Category Archives: Policy watch

Not Another War

Don’t let Bush Expand the War and Attack Iran *** 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 … Continue reading

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Grandfather Loophole guts DEP Stream Protection Plan

Poison Pill exempts scores of major development projects Trenton — On Monday, the Department of Environmental Protection quietly posted the new controversial “Category One” waters initiative on its website – no press confenence photo ops – not even a press … Continue reading

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Who Killed the Pequest protections?

There have been some truly foul emanations coming from the Department of Environmental Protection lately, but none worse than abandoning the proposed “Category one” (C1) protections for portions of the Pequest River. (see: http://www.nj.gov/dep/rules/adoptions/adopt_080616a.pdf Bill Wolfe The DEP C1 designation … Continue reading

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Global Warming bill has serious flaws

This is a brief reply to today’s Star Ledger editorial in support of “The Climate Security Act” global warming bill (also known as “Lieberman-Warner”). Speed a plan to fight global warming http://www.nj.com/opinion/ledger/editorials/index.ssf?/base/news-2/121238138226640.xml&coll=1 My quick objective here is to provide additional … Continue reading

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“The Surge” on the Environment

Countless fiasco’s show that voluntary compliance, privatization, deregulation, subsidies, and reliance on private consultants failed Bill WolfeLisa P. Jackson, DEP Commissioner. In testimony before a rare April 15 joint hearing of the Senate and Assembly Environment Committees, Department of Environmental … Continue reading

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