Monthly Archives: October 2014

This Is What DEP Approved Gas Pipeline Restoration Looks Like

Before going to last week’s Pompton Lakes Real Community Advisory Group (CAG) meeting on the Dupont cleanup, I decided to go early, take a hike, and take a look at NJ reservoir levels, which DEP data show are below average for … Continue reading

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A Few Words on Climate Science, Values, and Politics

“The facts are in. The evidence is clear.”  Time To Choose and Act No Time For Moderation [Updated] I wrote recently in frustration to question the NJ environmental community’s failure to capitalize on the People’s Climate March and organize in … Continue reading

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After Being Exposed Nationally, WalMart Slashes NJ Greenwash Funding

Did The “Eco-Goats” Break the Camel’s Back? We are pleased to report that WalMart – one of the world’s most environmentally unsustainable corporations that is hostile to labor and local merchants – has dramatically slashed funding for NJ based greenscam … Continue reading

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People’s Climate Collapse? What Is Wrong With The NJ Environmental Community? A Wake Up Call

Weeks after The People’s Climate March, the most aggressive climate bill ever heard in NJ is ignored Focus on fundraising, feel good gestures, & destructive diversions A Tale of Milkweed, Mitigation, and Money On September 21, 2014, I joined over … Continue reading

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US EPA Inquiry Prompts DEP Enforcement To Shut Down Illegal Dredging Of Wanaque River in Pompton Lakes

Dredged Sediments Disposed Along Hershfield Park River Banks Pompton Lakes Ordered to Stop Un-permitted Dredging & Disposal They have been mutilating acres and acres of T&E habitat, dredging illegally  – all in total violation of their permit. ~~~ Ross Kushner, … Continue reading

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