Category Archives: Law & order

In Praise of Folly

Jackson Global Warming Plan an Exercise in Magical Thinking Last Thursday – coincidentally the same day that Barack Obama nominated Lisa Jackson to become head of the US Environmental Protection Agency – the NJ Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) released … Continue reading

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Latest Bush Midnight Ruling Could Cripple Global Warming Controls

Bush EPA rejects regulation of carbon dioxide pollution – move designed to speed approval of new coal plants Bill Wolfe The Bush administration has come under widespread criticism for a series of last minute changes that would gut various environmental … Continue reading

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Palin Misrepresented global warming science on Endangered Polar Bears…and Tried to Cover It Up

Just like “Bridge to Nowhere”, the facts contradict the campaign ads AP file photo [Update: 10.05.08] This post makes the point far better than I do: Sarah Palin puts polar bears on thin ice http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/10/5/1902/72063/35/616261 I recently listened to an … Continue reading

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DEP enforces Clean Air Act

One Salem County enforcement action does not accurately reflect the bigger air pollution picture I just received the below DEP press release – last week, I wrote about major new DEP air pollution rules that would impact this same Salem … Continue reading

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Business Report to DEP: “Do Less With Less”

Do you want less environmental protection? “In this time of fiscal crisis, the challenge before the DEP is to … consider doing less with less” Permit Efficiency Task Force Report to DEP – see: http://www.nj.gov/dep/permittf/docs/final_report_8_7_08.pdf Bill WolfeLisa P. Jackson, DEP … Continue reading

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