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the 2011 selections for "Most Influential People in the Green Industry." Green Media's "Most Influential People in the Green Industry"
G Tom Delaney As Director of Government
Affairs for the Professional Landcare Network (PLANET), Tom Delaney reviews any bill that might impact the landscape
industry. If it will have an effect on the industry, he works with state groups to deal with it. "Being a one-person depart- ment in one association group, there are not a lot of things we can do all by ourselves — they all have to be done with part- ners," he said. "While we can't always be out there, we can alert people and train them to be out there, and then connect them with other groups that can help."
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Most Influential People in the Green Industry
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were nominated by their peers for their ongoing contributions to the Green Industry. The professionals selected for this honor were chosen from throughout the Green Industry, and exemplify a com- mitment to the industry and a widespread influence on their peers. Green Media congratulates all of those selected to this year's list of "Most Influential People in the Green Industry."
Industry watchdog Originally from New York,
Delaney majored in Agricul- ture at the University of Geor- gia. He went on to work for the Georgia Department of Agriculture for 15 years in the entomology and pesticide divi- sion, and was in charge of pes- ticide enforcement, certification, and training. De- laney later decided that he was more interested in lawn care than he was in agriculture,
partly because the area he worked — Atlanta — was more ornamental and turf than it was agricultural. As a result, in 1989, he took a job with the Professional Lawn Care Associ- ation of America (PLCAA) handling state government af- fairs. It wasn't long after De- laney started with PLCAA that Senator Harry Reid and Sena- tor Joseph Lieberman called for Senate subcommittee hear- ings on lawn care.
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