Monthly Archives: April 2013

Republicans Legislators Challenge Republican Governor’s Budget Letter to Gov. Demands Restoration of Environmental Cuts “Among all the responsibilities of government, there are few of greater importance, or of more concern to the public than the protection of New Jersey’s environment … Continue reading →

“I don’t want to abolish government. I simply want to reduce it to the size where I can drag it into the bathroom and drown it in the bathtub.” Grover Norquist, Republican Guru (5/25/01) “This governor [Christie] has said no new … Continue reading →

“Rebuilding Our Shores, Increasing the Risks” Why Did Media, Coastal Advocates, and Policymakers Ignore Key Law and Allow Rebuild Madness Momentum to Build and Prevail?   The NY Times ran a great story yesterday, Rebuilding the Shores, Increasing the Risks with this lede: … Continue reading →

Dismissal and Dismantling Are Worse Than Denial [Update: I forgot to mention that Gov. Christie brought political pressure on FEMA to relax the maps that the Star Ledger correctly criticized as flawed because they fail to include sea level rise/climate change … Continue reading →