Monthly Archives: January 2009

Jackson Divides NJ Environmentalists

Posted on January 6, 2009 by

Public Praise contrasts sharply with private criticisms In the run-up to next week’s US Senate Environment and Public Works Committee confirmation hearing of Obama nominee Lisa Jackson as US EPA Administrator, former Jersey Girl Kate Sheppard has written an in … Continue reading →

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Playing Politics with your drinking water

Posted on January 4, 2009 by

Lisa Jackson’s DEP ignored scientists’ warnings to regulate a chemical that is poisoning drinking water supplies of millions of people [Update: this smoking gun confirms that the problem is worse than I initially suggested. Back on November 2005, DEP pledged: … Continue reading →

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Democratic Collapse

Posted on January 1, 2009 by

We start the New Year with a bang – Here’s an excerpt of a devastating Keynote address earlier this year by Chris Hedges, Pulitzer prize winning former NY Times reporter – “Franklin Delano Roosevelt on April 29, 1938, sen[t] a … Continue reading →

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