Monthly Archives: August 2015

Getting the Story Right on The Pinelands Pipeline Debacle

Staff Reversed Prior Finding That Pipeline Violated The CMP Reversal Allowed Project To Evade Strict Waiver Standards BPU Pre-emption of Local Land Use Reviews Pending Last Friday at the regular monthly meeting of the Pinelands Commission, Executive Director Wittenberg, during … Continue reading

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DEP Data Show That 20 – 40% of Hopewell Drinking Water Wells Exceed Arsenic Standard

Pipeline Debate Brings Focus To Longstanding Health Threat Hypocrisy in Hopewell [Important Update Below] I don’t recall widespread attention given to the serious health risks of high levels of naturally occurring arsenic in private homeowner drinking water wells in upscale … Continue reading

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NY Environmentalists Call On Gov. Cuomo To Use Clean Water Act Power to Kill Gas Pipeline

Proposed Constitution Pipeline A “Stake in the heart of NY” Why No Focus on CWA 401 Powers and Christie BY NJ Activists? In stark contrast to NJ’s gas pipeline opponents, on Tuesday 8/11/15, NY groups held a protest at the … Continue reading

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Crawford Notch

A Different View   Here’s a shot from walking along the Notch Train, across the face of the mountain – I didn’t go more than 1/2 a mile, because, as you can see, the ROW is narrow and if a … Continue reading

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Joint Joke Today

Serious Climate Change, Coastal Issues, & Christie Political Accountability Ignored The annual summer joint meeting of the Legislature’s Senate and Assembly Environmental Committee’s meets today in Lavallette at 10 am  in the First Aid Building – here is the agenda: … Continue reading

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