Political Quotes

“Vermont environmental advocate James Ehlers has won the prestigious 2016 Zetterstrom Environmental Award, an honor presented annually by Green Mountain Power Company. I know James well from having worked for most of the last two decades to protect and restore Lake Champlain. I have often found myself as the focus of his unrelenting vision to achieve a ``swimmable, fishable, drinkable'' Lake Champlain, and I agree with that vision. Since his earliest days with Lake Champlain International, LCI, James has made it his mission to restore Lake Champlain fisheries. In recent years, James has broadened his work and the mission of LCI to also address many known and suspected lake pollutants, to prevent the spread of invasive species, and to tackle many other issues affecting the our beloved Lake, which is also known as the jewel of New England. Named for the famed osprey advocate, Meeri Zetterstrom, the GMP- Zetterstrom Environmental Award is presented annually to one person, business, group, or nonprofit to honor a significant contribution to Vermont's environment. It is accompanied by a $2,500 donation to the winner's environmental cause. For James, of course, that is the Lake Champlain ecosystem. The hard work that makes this award so well-earned by Mr. Ehlers is detailed in an article published this month in The St. Albans Messenger. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that this article be printed in the Record.…”