D&R Greenway and the Green Hour Radio continue the discussion series, Framing the Future: Seeking Solutions to Environmental Challenges, with “Environmental Leadership in the 21st Century,” Monday, October 24 at 7 p.m. Former New Jersey Governor Christine Todd Whitman and State Senator Bob Smith (17th Legislative District) will discuss environmental policy goals and both the opportunities and obstacles to achieve them.

The event follows up on the first talks in the series, “Exploring the Outcome of 21st Climate Change Conference (COP21)” and “The Future of Energy in Our Region.” Former Governor Whitman championed and signed legislation to create the Garden State Trust, the state’s first stable funding source for the preservation of open space, farmland, and historic sites. From 2001 to 2003 she served in the cabinet of President George W. Bush as Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. She is now President of the Whitman Strategy Group, a consulting firm specializing in energy and environmental issues.

Having served in the New Jersey State Legislature since 1986, first as a State Assemblyman and more recently as State Senator, Bob Smith has been named Environmental Legislator of the Year by several New Jersey environmental organizations. He sponsored and helped pass laws such as Site Remediation Reform, Barnegat Bay cleanup (including the most stringent fertilizer law in the United States), the Recycling Enhancement Act, the Electronic Waste Management Act, the 2009 $400 million Green Acres Initiative ballot referendum, and a host of legislation stimulating solar and alternative energy.

Doors open 6:30 p.m., program begins 7 p.m., at D&R Greenway’s Johnson Education Center, 1 Preservation Place. Admission is free. Sign up at rsvp@drgreenway.org or by calling (609) 924-4646 www.drgreenway.org.

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