Monthly Archives: November 2014

On Open Space and Clean Water

A Look At An Amazing Propaganda Campaign Let’s start with a few basic facts: According to US EPA and NJ DEP water quality monitoring data, NJ’s streams, rivers, lakes, bays, and groundwater currently do not meet water quality standards set … Continue reading

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A Mess of Pottage

All… for a mess of pottage: A story of Esau and Jacob Thoreau’s “Life without principle” (1854) ” If a man walk in the woods for love of them half of each day, he is in danger of being regarded as … Continue reading

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Legislative Ethics Panel Will Investigate Complaint Against Assemblyman Fiocchi for Intervention In Pinelands Commission’s Pipeline Review

Issues at Play: Who was Assemblyman Fiocchi “representing”, was Fiocchi engaged in “lobbying”, and what is representative democracy? What is an independent State agency? What role can politics play in regulatory decisions? Does a Legislator’s intervention in an independent agency’s … Continue reading

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US Fish & Wildlife Service Pursuing Natural Resource Damage Claim Against Dupont for Toxic Mercury

USFWS finds that “significant levels of contamination will remain” after flawed EPA cleanup plan The US Fish and Wildlife Service is pursuing a natural resource injury claim against Dupont for the off site discharge of mercury, lead, and other hazardous substance … Continue reading

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Annual Conference Provides Opportunity To Ask Hard Questions to NJ Farm Bureau

The NJ Farm Bureau held its annual meeting today in Princeton. Tomorrow is the Directors meeting. I had planned to crash the event, as I did last year, but got diverted. Maybe tomorrow. Last year, there was a floor debate … Continue reading

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