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he achieved, are the greatest achievements of his tenure,” said PEC board chairman Charles Whitehouse.”
Mr. Dennis contends that “It is much easier to beat a bad idea than sell a good one,” and the PEC has indeed succeeded in defeating concepts it opposed. There was the battle over uranium mining 10 years ago. The PEC faced a large corporation, Union Carbide, which had the blessing at first of the governor. It seemed like an insurmountable challenge, but the underdog won.
And the script, for the Disney fight was written.
The PEC found itself thrust to the front of a dogged opposition front composed of a variety of antiDisney environmental organizations. On its biggest stage, in front of its biggest audience, the PEC delivered its best performance.
The PEC’s Chris Miller praised Mr. Dennis as a “terrific executive” throughout the campaign. “He’s got an enormous amount of experience with those issues...he was an amazing resource.”
Even those whose views sharply differ from Mr. Dennis acknowledge his skill in mobilizing the campaign. Warrenton attorney H. Ben Jones
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