Green Governor In the News

The group Environment New Jersey announced yesterday it would not announce a candidate for governor. In a press conference at the Statehouse, the group instead called on Chris Christie, Jon Corzine and Chris Daggett to focus more on the environment in their campaigns and released a list of their “top 10″ environmental actions the next governor should take, including save Barnegat Bay, push wind and solar power and cut energy usage statewide.

“Between now and election day, rather than devote ourselves to one candidate, Environment New Jersey will work to ensure the candidates are talking to voters about these environmental problems and explaining what they’d do to solve them,” said executive director Dena Mottola Jaborska.

In not endorsing anyone, the group moves in a different direction than the New Jersey Sierra Club, which this week announced its support for Daggett.

Environment New Jersey said it would host three town hall meetings, inviting Corzine, Christie and Daggett to attend, and is helping to plan an environment-focused debate among the candidates that is scheduled for October.