Monthly Archives: January 2015

Continuing Developments in the Pinelands Pipeline Ethics Decision

Pinelands Commission To Consider New MOA Policy [Update below] Friends just forwarded a superb article from the Ocean City Sentinel by reporter Eric Avedissian that deserves far more widespread reading than the Ocean City area. Aveddissian gives a detailed blow … Continue reading

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NJ Ethics Review Finds It OK For Legislators to Lobby Pinelands Commission

Legislative Ethics Committee Dismisses Complaint for Lack of Probable Cause Decision Based On Seriously Flawed Analysis There Are No Limits on Undue Political Influence on Independent Agencies No consideration given to government integrity Another step towards corporate purchase of democracy … Continue reading

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Jersey Shore Still A Mess – And Will Be for a Long Time

More than 2 years after Sandy, serious problems remain A cloudless crisp 25 degree January Saturday morning prompted the dog and I to take a trip to check out the shore – what we saw: Driving over the ridge of … Continue reading

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Welcome To Mantoloking, NJ

Ground Zero For Superstorm Sandy Took a ride out to check out the shore yesterday. Mantoloking was ground zero for Superstorm Sandy. The barrier island was breached there, the Rt. 528 bridge over Barnegat Bay and Rt. 35 were washed … Continue reading

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Christie DEP Ignores Ocean Acidification – More Climate Denial

Climate Induced Warming & Acidification, Pollution, & Overfishing Threaten Collapse of Ocean Ecosystems DEP Has No Data, No Standards, No Methods, & No Interest in Developing Any of Them [Update Below] The regulatory wheels of clean water turn slowly at … Continue reading

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