Category Archives: Politics

Baldpate Mountain “Improvements” – Update

Is additional car dependent public access worth the destruction? Bill Wolfe Back in January, while hiking on Baldpate Mountain (Hopewell Township, Mercer County) I was shocked to come across a new access road and parking lot blasted through forest – … Continue reading

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This is what Peak Oil looks like

Demand growing. Supply shrinking – Get used to higher prices Although I think they got the story wrong (i.e. by attributing the problem more to underinvestment in exploration and political restrictions on access to supplies, than to a decline in … Continue reading

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CARBON PRICING STUDY SHOWS NJ HAS WORK TO DO

Bill WolfePSEG Duck Island (Hamilton, NJ) coal plant A study by Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon University found that establishing a price for carbon emissions would reduce energy demand (full disclosure – my kids attend Tepper and CMU). … Continue reading

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Off shore drilling debate needs information

Bill Wolfe I am posting this in response to Steve Adubato’s suggestion that the debate on off shore drilling should begin now! The best way to avoid the politicization and manipulation of the debate that Steve rightly criticizes is with … Continue reading

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The signing statement – Jersey style

Corzine signs modest legislation that shows Trenton not serious about global warming “… In recent years, our politics has tended toward incremental proposals made up of small policies designed to avoid offending special interests, alternating with occasional baby steps in … Continue reading

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