GOVERNORCHRISCHRISTIE

THENandNOW
NJEnvironmentalFederations27th AnnualConference STANDUPFORNEWJERSEY: FightingforCleanWater,Air&Land Saturday,April62013atGeorgianCourtUniversity

THEN:
COMMITMENTSAS CANDIDATE CHRISTIE2009

CleanWater andLandUse

CleanWater/LandUse

BarnegatBay/Fertilizer "CleanupBarnegatBaywithstronger lawsandrulestostopthenitrogenand phosphoruspoisoningtheBay(2). Thiswillbeatoppriorityofmy Administration.(3)

CleanWater/LandUse

Category1Waters "StrengtheningtheC1program,weakened bytheCorzineAdministration,toprotect NewJersey'smostimportantwatersalsoin thefirst100days"(2)

CleanWater/LandUse

StatePlan Weneedtodevelopintherightplacesand justsaynointhewrongonesandmy Administrationwilldojustthat.(3)

CleanWater/LandUse WaterSupply "Itisoutrageousthatthe[Corzine] Administrationcontinuestodelaytherequired reviewofawatersupplymasterplan(1)

therecanbenomoreseriousenvironmental issuefacingourstate.Wemustensureasafe, adequateandsustainablesupplyofwater(1) fortoolongwehavebeenflyingblind(1) Atthestartofmyadministration,wewill assessthestateofourdrinkingwater,both quantityandquality."(1)

CleanEnergy, CleanAir,and ClimateChange

CleanEnergy,CleanAir& ClimateChange

EnergyMasterPlan(EMP)/GlobalWarming ResponseAct (GWRA)

"WhileJonCorzinesigningtheGWRAand updatingNewJerseysEMPandthestrong goalscontainedthereinarelaudable, implementationhereandahostofrelated issuesisquitedisappointing.Incontrast Iamcommittedtoaggressivelypursuing thesegoals."(3)

CleanEnergy,CleanAir& ClimateChange

Nuclear
"enactingpoliciesin thefirst100daysto stopthefishslaughter resultingfromflawed coolingsystemsatthe SalemandOyster Creeknuclearplants" (2)

CleanEnergy,CleanAir& ClimateChange

Coal/Renewables/ClimateChange Iopposetheproposedcoalplantin Linden.(3) betterfocusedonrenewableand efficiencyefforts(3) Duetoglobalwarmingandforourown security,weneedtoreducenotincrease ourrelianceonfossilandforeignfuels(3)

CleanEnergy,CleanAir& ClimateChange

OffShoreDrilling Iwillopposeany attempttodrilloffthe coastofNewJersey (3)

CleanEnergy,CleanAir& ClimateChange

Diesel
"Requirestate contractorstoretrofit theirdieselengines"(2) "Irecognizetoomany folksgetsickfrom dieselexhaustwithall theensuinghealthand economiccosts"(3)

Appointments

Appointments
"Allofmy appointmentswillbe baseduponthe qualificationsand commitmentofthe nomineetothe advancementofthe missionofthe organizationandto NewJersey."(1)

Environmental Values

EnvironmentalValues EnvironmentalJustice/CumulativeImpacts
toomanycommunitiesbeara disproportionateshareofthe pollutionburden(3)

IwillrequiremyAdministration todevelopstandardsand guidelinesandimplementthem sothatcumulativeand disproportionateimpactswill carrymuchgreaterweightinour decisions(3).

EnvironmentalValues

Cost/BenefitAnalysis "requireamoreaccuratecost/benefitanalysis oflivessaved,illnessesavoided,natural resourcespreserved,workandschooldays notlostduetosickness,andhealthcare costs(3)

NOW:
20102013
ChristieAdministration EnvironmentalRecord

CleanWater andLandUse

CleanWater/LandUse

BarnegatBay/Fertilizer
Developed10pointBarnegat BayPlan,includingnations strongestfertilizerlaw. Failstoeffectivelyaddress overdevelopment,oneofthe greatestsourcesofpollutionin theBay. Vetoedseveralbills,weakened rules,anddelayedkeyelements ofthePlanthatwouldfixthis.

CleanWater/LandUse

Category1
Failedtofulfill commitmentto strengthenthisprogram inthefirst100days. Hassincetakenstepsto weakentheprogram, e.g.,PermitExtensionAct of2012andWQMP amendments.

CleanWater/LandUse

DrinkingWater
Repeatedlyrejectedexpertadviceofown panelonacceptablelevelsofhealthimpairing contaminants. EffectivelyissuedastopworkorderonPFOA, perchlorate,radium,chromium,etal.

CleanWater/LandUse

Fracking
Helpedsecure,butnow supportslifting, moratoriumondrillingin DelawareRiverWatershed. VetoedbansonNJdrilling andprocessingoffrack waste. Notadvocatingforstrong DelawareRiverBasin Commission(DRBC) regulation.

CleanWater/LandUse

StrategicPlan
Toodiscretionarywith emphasisongrowth attheexpenseof protection. Supportiveofpolicies thatbreakhis promisetodevelopin therightplacesand notthewrongones.

CleanWater/LandUse

WaterSupply Despitecampaign rhetorictothecontrary, theWaterSupply MasterPlanhasnot beenupdated.

CleanEnergy, CleanAir,and ClimateChange

CleanEnergy,CleanAir& ClimateChange

CleanEnergy/ClimateChange Thegood: Helpedsecurepassageof importantsolarandoffshore windbills VetoedoffshoreLNGproject Maintainedoppositionto offshoredrilling

CleanEnergy,CleanAir& ClimateChange

CleanEnergy/ClimateChange Thebadtrumpsthegood:
BrokekeypledgetodobetterthanCorzine on EnergyMasterPlan(EMP)&GWRA. Actuallyreverseddirection:
ReducedEMPsrenewableandefficiencygoals. Diverted$700+millionfromtheCleanEnergyFund. WithdrewunilaterallyfromRGGI. Helpedsecuresubsidiesfornewnaturalgasplants withoutcorrespondingpollutionoffsets.

CleanEnergy,CleanAir& ClimateChange

Nuclear
Securedagreementtoclose OysterCreek10yearsbefore currentpermitexpires. Brokecommitmentto establishaneffective watchdog. Failedtodoanythingtofulfill commitmenttofixSalem.

CleanEnergy,CleanAir& ClimateChange

Coal
Thegood: FulfilledcommitmenttoopposeLinden coalplant. Suedindividualoutofstatecoalplants. AdoptedanonewNJcoalplantpolicy. Thebadagaintrumpsthegood: Opposedmorecomprehensive USEPAsolutions. Supportednewpowerlinesfor outofstatecoal.

CleanEnergy,CleanAir& ClimateChange

Diesel Brokecommitment to"requirestate contractorsto retrofittheirdiesel engines"(2) Settledforsmall pilotproject.

Appointments

Appointments Highlands
Securedaworkingmajority ontheCouncilthatopposes theverylawthey'recharged withimplementing. FiredacompetentExecutive Directorresultingintheleadattorneyresigning inprotest. HiredpoliticallydrivenExecutiveDirector&new attorneythatchampionedeffortstorepealtheAct.

Environmental Values

EnvironmentalValues

EnvironmentalJustice(EJ) IncreasedstaffandissuefocusonEJ. Paceistooslow. Failedtofulfillkeycommitmenttohave cumulativeimpactsplayagreaterrolein decisionmaking. Lackconcretelocalizedimprovements.

EnvironmentalValues

Cost/benefitanalysis Prioritizedshorttermprivategainresulting inlongtermpublicloss. Brokepromisetobetterprotectfamilies andworkers.Truesocietalimpactsnot properlyevaluated.

EnvironmentalValues

DEPWaivers Adopted bad waiver rule, thereby codifying a practicehis Administrationhad already begun.

EnvironmentalValues

HurricaneSandy Insomeways,heprovidedstrongleadership during/afterstorm.

EnvironmentalValues
HurricaneSandy
Howevermanyexamplesoffaulty leadershipalsoexist:
lackoftransparencyindecisionmaking. misuseoffunds overpayfriendsfor debrisremoval,cutkeyprograms. usingSandyasexcusetoundermine environmentalprotections. notenoughfocusonpoliciestoensure longtermresiliencyoftheShoreand communitiesgivenexpectedsealevel rise,aswellasfrequencyandseverityof extremeweatherevents.
Gov.Christiesaysnotimetoconsider theesotericquestionofclimate change.
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ReportCardissuedbyNJEnvironmentalFederationMay3,2012 Toviewthefullreport,visitwww.cleanwateraction.org/reportcardnj

SOURCES
SourcesfordirectquotesofthenNJgubernatorialcandidate ChrisChristiein2009inthisdocument: (1)CandidateChristiesreplytoNJEF'squestionnaireinJuly,2009aka questionnaire; (2)ChristieforGovernorpressreleaseofOctober6,2009akapress release(http://www.politickernj.com/chrischristiegovernor/33811/chris christiereceivesendorsementnewjerseyslargestenvironmental); and/or (3)ChristieforGovernorwebsiteakawebsite,originallyfromOctober 2009tomid2010athttp://christiefornj.com/images/environment2.pdf (currentlyarchivedathttp://bit.ly/aJr7sG)

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