>New Jersey Democrats hope to override governor’s veto of failed RGGI program
Birmingham, Alabama (Platts)–22Aug2011/150 pm EDT/1750 GMT
The chairman of the New Jersey Assembly’s environment committee said he will attempt to secure enough votes in the state legislature to override Governor Chris Christie’s Friday veto of a bill that would have required New Jersey to remain a member of a multi-state group designed to cut CO2 emissions.
Christie, a Republican, in May said New Jersey would pull out of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, a 10-state cap-and-trade program, by the end of the year. After the announcement, state lawmakers passed bills that found the governor’s decision violated the intent of the legislature and would have required New Jersey to remain a member of RGGI.
Christie vetoed the bill late Friday calling it a “political response” to his decision to withdraw from RGGI. While Christie said he does not argue with the science of global warming, he does not believe RGGI is an effective mechanism for addressing the problem.
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