Category Archives: Policy watch

Bank Assets Eroding in NJ

Stream Bank erosion destroys land, soil, water quality, fisheries, and community assets Bill Wolfeunnamed tributary, Ringoes, NJ With all the recent focus on the Wall Street “financial crisis”, I thought I’d illustrate erosion of real assets. These assets took hundreds … Continue reading

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Palin is an ignorant global warming denier

[Update: 10.05.08] – this post makes the point far better than I: Sarah Palin puts polar bears on thin ice http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/10/5/1902/72063/35/616261 Governor Palin’s response to the debate question on global warming revealed two things that should disqualify her from any … Continue reading

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A commitment to PR over policy

Corzine joins New York press conference after bad news in NJ [Update: 11/23/08: On November 17, 2008, DEP adopted final rules to implement the RGGI program, enabling them to particiapte in the December auction. See: http://www.nj.gov/dep/rules/adoptions/adopt_081117a.pdf This kind of stuff … Continue reading

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New Jersey Will Miss First Greenhouse Gas Allowances Auction

Corzine Global Warming Program behind Schedule, Blowing Second Major Deadline Bill Wolfe [Update: 11/23/08: On November 17, 2008, DEP adopted final rules to implement the RGGI program, enabling them to particiapte in the December auction. See: http://www.nj.gov/dep/rules/adoptions/adopt_081117a.pdf [Update (9/25/08): looks … Continue reading

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A question of credibility – Governor’s do get caught in lies

Like Palin, Whitman’s false statements contradicted DEP scientists [Update: 12.04.08 – in addition to the DEP memo below, for those interested in reading press coverage that documents the Whitman false and misleading statements, including an attempt to coverup the problem … Continue reading

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