Pat Costner
Pat Costner (born 1 November 1940) is an United States, American scientist and environmentalist. She is a founder and director of the group Save the Ozarks (StO). She worked for a long time as an advocacy scientist for Greenpeace and International Pollutants Elimination Network (IPEN). Life Born in 1940, Pat Costner has lived in Eureka Springs, Arkansas, Eureka Springs, Arkansas, since the 1970s. In March 1991, arsonists set fire to her home in an incident later cited as an example of violence against environmental activists in ''The War Against the Greens'', a study on the Wise Use movement and Anti-environmentalism, anti-environmental violence in the United States. Sheila O’Donnell, a private investigator hired by Greenpeace, described the event as “a professional hit,” implying it was targeted rather than random. Costner had lived in the house for over 20 years and raised her children there. She rebuilt her home after the fire and continued to reside there. Activity in c ...
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