Monthly Archives: October 2012

“Ignorance is compounded with anarchy and greed to make the raddled face of the Jersey shore.” “… there came retribution.”  Sandy Destruction: “Man Made, Foreseen, Preventable” My heart breaks. I moved recently, so had the opportunity to revisit many important … Continue reading →

DEP Deploys Classic “Shock Doctrine” Tactics Only a crisis produces real change. When that crisis occurs, the actions that are taken depend on the ideas that are lying around.  ~~~ Economist Milton Friedman [Update – 11/14/12 – We’re on the same page … Continue reading →

NJ’s Longstanding High Vulnerability to Major Storms Ignored   Climate Change Adaptation Planing Neglected – Shore Poorly Prepared “In New Jersey the coast is so heavily urbanized and developed you can’t expect people to simply agree to retreat – there’s … Continue reading →

DEP Denies Access to Records of New Office of Dispute Resolution DEP Goes From the “Burning Platform” to the “New World Order” Our recent accountability project: “Taking a Closer Look at Christie DEP Changes” was dealt another setback today, when … Continue reading →

Denies OPRA Records Request in Less Than 24 Hours The NJ Open Public Records Act (OPRA) gives public agencies 7 working days to respond to records requests, but it sure didn’t take DEP that long to deny my recent OPRA … Continue reading →