Monthly Archives: November 2012

Bulls Island and Baldpate Mountain Sandy Storm Update

Little Storm Damage to “Dangerous” Bulls Island Trees Most Serious Threat to the Forest Remains DEP While most folks were doing their last minute Thanksgiving shopping today, I ducked out to Bulls Island to do a quick storm damage assessment … Continue reading

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Something Reeks At Oyster Creek

[Update below] NJ Newsroom reports that “nuclear safety advocates” have made a “personal appeal” in a letter to Governor Christie regarding safety issues at the Oyster Creek nuclear plant. Those “advocates” include the NJ Environmental Federation (NJEF). The NJEF letter, ignoring … Continue reading

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Climate Change and Disaster Capitalism – More Than Math

Cognitive Dissonance: We’re Facing Climate Catastrophe – But Don’t Worry, Voluntary Market Incentives & Individual Virtue Will Do But when you hold up a supposed emergency and actually don’t ask anything of people, anything major, they actually think you might … Continue reading

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We’re All Okie Refugees Now – The Dust Bowl As A Metaphor For Global Warming Crisis

In The Wake of Sandy Devastation, It’s Business As Usual In Trenton Subsidies for Fossil Fueled Cars on the Turnpike Only a crisis produces real change. When that crisis occurs, the actions that are taken depend on the ideas that … Continue reading

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Editorial and Chart of the Day

DEP Commissioner Martin & Spokesman Larry Rangonese Should Resign – or Be Fired After his dumb remarks on “No DEP role in rebuilding the Shore”, DEP spokesman Larry Rangonese should have been fired by now. But, in fairness to Larry, … Continue reading

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