Category Archives: Policy watch

Bush kills rules on the way in & blocks them on the way out

From Andy Card to Josh Bolten – Bush sells out public to Corporate interests. Ideology and political power trump science and facts Today’s NY Times story on Bush administration policy prompts historical reflection – and repeats a deeply disturbing pattern. … Continue reading

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Corporate Office Parks Trump Clean Water

DEP Caves to Bristol-Myers Squibb, IntraWest Mountain Creek Resort, & other developments – abandons Pequest, Wallkill and Stony Brook Bill WolfeBPG properties 359 acre Hopewell Campus – proposed 800,000 square foot expansion along rural Carter Road impacts a tributary to … Continue reading

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We have lost our way –

“corporate makeover of politics struggling to be democratic” Bill Wolfe On this Memorial Day, as I sit on my porch, basking in gorgeous tree dappled sunlight, my tranquillity is upset by reading a powerful analysis that concludes that our vaunted … Continue reading

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Calling Out Scott Weiner on school reforms

[Update: most recent – Bergen Record Editorial: Soiled again http://www.northjersey.com/opinion/editorials/Soiled_again052208.html Let me preface this post with two brief points of perspective. First, I strongly support additional funding for school construction and operations in Abbott school districts. Second, I worked for … Continue reading

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Probe Called For In Clifton Toxic High School Fiasco

Inspector General Asked Why “Kiddie Kollege” Law Failed Bill WolfeDEP Commissioner Lisa P. Jackson [Update. See: Board defends handling of Brighton school site http://www.myheraldnews.com/view.html?type=stories&action=detail&sub_id=35723 See also my letter of clarification:Download file The purchase of a polluted former industrial site for … Continue reading

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