These days, every new Whistleblower, Environmental Activist or Crusader is called "The New Erin Brockovich" or "The Erin Brockovich of..."
Who have YOU heard of who is the new Erin?
Brockovich I-Village
stick-to-it-ive-ness n. informal - Unwavering pertinacity; perseverance
Carol Moore, Pensacola Investigator
Cheryl Schmit...Erin Brockovich of...
Meet the Erin Brockovich of Indian casino wars.
Fearing that it would smother community character, Schmit joined other residents to battle a proposed casino which eventually abandoned Penryn for an industrial park on the other side of Placer County.
The controversy stopped right there for most of her neighbors. For Schmit, it was just beginning.
Read more here:
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4176/is_20031110/ai_n14565906
Penelope Wynne ... Erin Brockovich of
Erin Brockovich of Seaforth
Penelope Wynne, commonly known as the "goat lady of Seaforth", said she was "standing up for the little people" in the election and said she would campaign for more stringent accountability by council.
Ms Wynne has become a well-known figure in Manly through her public stoushes with council over a development application and for helping local businesses fight a trading curfew on the Manly Corso.
Read about her here:
'Erin Brockovich of Seaforth' preferences Coalition
The headlines say
The headlines say
"Is this the new Erin Brockovich?
A small town. A contaminated water supply. An ordinary woman.
An extraordinary story.
by Andrew Gumbel"
Soon after moving to Fallon, in Nevada, Laura White's husband Michael started developing skin lesions on his arms. As his condition worsened over the course of a week it got so bad that it began to resemble psoriasis the couple suspected that it might have something to do with the water supply.