Category Archives: Hot topics

Hearing Casts Serious Doubt on DEP’s ability to Protect Public Health and Environment

In articulate, substantive, and at times charming testimony, DEP Commissioner Lisa P. Jackson had the Senate Environment Committee completely under control on Monday. The Commissioner presented her 2008 priorities, and responded to mostly softball questions from the new Committee. [Update: … Continue reading

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What Are Your Environmental Priorities for 2008?

*** 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. Tomorrow (Monday, January 28, 2008) Department of Environmental … Continue reading

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Pave Paradise: Put up a Parking Lot

Baldpate Mountain in Hopewell Township, Mercer County is one of my favorite still relatively wild areas to ramble. The State DEP just began construction of new roads and parking areas to provide access to this hilly and forested landscape. Check … Continue reading

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In Harm’s Way

Would you send your child to this school? *** 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. … Continue reading

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Governor, You’re No Jack Kennedy

Today, sadly, I am reminded of one of the most famous quips in American political history. During the 1988 campaign, Democratic vice-presidential candidate Senator Lloyd Bentsen humiliated Republican vice-presidential candidate Senator Dan Quayle during the vice-presidential debate. Quayle had implied … Continue reading

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