Christine Todd Whitman: Articles

The following articles are related to the main SourceWatch page on Christine Todd Whitman.

Profiles

• Christine Todd Whitman: EPA Biography (undated, accessed June 15, 2007).

By Christine Todd Whitman

• U.S. Senate Transcript: "Hearing on the Nomination of Hon. Christine Todd Whitman to be Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency," January 17, 2001.
• Whitman, Proud of Accomplishments as She Prepares to Return Home to New Jersey, Resigns as Administrator of EPA, Effective June 27, 2003, Text of Resignation from the EPA News Room, May 21, 2003.
• Christine Todd Whitman, op/ed: "Nuclear energy needs to grow," San Francisco Chronicle, September 12, 2007. Note: There is no disclosure of Whitman's role as a paid consultant to the Nuclear Energy Institute
• Christine Todd Whitman, op/ed: "The Case For Nuclear Power: It's a chance to meet our future energy needs while preserving the Earth's climate," BusinessWeek, September 17, 2007. Note: There is no disclosure of Whitman's role as a paid consultant to the Nuclear Energy Institute
• Christine Todd Whitman, op/ed: "Clean power? Tap nuclear: Don't fear atomic energy; it's safe, cheap, green," The Press-Enterprise (Southern California), August 16, 2008. Note: There is no disclosure of Whitman's role as a paid consultant to the Nuclear Energy Institute
• Christine Todd Whitman, "RNC chairman can signal new GOP," Politico.com, January 28, 2009.
• Christine Todd Whitman, "Green Growth: Korea's New Strategy - Songdo sets new standards for 'green' cities," The Korea Herald, March 17, 2009.
• Christine Todd Whitman, "California should revive nuclear energy option," The Sacramento Bee (California), August 3, 2009. Note: Whitman is described as "the co-chair of the Clean and Safe Energy Coalition," without clarification that CASE is funded by the Nuclear Energy Institute
• Christine Todd Whitman, "It's time to deliver on your promise, Mr. President," Politico.com, September 16, 2009.
• Patrick Moore and Christine Todd Whitman, "CASEnergy Co-Chairs’ Statement on Climate Change Debate", Media Release, October 26, 2009.

Other articles and commentary

• Christopher Hanson, "Insider Cynicism: Ed Rollins Meets the Press," Columbia Journalism Review, January / February 1994.
• Susan Jo Keller, "New Jersey Daily Briefing;Low Mark on Environment," New York Times, February 8, 1996.
• Lori Robertson, "A New Genre of Environmental Reporting," American Journalism Review, March 1997.
• Steve Shalom, "New Jersey Jokes: Republicans and Democrats in the Garden State," Z Magazine, July 1997.
• Doug Ireland, "Gloves Off in the Garden State," The Nation, August 5, 1999.
• William R. Neil, Director of Conservation, New Jersey Audubon Society, "Gale Warnings: Governor Whitman Nominated for U.S. E.P.A Administrator," December 27, 2000.
• Doug Ireland, "Whitman: A Toxic Choice," The Nation, January 11, 2001.
• "Interview with Christine Todd Whitman: The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency discusses the Bush administration's latest environmental policy moves," NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, PBS, April 17, 2001.
• Mark Hertsgaard, "Conflict of interest for Christine Todd Whitman? The EPA's ombudsman says Whitman muzzled him for criticizing a sweetheart Superfund settlement with a big investor in her husband's firm," Salon.com, January 14, 2002.
• Seth Borenstein, "Whitman expected to resign EPA post" Knight Ridder Newspapers, December 12, 2002.
• "Christie Whitman was sworn in as EPA Administrator on January 31, 2001. Prior to that, Whitman served as the 50th Governor of New Jersey," Fox News, January 16, 2003.
• "US Environmental Protection Agency chief to resign", Agence France Presse (Yahoo!), May 21, 2003.
• John Heilprin, "Christie Whitman Resigns As EPA Chief," Associated Press (Yahoo!), May 21, 2003.
• Tom Doggett,"Whitman Quits as Head of EPA", Reuters (Yahoo!), May 21, 2003. "Whitman's resignation followed the announcement on Monday that White House spokesman Ari Fleischer would leave his job this summer. The White House has told top officials planning to leave to do so now in order to have new people in place for the 2004 presidential election."
• Tom Doggett, "Whitman Resigns as Chief of U.S. Environment Agency", Reuters (Yahoo!), May 21, 2003.
• Christopher Drew and Richard A. Oppel Jr., "http://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/06/politics/06LOBB.html?pagewanted=print How Industry Won the Battle of Pollution Control at E.P.A.," New York Times, March 6, 2004.
• "The Environment: A Debate Between Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. & Christine Todd Whitman," Outside magazine, November 2004.
• Steven Hart, "The moderate who wasn't there: Christine Todd Whitman can cry all she wants, but today's GOP is not her party. And she has no one but herself to blame for that," Salon.com, January 27, 2005.
• Ian T. Shern, "A new tale of arsenic and old liaisons: Whitman client in talks with EPA over cleanup," The Star-Ledger (New Jersey), May 8, 2005.
• Julia Preston, "Public Misled on Air Quality After 9/11 Attack, Judge Says", New York Times, February 3, 2006.
• Mathew L. Wald, "Ex-Environmental Leaders Tout Nuclear Energy", New York Times, April 25, 2006.
• Tina Kelley, "New Jersey Vows to Overhaul Environmental Cleanup Work," New York Times, October 24, 2006.
• Jim Snyder, "Whitman: Bush missed chance", The Hill, January 25, 2007.
• Shawn A. Hessinger, "Ex-EPA chief talks green," The Republican & Herald (Pennsylvania), March 29, 2007.
• Tom Jennemann, "Kate Whitman: It's Her Party, Too," Campaigns & Elections, May 8, 2007.
• Rosalie Westenskow, "Nuclear resurrection on horizon," UPI, May 18, 2007.
• Bruce Ritchie, "Increased nuclear power urged: Former EPA chief touts benefits of nuclear energy", Tallahasse.com, May 31, 2007.
• Anthony DePalma, "Report Says U.S. Misled City on Dust From Ground Zero," New York Times, June 21, 2007.
• Jake Tapper, "Whitman Defends Reputation, Says EPA Protected 9-11 Recovery Workers," ABC News, June 25, 2007.
• Carol Eisenberg, "Whitman faces 9/11 committee. Former EPA leader denies having misled workers at Ground Zero regarding air quality despite criticism politics clouded her judgment," Associated Press (Newsday), June 26, 2007.
• Carol Eisenberg, "Ex-EPA chief grilled on WTC air quality," Newsday, June 26, 2007.
• "Ex-EPA chief rejects criticism over 9/11 workers' illnesses," CNN, June 26, 2007.
• Brian Beutler, "Whitman: EPA Knew 9/11 Contamination Put Workers, Residents at Risk," The Media Consortium (MotherJones), June 27, 2007.
• Mike Lupica, "Whitman's excuses go up in smoke," New York Daily News, June 27, 2007.
• M.J. Rosenberg, "Profile in Courage: EPA Admin Christie Whitman Resigns Over Principle!!!!" TPM Cafe, June 27, 2007.
• John Byrne, "Revealed: Bush EPA chief says she quit after Cheney rewrote coal power plant rules," The Raw Story, June 27, 2007.
• Diane Farsetta, "The Other Half of the Nuclear Industry's Power Couple: Christine Todd Whitman," PR Watch, August 27, 2007.
• Mark Leno and Rochelle Becker, op/ed: "[http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2007/10/02/EDBJSHUG7.DTL On U.S. Energy Policy: Clean, cheap energy? Not really," San Francisco Chronicle, October 2, 2007.
• Shir Haberman, "Case made for nuclear energy: Ex-EPA head: It must be part of energy mix," Seacoastonline.com (Seacoast New Hampshire and Southern Maine), October 15, 2007.
• Toni Johnson, Whitman interview: "Whitman: On U.S. Environmental and Energy Policy for the Future," Council on Foreign Relations, October 30, 2007.
• Albert Bozzo, "Green: The Color Of Money: More Energy On Energy Policy Needed In Washington," CNBC.com, November 2, 2007.
• Aoife McCarthy, "Consultant shores up New Jersey Republicans," Politico.com, January 29, 2008.
• "The Future of Nuclear," interview with Christine Todd Whitman on the WBEZ 91.5 fm Chicago Public Radio show "Eight Forty-Eight," February 12, 2008.
• Robert McClure, "EPA whistleblower trial delves into 9/11 pollution coverup, toxic waste in fertilizer and more," Dateline Earth: Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, Washington) environmental blog, June 16, 2008.
• Press release, "Nuclear Energy’s Resurgence Promises to Spur Job Growth: CASEnergy white paper addresses job creation in the nuclear renaissance," Nuclear Energy Institute, June 17, 2008.
• Jessica Coomes, "Whitman touts nuclear jobs: Former N.J. governor says building nuclear power plants a boon for economy, environment," The Express-Times (New Jersey), June 18, 2008.
• "Water Policy Institute Meeting: Opening Remarks by Christine Todd Whitman," Washington, DC, June 18, 2008.
• Christine Todd Whitman, "Listening to Your Inner Voice," NPR's "This I Believe," June 19, 2008.
• Brian Wingfield and Joshua Zumbrun, "Nukes Need Money," Forbes.com, August 6, 2008.
• Interview with Whitman, "2008: A Republican Reinvention?" PBS's "NOW," week of September 5, 2008.
• Page Ivey, "Former EPA chief Whitman discusses nuclear energy", Associated Press, October 10, 2008.
• Denise J. Ramzy, op/ed: "Appalled by Whitman cancellation," The Princeton Packet (New Jersey), October 13, 2008.
• Dennis Hoey, "Former EPA chief coming to Maine," Portland Press Herald (Maine), October 22, 2008.
• Karen Lovett, "Ex-NJ governor in town for McCain," The Telegraph (Nashua, New Hamshire), October 23, 2008.
• Adam Leech, "Environmental expert speaks to candidates' energy policies," Seacoastonline.com (New Hampshire & Maine), October 23, 2008.
• Albert Bozzo, "Ex-EPA Chief Whitman Wants Carbon Cap," CNBC.com, Novemer 16, 2008.
• Shahid Ali Khan, "GCF panel focuses on climate change," Saudi Gazette, January 27, 2009.
• Joe Van Der Bogart, "Whitman sees chance to rebuild Republican platform," The Daily Targum (Rutgers University, New Jersey), February 2, 2009.
• Erica Harbatkin, "Whitman at Rutgers: Time's come for GOP moderates to shape party's future," MyCentralJersey.com, February 2, 2009.
• Keith Johnson, "Former EPA Chief Whitman on Nuclear Power, Energy Jobs, and the New EPA," Wall Street Journal blog "Environmental Capital," February 24, 2009. Note: The interview identifies Whitman as the co-chair of the "pro-nuclear group Clean and Safe Energy Coalition," without noting industry's role in creating and funding the group.
• Michael O'Brien, "Former Bush EPA head vocally backs Obama carbon plan," The Hill blog "Briefing Room," April 21, 2009.
• Heidi, "Cleaning Up Without Making More Mess," FacilityBlog, July 28, 2009.