Monthly Archives: June 2013

Open Letter To The Highlands Coalition and Other Supporters of the “Forest Stewardship” Bill

DEP Rejection of Forest Stewardship Council Certification Guts Essential Safeguards Used To Garner Support One of the key principles that allowed many [conservation] groups to throw our support behind the bill was the concept of forest stewardship certification by the … Continue reading

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Major New Development in Forest Stewardship Bill – DEP Now Opposes FSC Certification

DEP Letter Rejects Primary Safeguards of FSC Standards and Certification Process Should Doom Bill As Unworkable According to a June 10, 2013 DEP letter to Assembly Natural Resources Committee Chairman Albano, DEP strongly opposes the standards and external review and … Continue reading

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As Trenton Rallies To Over-Ride Gov. Christie’s Veto of a Fracking Ban, The National Coverup Continues

In a Shocking Move, Obama EPA Bows to Political Pressure EPA Abandons Wyoming Study That Showed Fracking Polluted Groundwater Hundreds of fracktivists converged on Trenton yesterday to urge legislators to over-ride Governor Christie’s veto of legislation that would ban the … Continue reading

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Senate Approves Plan To Divert $17 Billion In Sales Tax Revenue to Purchase Open Space

Assembly Balks – Deadline Approaches “Keep It Green” Coalition Doesn’t Understand Why NJ Keep it Green, a coalition of park and conservation advocates, called on leadership to move on the bill next week, before the Legislature’s summer recess. “There’s overwhelming … Continue reading

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Folks Over At AMMO LAND Support the “Forest Stewardship” Bill

Which Side Are You On? Guns or Trees? Sometimes, it’s helpful to know who is opposing and supporting various legislation and why they are doing so. That often helps to get a sense of exactly what is going on. So … Continue reading

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