Category Archives: Hot topics

Wall Street collapse shows need for regulation

Free market ideology led to meltdown [Update: The NY Times wrote a killer article validating my assessment – see October 8, 2008 story: “THE RECKONING Taking Hard New Look at a Greenspan Legacy” http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/09/business/economy/09greenspan.html?_r=1&em&oref=slogin As anyone who has seen the … Continue reading

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Why is Corzine getting a pass on Cheney lite?

Let me make an important point by way of comparison. I fudged the Cheney hypothetical slightly to fit NJ, and names have not been changed to protect the innocent. Suppose Dick Cheney called his energy industry cronies and lobbyists to … Continue reading

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Business Report to DEP: “Do Less With Less”

Do you want less environmental protection? “In this time of fiscal crisis, the challenge before the DEP is to … consider doing less with less” Permit Efficiency Task Force Report to DEP – see: http://www.nj.gov/dep/permittf/docs/final_report_8_7_08.pdf Bill WolfeLisa P. Jackson, DEP … Continue reading

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DEP cracks down on air polluters – Dirty coal, industry, and power plants

Federally mandated new rules would require emissions reductions to meet Clean Air Act Standards DEP proposal would require polluters to install modern pollution control technology: See: http://www.nj.gov/dep/rules/proposals/080408a.pdf Bill WolfeVineland municipal power plant The entire state of New Jersey fails to … Continue reading

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Art and Freedom

*** Apologies – NJ.Com took down the photos, which were originally published on my “NJ Voices” column at NJ.Com. I was able to save the text, but not the photos. What assholes. “He who sacrifices freedom for security deserves neither.” … Continue reading

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