Monthly Archives: February 2022

NJ Senate Environment Committee Chairman Invokes Constitutional “Takings” To Reject Climate Based Land Use Regulation

“Takings” Comment To The Right Of Libertarians & Corporate Property Rights Zealots Reliance On Failed Local Land Use Powers Is A Gross Abdication of State Responsibility Remark is “highly irresponsible – bordering on criminal negligence” [Update below] I just choked … Continue reading

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Great Lakes Seaway Trail – Sackets Harbor To Massena NY

During our east coast swing this summer, we had a nice tour along the northern leg of the Great Lakes Seaway Trail in upstate NY, from Sackets Harbor to Massena NY, and then south through Potsdam (where I was a freshman … Continue reading

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Corporate Profits Kept Secret By NJ BPU – They Are Not “Known And Made Public”

BPU President’s Testimony Contradicts BPU Confidentiality Practices (Source: ANALYSIS OF NATURAL GAS CAPACITY TO SERVE NEW JERSEY FIRM CUSTOMERS – Redacted Public Version) Last week, NJ BPU President Joe Fiordaliso testified to the Senate about the Murphy Administration’s clean energy and climate programs. I had … Continue reading

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Blowing Toxic Smoke On Brownfields – What You Don’t Know Can Kill You

Once Again, Murphy Administration Elevates Economic Development Above Environmental Protection Once Again, NJ Spotlight Not Only Gives Them A Pass, But Cheerleads For It NJ Toxic Site Cleanups Are Privatized And Exempt From “Historic” Environmental Justice Law Once again, the … Continue reading

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Where Were Those 900 “Wildfires” In NJ Last Year And What Were Impacts On Air Pollution, Public Health, And Property Damage?

IF There Were 900 Wildfires In NJ, That Suggests Significant Air Pollution Risks What Is DEP Doing To Reduce Risks? I recently wrote about how DEP and Senator Smith were exaggerating wildfire risks as a pretext for “active management” of … Continue reading

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