Category Archives: Hot topics

DEP losing money on State land leases

Posted on August 3, 2008 by

Oil & gas companies, luxury boats/Marina’s subsidized while Park Visitor Fees Increase Bill Wolfe Today’s Asbury Park Press and Morris Daily Record are reporting that the Department of Environmental Protection’s management of leases, easements, and concessions is in disarray, and … Continue reading →

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Obama VP – the Other Woman

Posted on July 30, 2008 by

Governor Corzine’s call today for Clinton to stay in the VP hunt prompts me to re-post this July 7, 2007 post: Bill WolfeKathleen Sebelius, at Yale global warming conference in April. Salon is running a story today about a rumored … Continue reading →

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Recalling Rita Lavelle and Ann Burford

Posted on July 30, 2008 by

“These scandals seem to occur as corporate influence comes to dominate the policy agenda and industry interests seek to roll back environmental protections from the inside of government.“ ~~~ Bill Wolfe Today’s news regarding EPA’s most recent in a long … Continue reading →

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“The efforts of an aroused group of citizens”

Posted on July 30, 2008 by

The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. It is it’s natural manure. ~~~~ Thomas Jefferson http://www.bartleby.com/73/1065.html Talk that way today, and you’re likely to get your phone tapped and … Continue reading →

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Jail time for Dirty Dirt – who’s next?

Posted on July 28, 2008 by

How many communities have to be poisoned and criminal convictions have to occur before common sense prevails? Bill Wolfe In a little noticed but what could be a major story, on Friday the Trenton Times reported that: “A contractor who … Continue reading →

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