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GOVERNORCHRIS

CHRISTIE

THENand

NOW

NJEnvironmentalFederations27th AnnualConference

STANDUP

FOR

NEW

JERSEY:

FightingforCleanWater,Air&Land

Saturday,April62013atGeorgianCourtUniversity


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THEN:

COMMITMENTSASCANDIDATE

CHRISTIE2009


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CleanWater

andLand

Use


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BarnegatBay/Fertilizer

"CleanupBarnegatBaywithstrongerlawsandrulestostopthenitrogenand

phosphoruspoisoning

the

Bay

(2).

ThiswillbeatoppriorityofmyAdministration.(3)

CleanWater/LandUse


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Category1Waters

"StrengtheningtheC1program,weakenedbytheCorzineAdministration,toprotect

NewJersey's

most

important

waters

also

in

thefirst100days"(2)

CleanWater/LandUse


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StatePlan

Weneedtodevelopintherightplacesandjustsaynointhewrongonesandmy

Administrationwill

do

just

that.

(3)

CleanWater/LandUse


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WaterSupply

"Itisoutrageousthatthe[Corzine]

Administrationcontinues

to

delay

the

required

reviewofawatersupplymasterplan(1)

therecanbenomoreseriousenvironmental

issuefacing

our

state.

We

must

ensure

a

safe,

adequateandsustainablesupplyofwater(1)

fortoolongwehavebeenflyingblind(1)

Atthestartofmyadministration,wewillassessthestateofourdrinkingwater,both

quantity

and

quality."

(1)

CleanWater/LandUse


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CleanEnergy,CleanAir,and

ClimateChange


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EnergyMasterPlan(EMP)/GlobalWarmingResponseAct (GWRA)

"WhileJonCorzinesigningtheGWRAand

updatingNew

Jerseys

EMP

and

the

strong

goalscontainedthereinarelaudable,implementationhereandahostofrelated

issuesis

quite

disappointing.

In

contrast

Iamcommittedtoaggressivelypursuingthesegoals."(3)

Clean Energy,CleanAir&

Climate

Change


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Nuclear

"enactingpoliciesinthefirst100daysto

stop

the

fish

slaughter

resultingfromflawedcoolingsystemsatthe

Salem

and

Oyster

Creeknuclearplants"(2)

Clean Energy,CleanAir&ClimateChange


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Coal/Renewables/ClimateChange

IopposetheproposedcoalplantinLinden.(3)

betterfocused

on

renewable

and

efficiencyefforts(3)

Due

to

global

warming

and

for

our

own

security,weneedtoreducenotincreaseourrelianceonfossilandforeignfuels(3)


Climate

Change


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OffShoreDrilling

Iwillopposeany

attemptto

drill

off

the

coastofNewJersey(3)


Climate

Change


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Diesel

"Requirestate

contractorstoretrofittheirdieselengines"(2)

"Irecognize

too

many

folksgetsickfromdieselexhaustwithalltheensuinghealthandeconomiccosts"(3)



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Appointments


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"Allofmy

appointments

will

be

baseduponthequalificationsand

commitment

of

the

nomineetotheadvancementofthe

missionof

the

organizationandtoNewJersey."(1)

Appointments


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Environmental

Values


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toomany

communities

bear

a

disproportionateshareofthepollutionburden(3)

Iwill

require

my

Administration

todevelopstandardsandguidelinesandimplementthem

so

that

cumulative

and

disproportionateimpactswillcarrymuchgreaterweightinourdecisions(3).

EnvironmentalValues

EnvironmentalJustice/CumulativeImpacts


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Cost/Benefit

Analysis "requireamoreaccuratecost/benefitanalysisoflivessaved,illnessesavoided,naturalresources

preserved,

work

and

school

days

notlostduetosickness,andhealthcarecosts(3)

EnvironmentalValues


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NOW:

20102013

ChristieAdministration

EnvironmentalRecord


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CleanWater

andLand

Use


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BarnegatBay/Fertilizer

Developed

10

point

Barnegat

BayPlan,includingnationsstrongestfertilizerlaw.

Failstoeffectivelyaddressoverdevelopment,oneofthegreatestsourcesofpollutionintheBay.

Vetoedseveral

bills,

weakened

rules,anddelayedkeyelementsofthePlanthatwouldfixthis.

CleanWater/LandUse


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Category1

Failed

to

fulfill

commitmenttostrengthenthisprogram

inthe

first

100

days.

Hassincetakenstepstoweakentheprogram,

e.g.,Permit

Extension

Act

of2012andWQMPamendments.

CleanWater/LandUse


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DrinkingWater

Repeatedly

rejected

expert

advice

of

own

panelonacceptablelevelsofhealthimpairingcontaminants.

Effectivelyissued

a

stop

work

order

on

PFOA,

perchlorate,radium,chromium,etal.

CleanWater/LandUse


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Fracking

Helped

secure,

but

now

supportslifting,moratoriumondrillinginDelawareRiverWatershed.

VetoedbansonNJdrillingandprocessingoffrackwaste.

NotadvocatingforstrongDelawareRiverBasinCommission(DRBC)

regulation.

CleanWater/LandUse


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StrategicPlan

Toodiscretionarywith

emphasison

growth

attheexpenseofprotection.

Supportiveofpoliciesthatbreakhis

promiseto

develop

in

therightplacesandnotthewrongones.

CleanWater/LandUse


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WaterSupply

Despitecampaignrhetorictothecontrary,theWaterSupplyMasterPlanhasnot

been

updated.

CleanWater/LandUse


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CleanEnergy,CleanAir,and

ClimateChange


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CleanEnergy/ClimateChange

Thegood:

Helpedsecurepassageof

importantsolar

and

offshore

windbills

VetoedoffshoreLNGproject

Maintainedoppositiontooffshoredrilling



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CleanEnergy/ClimateChange

Thebad

trumps

the

good:

BrokekeypledgetodobetterthanCorzine onEnergyMasterPlan(EMP)&GWRA.

Actuallyreversed

direction:

ReducedEMPsrenewableandefficiencygoals. Diverted$700+millionfromtheCleanEnergyFund.

Withdrewunilaterally

from

RGGI.

Helpedsecuresubsidiesfornewnaturalgasplantswithoutcorresponding pollutionoffsets.



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Nuclear

Secured

agreement

to

close

OysterCreek10yearsbeforecurrentpermitexpires.

Brokecommitment

to

establishaneffectivewatchdog.

Failedto

do

anything

to

fulfill

commitmenttofixSalem.



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CoalThegood:

Fulfilledcommitment

to

oppose

Linden

coalplant. Suedindividualoutofstatecoalplants.

Adopted

a

no

new

NJ

coal

plant

policy.Thebadagaintrumpsthegood:

Opposedmorecomprehensive

USEPA

solutions. Supportednewpowerlinesfor

outofstatecoal.



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Diesel

Brokecommitment

to"requirestatecontractorstoretrofit

their

diesel

engines"(2)

Settledfor

small

pilotproject.



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Appointments


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Highlands

Secureda

working

majority

ontheCouncilthatopposestheverylawthey'recharged

with

implementing. FiredacompetentExecutive

Directorresultingintheleadattorneyresigning

in

protest. HiredpoliticallydrivenExecutiveDirector&new

attorneythatchampionedeffortstorepealtheAct.

Appointments


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Environmental

Values


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EnvironmentalJustice(EJ)

IncreasedstaffandissuefocusonEJ. Paceistooslow.

Failedto

fulfill

key

commitment

to

have

cumulativeimpactsplayagreaterroleindecisionmaking.

Lackconcrete

localized

improvements.

EnvironmentalValues


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Cost/benefitanalysis

Prioritizedshorttermprivategainresultinginlongtermpublicloss.

Brokepromise

to

better

protect

families

andworkers.Truesocietalimpactsnotproperlyevaluated.

EnvironmentalValues


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DEPWaivers

Adopted bad waiver rule, thereby codifying apracticehis Administrationhad already begun.

EnvironmentalValues


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HurricaneSandy

Insome

ways,

he

provided

strong

leadership

during/afterstorm.

EnvironmentalValues


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HurricaneSandy

Howevermanyexamplesoffaulty

leadershipalso

exist:

lackoftransparencyindecisionmaking.

misuseoffunds overpayfriendsfordebrisremoval,cutkeyprograms.

usingSandyasexcusetoundermineenvironmentalprotections.

notenoughfocusonpoliciestoensure

longterm

resiliency

of

the

Shore

and

communitiesgivenexpectedsealevelrise,aswellasfrequencyandseverityofextremeweatherevents.

EnvironmentalValues

Gov.Christiesaysnotimetoconsidertheesotericquestionofclimatechange.

UnionBeach2/5/13


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ReportCardissuedbyNJEnvironmentalFederationMay3,2012

Toviewthefullreport,visitwww.cleanwateraction.org/reportcardnj


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SOURCES

SourcesfordirectquotesofthenNJgubernatorialcandidateChrisChristiein2009inthisdocument:

(1)CandidateChristiesreplytoNJEF'squestionnaireinJuly,2009aka

questionnaire;

(2)ChristieforGovernorpressreleaseofOctober6,2009akapressrelease(http://www.politickernj.com/chrischristiegovernor/33811/chrischristiereceivesendorsementnewjerseyslargestenvironmental);

and/or

(3)ChristieforGovernorwebsiteakawebsite,originallyfromOctober2009tomid2010athttp://christiefornj.com/images/environment2.pdf(currentlyarchivedathttp://bit.ly/aJr7sG)


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NewJersey

Environmental

Federation

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Brighton

Avenue,

Long

Branch,

NJ

7329639714|[email protected]

withofficesinMontclairandNewarkwww.cleanwateraction.org/nj

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