Monthly Archives: June 2010

[Update: In response to critical comments: The focus of this post is not the oily sheen. Even though that sheen is located a couple of hundred feet downstream of an oil and gas distribution facility, the toe of slope of an … Continue reading →

On April Fool’s Day 2008, I posted the above photo in my Star Ledger “NJ Voices” column under a Headline: “Don’t Say You Weren’t Warned“ Well, it’s no joke. Today’s Star Ledger reports that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) … Continue reading →

It is well known that Governor Christie took over $400 million of Clean Energy Funds paid by ratepayers (you and me) to subsidize renewable energy to cover his tax cuts for the wealthy (see excellent NJSpotlight coverage: Compromise Budget Fails … Continue reading →

[Update below] I’ve been closely following and writing about the new DEP Science Advisory Board (SAB) – including filing a successful lawsuit against DEP – so I was rather surprised by the basic misunderstandings and deep confusion revealed in a … Continue reading →

The former Chief Scientist for BP Oil is now the chief scientist for the US Department of Energy.  That’s right, Dr. Steven Koonin, the former Chief Scientist at BP – whose own bio notes that he was responsible for “providing technical advice to senior BP executives” … Continue reading →