Monthly Archives: July 2010

Life Imitates Art – Jersey Style [w/Update below] I figured my outrage was exhausted, after reading today’s Bergen Record story about corporate blackmail by polluters who poisoned the Passaic River (and NY Harbor) with dioxin. Corporate polluter Tierra is suing local governments in order to pressure DEP and … Continue reading →

[Update – to illustrate how poor the DEP management is, check out the email below to all DEP employees from the Deputy Commissioner – a top down edict notifying them AFTER THE FACT about the “new vision” and “transformation” plans … Continue reading →

Hal Bozarth, lobbyist for NJ Chemistry Council, pleads for liability relief before Senate Environment Committee (July 15, 2010) [here’s a concrete example of some of that huge liability – ABC News: Pollution Problems Linked To Bayway Refinery Update 7/20/10 – … Continue reading →

By Invitation Only – Privatization Run Amok Last year, Governor Corzine signed legislation that privatized NJ’s Toxic Site Cleanup Program. That new law placed control of the “cleanup” of over 18,000 toxic sites throughout NJ in the hands of  industry … Continue reading →

[Update 2 – 7/18/10 – Philly Inquirer editorial gets it: This road looks familiar] Update 1 : Now that DEP lease/easement valuation and State Parks privatization policy (see Asbury Park Press editorial: (Move Cautiously on Privatization) are on the radar, … Continue reading →