Monthly Archives: May 2012

Latest on Bull’s Island – D&R Canal Commission Will Ask DEP to Make a Public Presentation

Quick update – important new developments! The D&R Canal Commission met this morning. Bull’s Island was not on the agenda. The DEP representative on the Commission said nothing about Bull’s Island, even when asked to do so during the public … Continue reading

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Right Between The Eyes

  But the age of truth will soon appear, Aquarius arrives A man’s a man who looks a man right between the eyes. ~~~ Crosby Stills, Nash, and Young (1970) (listen) I picked this guy up on the way home from … Continue reading

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Forest Bill Would Jeopardize Clean Air and Public Health

Senate Environment Committee to Hear Substitute “Forest Harvest” Bill Tomorrrow the Senate Environment Committee will hear a substitute version of Senator Smith’s controversial “Forest Harvest” bill, S1085 (old version). There are a bunch of significant and controversial bills on the … Continue reading

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DEP Science and Regulatory Standards in Disarray

Corporate Control Over New Jersey’s Environmental Science  New Regulatory Standards Blocked – Existing Standards Prone to Rollback DEP Commissioner Bob Martin’s testimony before the Senate Budget Committee last week let some very big cats out of the bag. Let me … Continue reading

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EPA Curtis Specialty Superfund – Is The Priority Site Cleanup or Redevelopment?

Superfund Is Designed to Protect Human Health and The Environment EPA Cleanup Allowing Local Interests to Place Too Much Focus on Redevelopment and Local Property Tax Ratables I wandered up the Delaware River to Milford NJ on a rainy Monday … Continue reading

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