To: Bob Martin, Commissioner of Environmental Protection
Stop Christie’s sweetheart deal with Exxon
I urge you to reject the proposed $225-million ExxonMobil settlement. Please side with the people of New Jersey and find ExxonMobil responsible for the full $8.9-billion cost for restoration of lost public resources.
Why is this important?
Chris Christie is letting ExxonMobil off the hook for nearly 9 billion dollars it owes for polluting wetlands and waters in North Jersey. Plus, the proposed settlement includes dozens of other sites not part of the original lawsuit. Instead of making Exxon pay to restore these environmentally sensitive areas, Christie cut a deal with Exxon for just $225 million.<sup>1</sup> <B>That’s only three percent of the cost!</B>
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Exxon should pay the bill for returning wildlife habitats and water quality to what they once were—not taxpayers. But Christie is more interested in keeping Exxon executives happy so that they'll donate to his presidential campaign, just like they did when he chaired the Republican Governor's Association.
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Before Christie's deal can be finalized, it must go through a public comment period and be approved by a judge. This is our chance to weigh in and tell the Christie administration that New Jerseyans oppose letting Exxon off the hook. <B>If enough of us speak up, we can send a message to Chris Christie that his constituents overwhelmingly want to see Exxon—not New Jersey taxpayers—pay the bill to restore the water and land Exxon destroyed.</B>