Category Archives: Hot topics

National perspective on Lisa Jackson at EPA

Mel Evans/AP Photo)Lisa P. Jackson testifies before New Jersey’s Senate Judiciary Committee on Feb. 6, 2006. President elect Barack Obama’s nomination of Lisa Jackson to head EPA will be announced today. In covering that story, let’s hope that the NJ … Continue reading

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Let’s Play Jeopardy

Let’s play Jeopardy – I’ll take Credibility for 1,000 – pick the correct statement, either A, B, C, or D below: A) Senator Robert Torricelli on Christine Todd Whitman during Senate confirmation: “President Bush has made a very wise selection. … Continue reading

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Witness to Whitman – Spectators not Citizens

The Lisa Jackson EPA nomination and upcoming Senate confirmation process has reminded me of the Whitman experience. So I did a little research and came across a splendid essay by my old friend Bill Neil, former Director of Conservation at … Continue reading

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Jackson EPA nomination debate takes off

Jackson record comes under fire – Sierra Club head shifts blame and calls Corzine “the worst environmental Governor ever” [Update: see: Jackson Divides NJ Environmentalists – Public Praise contrasts sharply with private criticisms http://blog.nj.com/njv_bill_wolfe/2009/01/jackson_divides_nj_environment.html ~~~ end update] The political rhetoric over … Continue reading

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Obama’s EPA Choice Pending

This is a long and difficult post for me to write given my personal involvement, but, given the stakes, I feel obligated to do so. The views expressed here are solely my own and are not meant to disparage anyone … Continue reading

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