Category Archives: Hot topics

DEP Fast Track is Back – Environmental Rollbacks Underway

Posted on March 24, 2008 by Bill Wolfe

“We will implement it [Fast Track] no matter what you call it” … “even in the face of the [Codey] Executive Order’s [moratorium], the Department has embarked on an ambitious program to recognize the powerful benefits of the [Fast Track] … Continue reading →

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How the Other Half Schools

Posted on March 14, 2008 by Bill Wolfe

“Long ago it was said that “one half of the world does not know how the other half lives.” That was true then. It did not know because it did not care.” Jacob Riis [1890] *** Apologies – NJ.Com took … Continue reading →

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It’s Chinatown: PSEG sale to NYC a jersey ripoff

Posted on March 10, 2008 by Bill Wolfe

BPU’s “hands tied” by deregulation – deal would lead to more air pollution, greater global warming emissions, and higher rates for consumers. PSEG announces that new nuke plant planned for south jersey. New plants and transmission lines for north jersey … Continue reading →

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Mountaintop mining – Jersey style

Posted on March 9, 2008 by Bill Wolfe

Looks at Mines in Hopewell, Lambertville, Pennington, Kingston Bill WolfeEntrance to Trap Rock Quarry – Rt. 29, on Delaware River. Hopewell, NJ Hopewell – If folks ever think about mining, I bet you probably think of West Virginia coal mines … Continue reading →

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Floods: It’s the Development, Stupid

Posted on March 8, 2008 by Bill Wolfe

Don’t Blame just the Rain Here we go again. Another statewide flood. And the press will write stories quoting weathermen. And all they will talk about is the rainfall. The unstated premise is that we can’t control the rain. But … Continue reading →

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