Monthly Archives: March 2014

Christie Hazard Plan Ignores Risks of Billions of Gallons of Oil Shipped Down Hudson River To NJ Refineries

DEP Says Hudson Oil Shipment Risks “Not On DEP Radar” Neither DEP nor State Office of Emergency Management are aware of shipments of over 1 billion gallons of oil down the Hudson River Trenton — The Christie administration has posted … Continue reading

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Christie’ Sea Wall Follies

Mantoloking Sea Wall a $40 Million Boondoggle That Will Worsen Erosion Project Conflicts with Findings of Gov. Christie’s Own Hazard Plan In order to illustrate the problem of why sea walls don’t work and are discouraged, I’ve tried a variety … Continue reading

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Christie and Cuomo – Partners in Crony Corruption?

BL England Coal Plant and Pinelands Pipeline have links to NY Gov. Cuomo’s People [Update below] I’ve been closely following the $500 million BL England power plant and Pinelands pipeline controversy and knew that Rockland Capital (owner of BL England) … Continue reading

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Proposed Legislation Would Restrict “Right- to-Rebuild” Storm Damaged Property Along the Coast

NJ Laws Encourage Rebuilding In Same Vulnerable Locations Major Reason For NJ’s Nationally High Repetitive Flood Loss Damage Claims Bill Ignores Right-to-Rebuild In Inland Flood Hazard Zones The Problem: New Jersey’s guaranteed right to rebuild following storm damage stands out … Continue reading

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RGGI Redux

Time To Rethink RGGI In Light of Upcoming EPA Rules On Existing Power Plants Lower RGGI Cap or A Ratcheted Down & Stricter EPA Rule The Senate Environment Committee heard S151 yesterday, and re-engaged the RGGI debate, just 2 days after a … Continue reading

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