Monthly Archives: February 2010

[Update #1: the Final Report and Citizens’ guide were just posted to DEP website – I update important FINDINGS/DELETIONS] [Update#2 – Mayor’s response below – IMPORTANT CORRECTIONS NOTED Having been caught with their pants down, in response to yesterday’s leak … Continue reading →

[Update: 3/4/10 – DEP has revised the Paterson study and posted a new Final Report version dated 2/24 – while the concerns expressed here were valid at the time, disregard criticism of the deletions described below. More to follow on … Continue reading →

Martin Brags: “I’m No Greenie” – Retired corporate executive has zero environmental experience but supports cost/benefit analysis, “regulatory relief“, and “customer friendly” “culture” change at DEP For the handful of political/media junkies and environmental zealots out there who would rather … Continue reading →

In his first hour in Office, Governor Christie issued a series of sweeping Executive Orders. Although reported favorably in the press as a benign and policy neutral effort to impose a 90 day “time out” and form a “Red Tape … Continue reading →

Discussion about economic competition with our Pennsylvania neighbors invariably devolves into the mindless corporate talking points: NJ must become more business friendly by cutting taxes and environmental regulations in order to compete. (See: “The Dystopia Conservatives Built”: Choosing life, by … Continue reading →