Monthly Archives: September 2012

DEP Needs To Stop Spinning and Start Listening [Update below] Bull’s Island Petitioner # 21,054 added a special note to his petition – in CAPS, presumably for emphasis so DEP could hear his shout all the way from Florida: 13:08, … Continue reading →

Fracktivists Converge On Philadelphia Convention Center [Breaking Update: Christie vetoes fracking waste legislation – end] The contrast could not have been more stark: While over a thousand righteous Fracktivists were out in the street, Pennsylvania Governor Corbett and his environmental Secretary were … Continue reading →

DEP Backs Away From February Clearcut Plan – Says No Decisions Made  [Update: 9/22/12 – Lehigh Valley live has story on this hearing:  Environmental group gathering signatures to fight Bull’s Island tree removal – end update] The D&R Canal Commission held … Continue reading →

More than 20,000 people sign petitions to oppose “Based on the consultant’s report and a technical review by DEP forestry experts, we are proceeding with removing all vegetative material in the upper river section of Bull’s Island. Once the area is … Continue reading →