Quote of the Day: I thought I'd probably end up at the BPU

by: Jason Springer

Sun Feb 07, 2010 at 05:10:55 PM EST

If environmentalists had concerns about the direction of the DEP under the leadership of Christie nominee Bob Martin, they aren't going to feel any better after reading a Q & A with him in the Star Ledger where he says this:

"I never anticipated being at the DEP. ... I thought I'd probably end up at the BPU (Board of Public Utilities) since I had dealt with utilities at Accenture," Martin said.

The article says he'd be the first to say "he's not a big greenie" and he thought he'd end up overseeing the utilities. He talks about simplifying the permit process so that business aren't hindered. If that's not sending a message, I don't know what does.

Jason Springer :: Quote of the Day: I thought I'd probably end up at the BPU

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Quote of the Day: I thought I'd probably end up at the BPU | 5 comments

Oh, MAYBE... (4.00 / 2)

refusing to call a state of emergency for a blizzard that broke records and has stranded people without power in dangerously cold weather?

To hell with what she wants, let's make Rosi Efthim the next DSC chair.

by: Thurman Hart @ Sun Feb 07, 2010 at 16:16:48 PM CST

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Good luck NJ environment! (4.00 / 2)

Governor Christie has decided to place the protection of NJ's environment in the hands of a former consultant in the utility and energy industry. WHAT?

To read the resume of Bob Martin and learn why he is unqualified, even dangerous in this position, go to the governor's Office press release:
http://www.nj.gov/governor/new...
Martin served as a policy advisor to Governor-Elect Christie on both energy and environment.

Good luck NJ environment!

"The work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives, and the dream shall never die." - Sen. Ted Kennedy

by: Bill Orr @ Sun Feb 07, 2010 at 18:55:48 PM CST

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Very Bushian (0.00 / 0)

Put the enemy of whatever you're supposed to be overseeing.

As scarce as truth is, the supply has always been in excess of the demand.

by: Jersey Shore John @ Sun Feb 07, 2010 at 21:38:38 PM CST

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And the Sierra Club opposed this Governor's opponent ... (4.00 / 2)

What was Jeff Tittel thinking? How can we trust his judgment. Anyone know of an actual environmental protection organization that I can give my money to now that the Sierra Club has been so thoroughly discredited in this state>

by: FormerBureaucrat @ Sun Feb 07, 2010 at 21:32:31 PM CST

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