Monthly Archives: May 2016

Bordentown Files Clean Water Act Based Challenge of FERC Transco Pipeline Approval

[Updated below – Chesterfield filed similar challenge] In a highly significant legal development, Bordentown Township just filed NJ’s first federal Clean Water Act based challenge to the proposed Transco gas pipeline through the Pinelands, known as the “Southern Reliability Link” … Continue reading

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Continuing Misplaced Focus Diverts Pipeline Foes

Campaign Controlled by Corporate consultants, K Street lobbyists, and Corporate lawyers “Van Ness Feldman is the ‘go-to’ firm for natural gas regulatory issues. The firm’s depth and breadth of experience is unmatched.” – U.S. News & World Report Curious, in the … Continue reading

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Sanders NJ Rallies Provide A Great Opportunity To Contrast Clinton Climate Policy And Shine a National Media Light On Christie Pipelines and Power Plants

Hillary Clinton’s Pro-Gas Policy Is Just Like Gov. Christie’s Sanders Should Be Asked To Oppose PennEast & Pinelands Pipelines & BL England Plant Bernie Sanders is holding rallies on Sunday at Rutgers and on Monday in Atlantic City in advance … Continue reading

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Pipelines and Private Property Rights

No Private Idaho The Certificate Policy Statement makes clear that holdout landowners cannot veto a project that the Commission finds is required by the public convenience and necessity after balancing all relevant factors and considerations.  (FERC Jordan Cove denial) I’ve long … Continue reading

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Are NJ Environmental Leaders Just Isolated and Selfish, or Real Affirmative Assholes?

No Vision – No Moral Compass – No Ability To Reflect I had thought Mike Catania’s press release during the Pope’s visit illustrated how self centered, narrow-minded, insular, superficial, and tone deaf the so-called leaders of the NJ environmental community … Continue reading

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