These two organizations together with 58 Mexico environmental groups formed an unprecedented coalition that worked to constantly apply pressure on many levels, inside and outside Mexico. I charted out all the international, Mexican, State, local and other stakeholders and asked what were their interests. I then designed a series of actions to be implemented by the coalition, which, together with other advisors, it further developed and pursued with great success. Many of my colleagues assisted me in doing the research to define who were the players, what were their interests, and what would motivate them to put an end to this project. We lobbied UN organizations and Mexican politicians, we intervened into Mexico's negotiations for a Mexico-EU free trade agreement, we filed numerous lawsuits in Mexico, and we sought support from the general public through letters, a boycott and a divestiture campaign against Mitsubishi.
Most people find the project objectionable.
Mexican poll results indicated that sixty-nine percent were opposed to the project. A survey in the United States found that seventy-nine percent opposed the plans. San Diego School Reform K-12 Education reform, led by the San Diego Unified School District's Alan Bersin and Anthony Alvarado, is under scrutiny in San Diego this year. Grimes spoke about the distribution of high quality teachers, the role of teacher expectations, and successful reform efforts in other US school districts, such as El Paso, Texas. Grimes' talk is the first in a series of San Diego IRPS alumni roundtables which provides a forum for alumni to learn about each other's careers and expertise.