Monthly Archives: August 2011

Dirty Water Deal Derailed in Hopewell Township

Sewer Authority in DEP Commissioner’s Home Town Balks at Cost of Pollution Controls for Toxic Arsenic [Update: 9/2/11 – Jim Waltman reports that last night in Hopewell Borough, he was able to convince Council to edit out all the bad … Continue reading

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“Freedom of Speech” (denied)

Give Me that Paintbrush – Sign Says No Paintbrushes Allowed Here True story – no paintbrushes – and no cameras allowed either! See: Citizens’ Cameras Taken During Rep. Chabot (R-OH) Town Hall Please don’t think these outrageous police state tactics … Continue reading

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A Fracking Political Joke – Ban Bill A Hollow Gesture

[Update #2 – 8/26/11 – Bergen Record coverage puts Christie if a favorable light by a headline that makes it appear that he was initiating positive action, instead of reacting to and opposing a legislative initiative. Story also makes enviro’s … Continue reading

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A Proud New Deal Legacy Spurned?

“afflicted with hear-nothing, see-nothing, do-nothing Government.” While I’m on the topic of historical legacies, the recent Obama collapse on the debt limit deal sadly reveals that President Obama and many Congressional corporate Democrats are on the verge of destroying the … Continue reading

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Protecting the Environment Is Not “A Proud GOP Legacy”

Tea Party Backlash Has Roots in Nixon Administration Alan Steinberg, former Bush Administration EPA Region 2 Administrator, wrote an Op-Ed, urging he fellow Teabagger dominated Republicans to stop bashing EPA. (See: Republicans must stop their senseless EPA bashing Steingberg laments … Continue reading

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