Yearly Archives: 2010

DEP Claims on Oysters Are A Fraud

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

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Sewer Plants Put Drinking Water At Risk – Yet Local Authorities Pressure DEP To Gut Rules

[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

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Reservoir Views

[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

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Media Freak Show Meets Science – A View From The “sideshow of political battles”

[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

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DEP Wakes Up – Declares Drought Watch

Water Supply and Global Warming Measures Dead in the Water – Highlands Act Under Attack Exactly one month ago today, On July 5, we warned: “DEP Asleep at the Switch as Drought Conditions Emerge“ … So where is DEP? NJ has had record heat and … Continue reading

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