Category Archives: Hot topics

Destroying Nature to Make It “Accessible” – Paved Road, Parking Lots, Piers, and Pipes to “Improve” Pristine Ken Lockwood Gorge

Posted on August 18, 2009 by Bill Wolfe

  Like that proverbial Village in Vietnam that had to be destroyed to be saved, the DEP is destroying one of the few last remaining natural places to provide public access – you can view pictures of the destruction here. … Continue reading →

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All Quiet on the Regulatory Front – DEP Sits on Sidelines While Barnegat Bay is Dying

Posted on August 15, 2009 by Bill Wolfe

With Barnegat Bay’s survival in question, action demanded   Friday, July 31, 2009 STAR-LEDGER STAFF It’s choked by invasive aquatic weeds, infested with jellyfish and devoid of clams and oysters that used to support an entire shellfish industry. The Barnegat … Continue reading →

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DEP Involved in Corruption Scandal

Posted on July 27, 2009 by Bill Wolfe

NEW JERSEY ENVIRONMENTAL AGENCY AT HEART OF BRIBERY SCANDAL – New Rules Needed to Ban “Pay-to-Play” and Protect Staff from Strong-Arm Tactics Washington, DC – Last week’s indictment of 44 people, including several New Jersey officials and two state legislators, underscores … Continue reading →

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Camden Residents Left in the Dust

Posted on July 21, 2009 by Bill Wolfe

  NEW JERSEY ALTERS HEALTH STUDY UNDER INDUSTRY PRESSURE –  Industry Allowed Private Meetings to Lobby for Changes in Camden Study Washington, DC – Facing a lawsuit, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection has released documents outlining how an air … Continue reading →

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Final Nail in Nukes’ Coffin?

Posted on June 6, 2009 by

Huge cost overruns, construction delays, and subsidies doom nuke renaissance – “Things have not gone as planned” [Update – 3/29/17 – seven years and billions of dollars later: Westinghouse Bankruptcy Move Casts Shadow Over World Nuclear Industry ~~~ end update] Salem NJ … Continue reading →

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