Category Archives: Politics

Are There Any Grownups in the Room?

Gov. Christie Drunk On Springsteen and Snooki  Time to Form A Coastal Commission To Plan For A Climate Changed Shore “This is too important a place in the fabric of New Jersey’s culture to not rebuild it. I’ve never had … Continue reading

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Gov. Christie’s Retaliatory Massacre at the D&R Canal Commission

Christie Concludes: If I Can’t Abolish or Bypass Them, I’ll Appoint Them! The Hunterdon County Democrat reports today that Governor Christie has proposed to replace the entire membership of the D&R Canal Commission: Christie nominates new members of Delaware & … Continue reading

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Don’t Frack NY – Albany Protest Photos

Will Cuomo Sell Out to the Frackers? Will professionals at NY DEC stand up for scientific integrity and the public interest, or allow politicians and industry lobbyists to approve the EIS?   Last Monday (8/27/12), I traveled up to Albany … Continue reading

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Dupont’s Mercury Problem Is Now EPA’s Problem Too

Dupont Partial Lake Cleanup Plan Uses Flawed Science to Minimize Problem Florio Lets Liability Cat Out of the Bag EPA must stand by Regional Administrator Enck’s commitment and their own science and reject the Dupont proposal. Dupont has a big … Continue reading

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Ode to a Chainsaw – My “Sleepy Hollow Moment”

[Update: 12/7/11: check out both a remarkable resonance and a remarkable moment. Philip Glass spoke to the OWS at Lincoln Center. There is an echo of themes from the below post. The moral of the below post was about literature, … Continue reading

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