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D-Day remembered: Former Gov. Whitman honors husband by sending students to Normandy
nj.com By Kelly Heyboer June 6, 2016 TEWKSBURY - For former Gov. Christie Todd Whitman and her husband, it was a trip of a lifetime. [...]
Former Gov. Whitman visits Bridgewater animal shelter
myCentralJersey.com By Pamela MacKenzie May 27, 2016 BRIDGEWATER - How does a small animal shelter with 10 dog runs and three cattery rooms go from 254 adoptions in 2013 to 764 in 2015? [...]
Whitman visits N.J. regional animal shelter in Bridgewater
nj.com By Dave Hutchinson May 26, 2016 BRIDGEWATER — Former New Jersey Gov. Christine Todd Whitman and Capt. Tim Pino, K9 Unit commander for the Somerset County Sheriff's Office, have known each other for more than 20 years. [...]
Whitman: Meeting State Emissions Goals Difficult Without Indian Point Nuclear Plant
City & State By Michael Gareth Johnson April 20, 2016 Last summer, President Barack Obama introduced his Clean Power Plan with a goal of cutting carbon emissions by 32 percent (below 2005 levels) by 2030. Gov. Andrew Cuomo has proposed an even more ambitious plan of 50 percent renewable levels by 2030. But that goal appears difficult to reach if [...]
The Political Debates May Be Dirty But America Still Needs A Clean Environment
Forbes By Ken Silverstein March 5, 2016 America’s long recession has ended but the country is still spiraling downward: witness the guttural nature of the Republican presidential primary and the nation’s crumbling infrastructure, as illustrated by the water crisis in Flint, Mich. [...]
The Record: Brava, Whitman
The Record December 18, 2015 CHRISTIE HAS something to say. And in this case it is not Governor Christie, but former Gov. Christie Whitman. In a scathing opinion piece published by Politico on Wednesday and in an interview with Record Washington Correspondent Herb Jackson published Thursday, Whitman pulls no punches when it comes to the candidacy of Donald Trump and [...]
How climate change became so politicized
CBS NEWS By Brian Mastroianni December 3, 2015 During a news conference at the COP21 climate conference in Paris on Tuesday, President Obama had some words for the Republicans hoping to win his job: "Everyone else is taking climate change really seriously." In other countries, he said, "They think it's a really big problem. It spans political parties." [...]
Republicans & Democrats Agree: U.S. Security Demands Global Climate Action
Press Release PSA Bipartisan Climate Security Statement October 22, 2015 For years, America’s intelligence community and armed services have recognized climate change as a threat to U.S. national security – shaping a world that is more unstable, resource-constrained, violent, and disaster-prone. This issue is critically important to the world’s most experienced security planners. The impacts are real, and the costs [...]
Former congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords launches new gun control initiative
By Bill Theobald USA Today October 8, 2015 WASHINGTON — Former Arizona congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, who was shot and seriously wounded in 2011, is planning a new initiative to address gun violence against women and families. [...]
Our energy problems need the wisdom of the Pope, but Washington politics gives us Trump Fortune
By Stacey Higginbotham Fortune September 28, 2015 Washington is a mess, but here’s what we can do, according to industry experts at Fortune’s Brainstorm E conference in Austin, Texas. [...]
25 of the Most Powerful Voices on Climate Change Brought to You by The Weather Channel
By Anastasia Pantsios Eco Watch June 10, 2015 Some very prominent voices have gotten a lot of media attention for their comments on climate change, including President Obama and Pope Francis. And there are people within the scientific community who have been speaking out for years, providing us with information and thoughtful insights. [...]
Whitman visits East Tennessee to promote nuclear energy
By MJ Slaby Knoxville News-Sentinel April 30, 2015 Christine Todd Whitman, co-chair of the Clean and Safe Energy Coalition, knows most people don’t think about nuclear energy as much as she does. [...]