Category Archives: Policy watch

DEP Involved in Corruption Scandal

Posted on July 27, 2009 by Bill Wolfe

NEW JERSEY ENVIRONMENTAL AGENCY AT HEART OF BRIBERY SCANDAL – New Rules Needed to Ban “Pay-to-Play” and Protect Staff from Strong-Arm Tactics Washington, DC – Last week’s indictment of 44 people, including several New Jersey officials and two state legislators, underscores … Continue reading →

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Camden Residents Left in the Dust

Posted on July 21, 2009 by Bill Wolfe

  NEW JERSEY ALTERS HEALTH STUDY UNDER INDUSTRY PRESSURE –  Industry Allowed Private Meetings to Lobby for Changes in Camden Study Washington, DC – Facing a lawsuit, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection has released documents outlining how an air … Continue reading →

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Two Hundredth Anniversary of Thomas Paine’s Death

Posted on June 8, 2009 by

‘WE HAVE IT IN OUR POWER TO BEGIN THE WORLD OVER AGAIN’ Bill WolfeThomas Paine – Bordentown, NJ In 1776, Thomas Paine wrote a famous pamphlet called “Common Sense”. He was the father of the American Revolution. Few realize that … Continue reading →

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Final Nail in Nukes’ Coffin?

Posted on June 6, 2009 by

Huge cost overruns, construction delays, and subsidies doom nuke renaissance – “Things have not gone as planned” [Update – 3/29/17 – seven years and billions of dollars later: Westinghouse Bankruptcy Move Casts Shadow Over World Nuclear Industry ~~~ end update] Salem NJ … Continue reading →

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Governors shine media spotlight on Ocean Conservation

Posted on June 4, 2009 by

Ocean Summit long on symbolism, short on substance In an apparent attempt to shore up the environmental platform of his 2009 Gubernatorial re-election campaign, today NJ Governor Jon Corzine spoke at a well attended NY City press conference with New … Continue reading →

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