Monthly Archives: December 2012

An Informed View on Coastal Management from Former DEP Commissioner The environmental, public interest, and planning communities should get behind and widely promote these recommendations   [Update: 12/9/12 – Read this superb editorial at Asbury Park Press today:  Clarify state … Continue reading →

  [Updates below] Perhaps unwittingly, Reuters, via the New York Times struck a chord in their story on the Toxic Train Wreck: Skeptical residents shouted doubts about the assurances they heard from officials that vinyl chloride levels were low, complaining that … Continue reading →

2.3.1 land-use planning Before informed decisions on siting and licensing of chemical installations and transport routes can be made, an overall land-use plan is very helpful. Such a plan can identify areas where chemical installations can be planned at a … Continue reading →

Paulsboro a Sacrifice Zone for Chemical Industry  “Too Dangerous for a Public Meeting, But Not Dangerous Enough to Evacuate” [Update: watch this NJTV segment, which was the lead story on the show tonight  – I got air time interview and … Continue reading →

Agenda Excludes Pre-Storm Planning & Preparedness, Global Warming, Adaptation, Coastal Management, & Land Use Rebuilding Issues [Update 12/8/12 – WNYC covered this hearing – Critics: Christie Deep-Sixed Climate Change Prep But it seems that DEP Commissioner Martin thinks he did “a … Continue reading →