Monthly Archives: September 2009

Dupont: Doubt (And Intimidation) Are Their Product

Dupont Lawyers Target DEP Scientists – While Paid Dupont Consultants “Manufacture Doubt” We have been writing about behind the scenes efforts of politically powerful polluters to exert improper influence on DEP scientists. We have called this the War on Science. … Continue reading

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New Front in War On Science – Lawsuit filed to Obtain Smoking Guns

[Update: Star Ledger covers this story:  N.J. environment group claims DEP denial of records request violated state law ] We recently warned of a Hostile Takeover of DEP Science – Industry Seeks to Stack Board with Cronies , the latest in an orchestrated … Continue reading

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G 20 Summit – Massive Militarized Police Presence in Pittsburgh

[Update 1 – I was 1 of the 50 who filed complaints w/CPRB – see: Protesters blast police response, Oakland arrests ] [Update 2 – just learned that this was a National Special Security Event [Update 3: 10/2/09  watch Democracy … Continue reading

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Chemical (In)Security – Industry Profits Trump Community Safety – Corzine folds

In New Jersey, the chemical industry (not government) makes life and death decisions – based on how much it would cost – on whether and how to protect nearby communities from accidental release of toxic chemicals. Talk about “Death Panels”! … Continue reading

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DEP Abandoned Wood Turtle Habitat Protections

  [Update below] Unless you closely follow the technical discussion on the NJ Highlands email listserve, you probably don’t know that DEP abandoned a key regulatory tool to protect critical habitat of the State threatened species, Wood Turtle. There were … Continue reading

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