Comments on: Christie’s Message on Environment: “Do Less With Less”

By: WolfeNotes.com » The Day Before Disaster

WolfeNotes.com » The Day Before Disaster — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 12:37:57 +0000

[...] the Red Tape Report was no anomoly – the Report was preceded by the DEP Transition Reports (see this and this and this) and the Executive Orders (see this and [...]

By: WolfeNotes.com » NJ Parallels to Gulf Disaster – Monday Oversight Hearing

Fri, 11 Jun 2010 14:14:48 +0000

[...] DEP Transition Report: “DEP Must Do Less with Less”. [...]

By: WolfeNotes.com » Did BP Gulf Oil Blowout Cloud Martin’s Vision? How About Exelon’s Repudiation?

Fri, 04 Jun 2010 01:13:25 +0000

[...] forward to hearing Martin explore the following policy framework he has trumpeted (repeatedly) as his new DEP priorities. Here are 5 core planks in the Christie/Guadagno/Martin policy that must be reconsidered in light [...]

By: WolfeNotes.com » Lessons of Gulf Oil Spill Lost On Martin

WolfeNotes.com » Lessons of Gulf Oil Spill Lost On Martin — Wed, 26 May 2010 11:44:19 +0000

[...] DEP Transition Report called for DEP “to do less with less“. From then on, it only got [...]

By: WolfeNotes.com » DEP Commissioner Martin Called to Testify Tomorrow

WolfeNotes.com » DEP Commissioner Martin Called to Testify Tomorrow — Wed, 12 May 2010 14:23:39 +0000

[...] 1) the Transition Reports (see this) [...]

By: WolfeNotes.com » Van Pelt Corruption Defense: “Everybody Does It”

Mon, 03 May 2010 01:39:46 +0000

[...] perversely, Christie’s “Red Tape” “one stop shopping” and environmental policies (e.g. expedite DEP permits, one stop shopping, “permit-by-rule, “general [...]

By: WolfeNotes.com » Earth Week: Bend Over and Get “Balanced”

WolfeNotes.com » Earth Week: Bend Over and Get “Balanced” — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 13:56:50 +0000

[...] These policies are explicitly designed and intended to shrink DEP’s mission and force DEP to “do less with less”. [...]

By: WolfeNotes.com » “Onerous Regulations” Had Nothing to Do with This Plant Closure

Sun, 18 Apr 2010 00:26:20 +0000

[...] exclusively on providing regulatory relief and blaming “onerous regulations“, the DEP, and a “burdensome regulatory framework” for the economic recession and job [...]

By: WolfeNotes.com » Landscape Project Under Seige

WolfeNotes.com » Landscape Project Under Seige — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:53:45 +0000

[...] and other recommendations would be a huge setback for protection of threatened and endangered species habitat and ecosystem protection. Here is the [...]

By: WolfeNotes.com » Clean Water Held Hostage by Christie Moratorium

WolfeNotes.com » Clean Water Held Hostage by Christie Moratorium — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 18:41:44 +0000

[...] the rules. Scores of DEP Guidance documents have come under systematic attack by: 1) a targeted recommendation in the Christie’s DEP Transition Report; 2) A2464, an Assembly bill just released from Committee; and 3) a plan by DEP Acting [...]

By: WolfeNotes.com » Democrats in Legislature Join Christie “Red Tape” Environmental Rollback Juggernaut

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 01:59:10 +0000

[...] regulatory policies including cost benefit analysis and rollback to federal minimums) and EO #3 (Red Tape Review Group) (for press coverage of that meeting, see “NJ red-tape review board gets an earful“), [...]

By: WolfeNotes.com » Bob Martin Comes Out

WolfeNotes.com » Bob Martin Comes Out — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 22:21:23 +0000

[...] now, I will only note disturbing policy themes and [...]

By: WolfeNotes.com » Christie Regulatory Moratorium Blocks Major Environmental Protections

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 21:14:56 +0000

[...] DEP Releases Targets – Mask now off the Christie environmental attack. [...]

By: WolfeNotes.com » DEP Protecting Polluters, Not People

WolfeNotes.com » DEP Protecting Polluters, Not People — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 20:17:22 +0000

[...] 5) DEP interprets laws, regulations, and guidance documents as narrowly as possible, in a way that narrows the scope of their responsibility, jurisdiction, authority, and scientific basis to regulate and protect the public; [...]

By: WolfeNotes.com » Hal Bozarth and Dave Pringle – perfect together!

WolfeNotes.com » Hal Bozarth and Dave Pringle – perfect together! — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 14:51:21 +0000

[...] under the media radar. Previously, the Bergen Record and the Asbury Park Press reported on the Transition Report – both stories were strongly critical of Christie’s [...]