Category: New Jersey
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5 Years Since Sandy
In each of the five years since Sandy I’ve given interviews and written about the story of the recovery of Money Island, New Jersey. Now, finally, at five years the story is taking a turn. I have an interview today and plan to spend some time on a blog post tonight. Here’s a little history…
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The ultimate cost of opposing corruption
In the spring of 2016 the world learned about the “Panama Papers”, more than a million leaked documents from powerful law firm Mossack Fonseca that showed money laundering and corruption of hundreds of the wealthiest families in the world. The leak report titled “The Revolution Will Be Digitised” exposed the ways that financial corruption is…
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The good news/bad news for New Jersey workers on Trump’s health care cuts
Here are six key points for New Jersey workers following the 10/12/2017 Trump executive order on health care: Only 150,000 of the 9 million New Jersey residents, less than 2 percent of the state population, are affected by the Trump health care cut, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid. New Jersey does not…
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15 basic facts about methane and the environment
I’m probably among the small portion of people who follow or care about methane news. There has been more news about thane in the past two weeks than in decades previous. The topic is complex and controversial. This post is an attempt to lay out basic facts that e do know and agree on without…
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Ducks in a row
I spent some time this weekend getting my ducks in a row, quite remarkably, pertaining to open land preservation that is most likely to be known as a duck habitat. This area along the Delaware Bay was once famous for it duck populations. Now we have only a small fraction of that peak population. Duck…
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Health plans for New Jersey Farmers
This is a pre-publication draft of an article intended for print media. New Jersey’s farmers have it tough when it comes to negotiating a path through health care reform. New Jersey insurance markets have been expensive, compared to other states, since the 1990s. Health plans for self-employed people provide in-network care only and this can…