Conservationist of the Year '88

Saving the day again.... in 1988, the Marine Mammal Protection Act was in danger of being gutted, and Don White and Sam LaBudde of ET brought the details to U.S. Representative Pat Saiki. Saiki's influential committee membership gave her the power to stand up for the MMPA, and she succeeded in rolling back the pressure of those wanting to weaken the Act. Earthtrust awarded her it's "Conservationist of the Year" award for 1988 for this really incredible work.