... the Grist 2008 Eco-Hero of the Year is ... [drum roll] … Bruce Nilles. Nilles is director of the Sierra Club's National Coal Campaign, which has helped coordinate the extraordinary grassroots movement that's sprung up in the last few years to fight against new coal plants. This victory for Nilles is really a victory for that movement, which has -- with very little help from the establishment or resources from big-money funders -- pulled off an amazing string of victories that is still going on. Nice job, movement. And nice job, Bruce.

Of course, if you want to know what’s wrong with the environmental movement today, just read some of the nasty comments. Talk about Balkanized! Relax dudes. Yer all on the same side.