Comments on: Another Emergency Declaration Along the Shore

By: WolfeNotes.com » Jersey Shore Faces Increasing Threats

WolfeNotes.com » Jersey Shore Faces Increasing Threats — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 15:00:15 +0000

[...] For years now we’ve written extensively about this set of “coastal hazard” issues, e.g. hit the link and read: Adapt or Die and Another Emergency Declaration Along the Shore [...]

By: WolfeNotes.com » Some Talking Points on Hurricanes and Flooding

WolfeNotes.com » Some Talking Points on Hurricanes and Flooding — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 13:01:24 +0000

[...] in NJ’s traditional pattern of lurching from drought to floods, – and emergency declarations – the media has always included the role of over-development, sprawl, and land use and [...]

By: WolfeNotes.com » Some Delaware River Scenes From Irene

WolfeNotes.com » Some Delaware River Scenes From Irene — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 12:05:16 +0000

[...] Think of the interaction of global warming (more frequent and intense storms) and destruction of the landscape and natural hydrological cycle by development (more and faster stormwater runoff), which vastly increase risks and storm damage. [...]

By: WolfeNotes.com » Senate President Sweeney Attacks Public Health and Evironmental Protections

Tue, 22 Mar 2011 15:31:07 +0000

[...] and most toxic pollutants per square mile. NJ’s precious shore is highly over-developed and vulnerable to storms and sea level rise. Yet we continue to lose more than 15,000 acres of forests, farms, and wetlands per year to new [...]

By: WolfeNotes.com » Alert: More Political Science Coming To DEP

WolfeNotes.com » Alert: More Political Science Coming To DEP — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 16:03:06 +0000

[...] clarification: I do not consider beach replenishment as a coastal protection (see this 11/16/09 post). Even DEP, in reports submitted to US EPA, has found that false public perception a barrier to [...]

By: WolfeNotes.com » State of the Shore

WolfeNotes.com » State of the Shore — Fri, 28 May 2010 12:57:50 +0000

[...] Dr. Jon Miller, Assistant professor at Stevens Institute of Technology, gave a brief presentation of the “State of the Shore” in terms of 2009 storm impacts on beaches. During the 2009 season, the NJ coast was battered by a series of severe storms that were the worst in the last 20 years of monitoring in terms of storm intensity, beach erosion, and storm damage. [...]

By: WolfeNotes.com » Christie Making the Shore Look Safe for Private Beach Clubs

Sat, 24 Apr 2010 13:14:14 +0000

[...] to benefit his business cronies, making the NJ shore look safe for elite NIMBY’s while real risks rise, and limiting public access rights for the benefit of wealthy shore [...]

By: WolfeNotes.com » Christie Regulatory Czar Given Tools To Rollback Environmental and Public Health Protections

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 21:32:13 +0000

[...] and most toxic pollutants per square mile. NJ’s precious shore is highly over-developed and vulnerable to storms and sea level rise. Yet we continue to lose more than 15,000 acres per year to new development. NJ has the most toxic [...]

By: John Weber

John Weber — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 20:22:49 +0000

Bill, good that you are connecting the dots for people on storm damage and coastal development. The same things happens after every bad storm. The officials rush to the beach and say, “my God look how bad this is.” And try to get emergency money to fix it.

The truth is, most of that sand is not “lost” is is nearby, offshore. In the coming months it will return and in summer the beach will look the same. No emergency, no emergency funds needed for most of the state. FEMA rules actually spell this out. They can’t give $ for loss of beach, they can only give money for loss of dune – a true emergency. True, lots of dunes were lost and they should be rebuilt. But the state will play a game and try to get the feds to pay for new beaches. Thankfully FEMA usually is on to their game.

By: Peter Quinn

Peter Quinn — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:59:33 +0000

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Peter Quinn