Monthly Archives: June 2013

A Matter of Aspirational Goals and Rhetoric Vesus Regulatory Standards In this post, I hope to explain, in some detail, why the “Forest Stewardship” bill lacks adequate safeguards and public oversight. In order to do so, it is very important … Continue reading →

Cycle of Subsidies For Building In Hazardous Locations Must End Retreat Just A Question of When, not Whether  [Updates below] Back in December, when FEMA released its original “draft Advisory Baseflood  Elevation” (ABFE) maps, quoting FEMA’s own policy, we wrote: … Continue reading →

Did Christie Kill Off Shore LNG? Or Has He Changed Position? Let’s just say, paraphrasing Cool Hand Luke – we have a failure to communicate here! Here’s the headline news from back on Earth Day 2010: Gov. Christie issues potentially … Continue reading →

 An approximate, additional 652,800 cubic feet of wood are harvested on state lands annually for a total of approximately 2.1 million cubic feet harvested for commercial forestry annually. This is less than 4% of annual growth. Indicating that NJ’s timber resource is … Continue reading →

Monitoring Data Show Groundwater Contaminated by Spill   DEP Rates Town’s Wells “Highly Susceptible” To Chemical Contamination Actual Health Risks Unclear Due to Poor News Reporting Its been six months since the Toxic Train Wreck in Paulsboro NJ spilled 25,000 … Continue reading →