Sierra Club

The Sierra Club will pick a horse in the race for Governor this afternoon, and if it's not the incumbent Democrat, few will be terribly surprised.  The relationship between one of the state's largest environmental organizations (and its director, Jeff Tittel) has been a bit acrimonious since Jon Corzine launched his career in New Jersey politics nearly a decade ago.  The Sierra Club was an early backer of Jim Florio in his 2000 Democratic U.S. Senate primary against Corzine. 

Sierra backed Corzine in the general election, but the endorsement press conference backfired when Corzine said he had voted for a 1998 open space bond issue when he had not voted in that election at all.  In 2005, Sierra endorsed Corzine for Governor early, but after the primary publicly flirted with the Republican candidate, Douglas Forrester.  Tittel was piqued by Corzine's support of development on Petty's Island near Pennsauken, and by Corzine's appointment of Susan Bass Levin, a former Cherry Hill mayor and state Community Affairs Commissioner, to a top campaign post.  Tittel considered Levin pro-development.

During the summer of 2005, Tittel attended a Forrester campaign event bashing the Petty's Island proposal, and spent part of the fall leading observers to believe that a Forrester endorsement could be in the offing.  But a week before the election, with Corzine leading in polls, Sierra reaffirmed their endorsement of the Democratic nominee.

Jeff Tittel leads one of New Jersey’s largest environmental groups, but sometimes it seems that he’d be happier working at Common Cause.  Tittell told The Record that state government’s allotment of Super Bowl tickets would go to the people with the best political connections. 

"This is New Jersey," Tittel said. "I know people who can call up at the last minute and get tickets from the Sports and Exposition Authority.

SIERRA CLUB ENDORSES ELLEN KARCHER FOR SENATE  

(FREEHOLD) – The Sierra Club, the nation's oldest, largest grassroots environmental organization, has endorsed Senator Ellen Karcher in her reelection bid to represent the 12th Legislative District.

SIERRA CLUB ENDORSES GREENSTEIN/DeANGELO

Democratic Duo Pledge Continued Support for Open Space Preservation

(SOUTH BRUNSWICK) – The New Jersey chapter of the Sierra Club has endorsed Assemblywoman Linda R. Greenstein and her running-mate Wayne DeAngelo in their bids to represent the 14th Legislative District.

Melonie Marano, a township committeewoman from Green Brook, will seek the Democratic nomination for Somerset County Freeholder.

Ginty Calls on Kean to Halt Pursuit
Of Sierra Club Endorsement

Group Bashes Bush, Endorsed Kerry in '04
and Pushes Global Anti-Development ,
Anti-Family Agenda

A VISIT TO THE LAND OF MAKE-BELIEVE FOR ASSEMBLYMAN CORODEMUS

In the rough and tumble world of politics sometimes the truth gets bent and stretched a bit to make a point. Here in the 11th District, the truth has been largely ignored, as Assemblymen Steve Corodemus and Sean Kean make increasingly frequent visits to the Land of Make-Believe to fuel their increasingly baseless accusations and accolades as they attempt to further distance themselves from their non-existent records.

DOHERTY AND REILLY ENDORSED BY ENVIRONMENTALISTS AND TEACHERS

Today, 11th District Democratic Assembly candidate Jim Reilly picked up the endorsement of the Sierra Club, while 11th District Democratic Assembly candidate Matt Doherty was endorsed by the Council of New Jersey State College Locals, American Federation of Teachers (AFT)/AFL-CIO and the New Jersey State Conference of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP).

Sierra Club Endorses Hartman & Weinstein

Top Environmental Group Encourages Residents of the 8th District to
Vote to Protect Open Space

(Mount Laurel) Today The New Jersey Chapter of the Sierra Club announced its endorsement of Deputy Mayor Don Hartman of Eastampton and Col. Sandy Weinstein (USA Ret) of Mount Laurel. The Sierra Club noted the statewide recognition that Eastampton had received for its open space and “smart growth� planning under Hartman’s leadership. They also spotlighted Weinstein’s support for the Open space Trust Fund and his opposition to over development, which recently led to Wal Mart’s withdrawal of its proposal of a mega center in Mount Laurel.

CORZINE CALLS FOR 'CLEANER, GREENER' NEW JERSEY
Candidate envisions New Jersey as environmental leader;
Sierra Club backs Corzine 'clear and strong vision'

TRENTON - Flanked by state environmental leaders and labor officials, U.S. Senator and gubernatorial candidate Jon S. Corzine said as governor, he will make the Garden State a recognized leader in adopting policies that protect the environment and, ultimately, protect the people of New Jersey. Environmental advocate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. joined Corzine for the policy announcement.