Monthly Archives: March 2011

We’ve Lost Our Way

A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual death. Martin Luther King, Jr. “Beyond Vietnam – A Time To Break Silence Below is the kind … Continue reading

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Dupont and the “Compact Majority” in Pompton Lakes – Where Life Imitates Art

Last night, the Pompton Lakes Council passed a Resolution opposing the listing of the Dupont toxic plume as a federal EPA lead Superfund site (read last week’s Bergen Record setup story: A Superfund is no consideration for some in Pompton … Continue reading

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Christie DEP Limits Public Access to Urban Rivers and Shore

The Bergen Record Urban waterway access a concern in New Jersey  and Star Ledger are running a good AP story:  New N.J. beach access rules to impact urban and industrialized areas, enviornmentalists say Those stories prompt me to repost some photos of the … Continue reading

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Pesticide Spray at Lunch Sparks Complaint

Ask pesticide applicators for the MSDS and labels for the toxic crap they are spraying Sometimes it seems difficult to go out of the house without running into an environmental abuse. Yesterday afternoon, while eating lunch at my local deli, I was sprayed … Continue reading

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World Water Day – “Water for Life, Not for Profit”

World Water Day NJ American Water protest (3/22/11) In light of World Water Day, the NJ Coalition on Privatization held a rally today opposing privatization of public drinking water systems. The 2011 World Water Day theme is “Water for Cities … Continue reading

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