Monthly Archives: December 2010

My Blood Runs Cold – My Memory Has Just Been Sold

Future of Empire State Landscapes and Waters “All Fracked Up” My blood runs cold, my memory has just been sold My angel is a centerfold Angel is a centerfold  ~~~ J Geils Band [Update below] Growing up in New York’s … Continue reading

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Christie “Red Tape” Rollback Bills Re-Emerge – Backed by Democratic Legislators

Senate Majority Leader Buono Calls Legislation “Assault on Decades of Environmental Protections”   So Why Are Her Colleagues Rolling Over To Enact Governor Christie’s Agenda? Democratic legislators jumped on board the Christie Administration’s “Red Tape” environmental rollback wagon yesterday, as … Continue reading

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Sweeney’s Senate Secretary Blocks Photo-Blogger Access

As we all know (or you wouldn’t be reading this), there has been a revolution in media. As we all also know, there is a severe shortgage of substantive coverage of State House action – particularly on complex environmental issues … Continue reading

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Obama Backs the Frack

EPA Stands Down as Army Corps Speaks for “The Administration” [Update: 12/15/10 – NY Gov. Paterson Executive Order – looks like fracking starts July 1, 2011 in the Empire State.] Work with me here as I connect the dots in important … Continue reading

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DEP Rejects Drinking Water Protections – More than 500 Chemicals Remain Unregulated

Continued inaction means our internal organs will be the main filter for the thickening brew of chemicals in our water [Update: 12/15/10 – Ed Rodgers of NJN reports (watch it  – starts at 18 minutes) on a National Toxicology Report … Continue reading

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