Monthly Archives: August 2010

NJ lurches from drought to floods, but Christie Rollbacks Weaken DEP Management [Update: 8/23/10 – as I said, “NJ lurches from drought to floods” : today’s news: Bergen County flood waters  starting to ease North Jersey cloudbursts bring spot flooding, … Continue reading →

Does the Christie Administration want to be known for the Third World practice of failing to protect food supplies from bacterial diseases caused by human feces? [Updates below] The headline of this post summarizes my view, and I’ve said about … Continue reading →

[Update: 8/20/10 Jim O’neill writes a good story in today’s Bergen Record:  Sewer authorities want treatment rules eased ] DEP: “The nitrate criterion is intended to protect infants from a potentially fatal blood disorder called methemoglobinemia or “blue baby syndrome.” … Continue reading →

[Update: 8/10/10 – Bergen Record writes a good story: “Drought watch continues for Bergen and Passaic Counties“. But at some point, the State Climatologist and reporters have to link the heat wave and drought to its cause: global warming. Doing … Continue reading →

[Update 2: 11/8/10 – excellent historical piece exposes global warming denial – click here] Update 1:  8/19/10 – here’s an example of excellent journalism: “Plant growth declines as global warming causes drought” ] Studies show that the American public is … Continue reading →