Monthly Archives: October 2010

DEP Creates “Safety Cushion” for Toxic Polluters

DEP Promoting More Delay in Cleanups, Increased Health Risks, and Higher Cleanup Costs There could not be a more flagrant or transparent example of DEP protecting polluters at the expense of protecting public health and the environment The DEP proposed … Continue reading

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Have Dems Taken the Gloves Off and Begun To Fight Back on Christie’s War on the Environment?

Commissioner Martin Called To Testify in Assembly – Bill Directing DEP To Act in Senate Events in Trenton tommorrow suggest that Democrats finally may have begun to push back on the Christie Administration’s – with DEP Commissioner Bob Martin as … Continue reading

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Garfield – Oil Pollution Source

I arrived early for last week’s public hearing in Garfield on the chromium contamination caused by the EC Electroplating site. While walking the neighborhood, I smelled strong petroleum hydrocarbon odors, almost as if I were sniffing fuel oil. I immediately … Continue reading

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The ARC is Not Alone: Trenton’s Other Infrastructure Disaster

How would Governor Christie look on a national stage when back home, his Capital City had no water? DEP Commissioner Martin To Address Clean Water Council Tomorrow [Update 2 – 10/22/10 – National picture is bleak too. File this story … Continue reading

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350

Today was 10/10/10, a day that 350.org has targeted to organize and raise awareness about the global warming crisis. Over 7400 events in 188 countries were planned. 350.org is named for 350 parts per million (ppm), the science based target atmospheric CO2 concentration required … Continue reading

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