Monthly Archives: March 2013

What’s Up With The Christie Administration’s Sandy Recovery Planning?

Press Reports as a Money Story – Gives Christie Spin Opportunity As we expected and due to limitations in the federal HUD block grant programming requirements, the Governor’s Plan is driven by “Rebuild Madness” – rebuilding and economic development are … Continue reading

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Why Is It So Hard For NJ Media to Call Out Gov. Christie on Climate Change?

Christie May Not Be A Total Denier, But He Is A Radical Dismantler of Climate Change Programs [Updates below] Climate change is of  NO CONCERN to Gov. Christie and he’s said so himself and demonstrated that by his actions multiple times … Continue reading

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Why I Am Not a Lobbyist

Assembly Committee Focused on Subsidies To Gas Stations, Not Drinking Water At the height of the storm, 94 wastewater treatment systems suffered failures or disruptions, … The vast majority of New Jersey’s community water supply systems were impacted: 427 of 604 community … Continue reading

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Gov. Christie Releases NJ’s “First Come, First Served” Sandy Recovery “Plan”

Christie Plan Lacks Funding for Buyouts and Restrictions in High Hazard Locations  No Recognition of Vulnerability Due to Climate Change and Risks of Sea Level Rise Weasel Words, Loopholes, and Unfunded Aspirational Rhetoric  Plan fails to leverage federal money to … Continue reading

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A Few Observations on the AshBritt Affair

[Update: 3/29/13 – this Star Ledger story confims my analysis of the reimbursement risk issue – but why didn’t the Star Ledger report that they had to file an OPRA to get the Lauternberg letter to Christie? As written, it … Continue reading

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