Monthly Archives: December 2013

Chairman Smith Blocks Environmental Testimony on Chemical Industry Bill Hypocrisy is High for the Holidays The chemical industry wins another war, while the public interest dies A quiet, humble, and apolitical man by nature, he practiced the now seemingly lost … Continue reading →

DEP Threat to Close Park Put a Gun to Commission’s Head DEP plan called “The epitome of the nanny state” Lack of public participation & DEP Strong Arm Tactics Contribute to Embarrassing Defeat “People do not need a safe corridor … Continue reading →

DEP Plan Calls for a “Safe, Managed, Pedestrian Pathway” To Replace Mature Forest This is not what a wild & scenic river park looks like I just learned that the DEP Bull’s Island State Park tree cutting plan is up … Continue reading →

After Years of hiding under their desks, a trio of Christie DEP bureaucrats emerge For the first time, whispers of greenhouse gas emissions are heard! By the time I arrived at last Friday’s Pinelands Commission hearing (@ 9:15 am for … Continue reading →

Some ironies are too cruel to bear in silence Let me preface and ground a post that is sure to be denounced as a deeply insensitive and disrespectful attack, in an intellectual tradition. The philosopher Reinhold Niebuhr wrote a classic … Continue reading →