Category Archives: Politics

A cruel hoax – on many levels

Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it, misdiagnosing it, and then misapplying the wrong remedies. ~~~ Groucho Marx [Update: 7/20/08 – “Am I the only one who finds it strange that our government so often adopts a … Continue reading

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Second Edition: Quality v. schlock journalism

Earlier in June, we established a novel award – the purpose being to compare good environmental journalism with what we call “stenography of government spin” or what other prominent media experts have dubbed “lapdogs” or “enablers”. see:”You’re Doing a Heck … Continue reading

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Builders Plan to Escalate Assault on Environment

Builders Taunt: “See You in September” Environmentalists: “Send Lawyers, Guns, and Money” Bill WolfeBulldozers destroy Highlands forests for more single lot McMansion sprawl With Governor Corzine about to hand the NJ Builders Association a major legislative and political victory in … Continue reading

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Corzine asked to prevent schools from being built atop pollution

Roy Jones, South Jersey Environmental Justice Alliance speaks at Trenton news conference on Toxic Schools. (sorry, Star Ledger deleted this photo from my NJ Voices column) Today’s Star Ledger reports: Corzine asked to prevent schools from being built atop pollution … Continue reading

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The Third set up story on today’s EPA Passaic Cleanup Plan

The THIRD fact free set up story in today’s Ledger on EPA’s “cleanup plan” for the dioxin laced Passaic River prompts me to repost the below (in which I took exception to the SECOND story.) See: Feds are expected to … Continue reading

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