Category Archives: Law & order

End Political Influence on DEP Regulators

[Note: Inspector General Cooper’s Encap Report was a whitewash, so I repost this October 24, 2007 column – maybe the Attorney General or Legislative Committees can be convinced to examine these issues and develop much needed reforms. Who knows maybe … Continue reading

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Obscenity

The Supreme Court knows it when it sees it – well, this is obscene folks. Where’s the public outcry here about Government waste, fraud, and abuse of taxpayer dollars? A Submarine to Fight al-Qaida’s Navy […] “This is not about … Continue reading

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DEP Fast Track is Back – Environmental Rollbacks Underway

“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

“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

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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