Category Archives: Politics

Playing Politics with your drinking water

Posted on January 4, 2009 by

Lisa Jackson’s DEP ignored scientists’ warnings to regulate a chemical that is poisoning drinking water supplies of millions of people [Update: this smoking gun confirms that the problem is worse than I initially suggested. Back on November 2005, DEP pledged: … Continue reading →

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Democratic Collapse

Posted on January 1, 2009 by

We start the New Year with a bang – Here’s an excerpt of a devastating Keynote address earlier this year by Chris Hedges, Pulitzer prize winning former NY Times reporter – “Franklin Delano Roosevelt on April 29, 1938, sen[t] a … Continue reading →

Posted in Hot topics, Law & order, Policy watch, Politics | 18 Comments

Environment and Media – The Year in Review

Posted on December 27, 2008 by

It is a sad fact that New Jersey newspapers continue to downsize and fail to cover important environmental news, especially policy stories out of Trenton. The few issues they do cover reflect constraints imposed by news deadlines or space limits … Continue reading →

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“Lilies of the Failed”

Posted on December 27, 2008 by

Bush Unveils White House Portrait of Worst. President. Ever.

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Audit finds Energy Star Program Flawed

Posted on December 25, 2008 by

Adverse Findings Call Into Question Half of EPA Global Warming Reductions – Similar Questions Raised About NJ’s Programs In yet another illustration of failed voluntary market based environmental programs, the Office of Inspector General (IG) of the US Environmental Protection … Continue reading →

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