Monthly Archives: February 2012

US Fish & Wildlife Service Blasts Dupont Science On Mercury Cleanup Plan

Major Rebuke To DEP Review & Challenge to EPA to Strengthen Cleanup [Extraordinary Update: Just hours after PEER’s disclosure of the US FWS criticism of the science supporting DuPont’s proposed Pompton Lakes dredging plan [see this], the US EPA today … Continue reading

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How Will NOAA Replace Joy and Wonder?

Kirk Moore at the Asbury Park Press has another good story today on the proposed closure of the NOAA lab at Sandy Hook, see: Lab in the crosshairs: Once a money saver, Sandy Hook base now a liability But How … Continue reading

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Toxic Cleanups Designed To Protect Wildlife Protect People Too

Far More Stringent Wildlife Cleanup Standards Drive The Extent of Cleanup [Update: If you’re happy with soundbite environmentalism like “canary in the coal mine”, then read no further. If you’d like reasoned argument and supporting scientific evidence, by all means, … Continue reading

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Lies by Business Lobbyists Shape Christie Energy and Environmental Policy

Renewable Energy and Environmental Protections Blamed for Job Loss Let’s start with Hal Bozarth, of the NJ Chemistry Council Following Hal’s lead, Hal’s sidekick testified (lied) to the  Assembly Environment Committee last month by using the lowest form of innuendo … Continue reading

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Pennsylvania Sells Out To Gas Frackers

[Update 2/24/12: Delaware Riverkeeper calls out Senator Mcllhinney for misleading his constituent about the fracking law. Read the kick ass letter here! – end update] On Thursday Feb. 16, 2012, Delaware Riverkeeper Network and PA Sierra Club  held a series … Continue reading

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