Category Archives: Policy watch

Dupont: Doubt (And Intimidation) Are Their Product

Posted on September 30, 2009 by Bill Wolfe

Dupont Lawyers Target DEP Scientists – While Paid Dupont Consultants “Manufacture Doubt” We have been writing about behind the scenes efforts of politically powerful polluters to exert improper influence on DEP scientists. We have called this the War on Science. … Continue reading →

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New Front in War On Science – Lawsuit filed to Obtain Smoking Guns

Posted on September 29, 2009 by Bill Wolfe

[Update: Star Ledger covers this story:  N.J. environment group claims DEP denial of records request violated state law ] We recently warned of a Hostile Takeover of DEP Science – Industry Seeks to Stack Board with Cronies , the latest in an orchestrated … Continue reading →

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G 20 Summit – Massive Militarized Police Presence in Pittsburgh

Posted on September 27, 2009 by Bill Wolfe

[Update 1 – I was 1 of the 50 who filed complaints w/CPRB – see: Protesters blast police response, Oakland arrests ] [Update 2 – just learned that this was a National Special Security Event [Update 3: 10/2/09  watch Democracy … Continue reading →

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DEP Abandoned Wood Turtle Habitat Protections

Posted on September 21, 2009 by Bill Wolfe

  [Update below] Unless you closely follow the technical discussion on the NJ Highlands email listserve, you probably don’t know that DEP abandoned a key regulatory tool to protect critical habitat of the State threatened species, Wood Turtle. There were … Continue reading →

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Hostile Takeover of DEP Science – Industry Seeks to Stack Board with Cronies

Posted on September 20, 2009 by Bill Wolfe

I woke up with wood turtles on my mind and was going to write this morning about DEP’s abandonment of wood turtle habitat protections, but that story will have to wait. A huge shot was fired today in what has … Continue reading →

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