Yearly Archives: 2010

Pay to Play at DEP

Posted on December 31, 2010 by Bill Wolfe

Christie “Reform NJ” Contributor Langan Dominates DEP Toxic Site Cleanup “Reforms” [Update: 1/2/11: Star Ledger editorial: Gov. Chris Christie’s double standard on political money.  The Ledger is sounding like Wolfenotes on this one! Ledger: “The organization calls itself Reform Jersey … Continue reading →

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“I Stand On My Credentials”

Posted on December 30, 2010 by Bill Wolfe

“I am not a crook, … I have earned every cent. And in all of my years of public life I have never obstructed justice.” ~~~ (Richard M. Nixon) Jorge Berkowitz is a senior associate with Langan Engineering. He works as … Continue reading →

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A Year When Slogans Masked Policy: “Red Tape” – “Commmon Sense Regulation” – “DEP Transformation”

Posted on December 29, 2010 by Bill Wolfe

We continue the 2010 year in review today, starting with a brief discussion about the ways the environmental rollback has been publicly justified by slogans used by Governor Christie, his DEP Commissioner Bob Martin, and the Red Tape Czar, Lt. … Continue reading →

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Year of Rollback, Retreat, and Appeasement – Christie Worse Than Whitman 1994

Posted on December 28, 2010 by Bill Wolfe

The year 2010 began with low expectations for environmental progress. We started in the wake of Obama’s disaster at the global warming treaty collapse at Copenhagen; with deep disappointment with Congressional Democrats’ inability to enact real reforms despite huge majorities in … Continue reading →

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EPA Administrator Jackson Has Longstanding Spotty Record On Toxic Chromium

Posted on December 27, 2010 by Bill Wolfe

Last week, the Environmental Working Group (EWG) released a study that found widespread toxic hexavalent chromium in the drinking water in 35 US cities. Curiously, NJ – a State with the worst chromium contamination in the country, a favorable precedent … Continue reading →

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