A Lawsuit in Ecuador

Fajardo was the focus of a Vanity Fair feature in May, 2007. CNN recently honored him with its CNN Hero Award.
Ivan Kashinsky / Aurora

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The lawyer was the focus of a Vanity Fair feature in May, 2007. CNN recently honored him with its CNN Hero Award and he was named the 2008 winner of the Goldman Environmental Prize, which annual awards $150,000 to grassroots environmentalists.

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