Category Archives: Hot topics

Who Killed the Pequest protections?

There have been some truly foul emanations coming from the Department of Environmental Protection lately, but none worse than abandoning the proposed “Category one” (C1) protections for portions of the Pequest River. (see: http://www.nj.gov/dep/rules/adoptions/adopt_080616a.pdf Bill Wolfe The DEP C1 designation … Continue reading

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Global Warming bill has serious flaws

This is a brief reply to today’s Star Ledger editorial in support of “The Climate Security Act” global warming bill (also known as “Lieberman-Warner”). Speed a plan to fight global warming http://www.nj.com/opinion/ledger/editorials/index.ssf?/base/news-2/121238138226640.xml&coll=1 My quick objective here is to provide additional … Continue reading

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“The Surge” on the Environment

Countless fiasco’s show that voluntary compliance, privatization, deregulation, subsidies, and reliance on private consultants failed Bill WolfeLisa P. Jackson, DEP Commissioner. In testimony before a rare April 15 joint hearing of the Senate and Assembly Environment Committees, Department of Environmental … Continue reading

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Bush kills rules on the way in & blocks them on the way out

From Andy Card to Josh Bolten – Bush sells out public to Corporate interests. Ideology and political power trump science and facts Today’s NY Times story on Bush administration policy prompts historical reflection – and repeats a deeply disturbing pattern. … Continue reading

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Corporate Office Parks Trump Clean Water

DEP Caves to Bristol-Myers Squibb, IntraWest Mountain Creek Resort, & other developments – abandons Pequest, Wallkill and Stony Brook Bill WolfeBPG properties 359 acre Hopewell Campus – proposed 800,000 square foot expansion along rural Carter Road impacts a tributary to … Continue reading

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