CCNC Green Tie Awards

Green Tie Awards
Submitted by ryanteaguebeckwith
May 24, 2007

Carolyn Justice Conservation Council environment Janet Cowell Joe Hackney Pricey Harrison Under the Dome

Four lawmakers were recognized for environmental efforts Wednesday.

House Speaker Joe Hackney, Sen. Janet Cowell, and Reps. Pricey Harrison and Carolyn Justice were honored by the Conservation Council of North Carolina at its first "Green Tie" dinner.

Hackney was given the Jane Sharp lifetime award for leading a state ban on phostpates in the mid 1980s and sponsoring the Clean Water Act of 1999.

Cowell, a Raleigh Democrat, was honored as "Senator of the Year" and Harrison, a Greensboro Democrat, was "Representative of the Year."

Justice, a Hampstead Republican, was recognized as a "Defender of the Environment" for a bill to increase environmental standards on hog farms.