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Find suitable site for mosque in Bernards Township

The letter below was submitted to the Bernardsville News.  It was published on line on 01-18-17 and in the print edition on 01-19-17. EDITOR: Last week you reviewed the dispute over the proposal by the Islamic Society of Basking Ridge … Continue reading

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Game Changer

Letter below was submitted to the Bernardsville News.  It was posted on line on December 6 and in the print edition on December 8. EDITOR: Much has been said about the recent election. A frequent word from environmentalists is “disaster.”  I … Continue reading

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CFD 2.0: Allocation of Dividends to Families with Children

The Citizens’ Climate Lobby [CCL] advocates a system of Carbon Fee and Dividend [CFD].  It has done, and is doing an excellent job of mobilizing staff and volunteers to lobby members of Congress to enact legislation to implement CFD.  It has … Continue reading

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Fire and Flood

The article below mirrors a letter submitted to the Bernardsville News today, except that the letter does not include the charts.  Bill Allen,  06-27-16 The letter was posted on the paper’s web site on 07-12-16 and in the print edition today.    Bill … Continue reading

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The Carbon Tax Debate

Economist Paul Krugman writes a column in the NY Times twice weekly and blogs almost daily.  He has an excellent blog post on April 28 on the issue of “carbon taxes”, which are taxes on the CO2 that is produced when a fossil fuel is burned.  See Krugman … Continue reading

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A better way to slow global warming and climate change

The letter below was submitted to the Bernardsville News on 03-27-16 and published in the print edition on 04-07-16. EDITOR: I expect that most of your readers know that the earth is warming and changing our climate, and that we … Continue reading

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Supreme Court justices: 18 years and out

The letter below was submitted to the Bernardsville News on 02-29-16 and published in the print edition on 03-04-16.  EDITOR: Two writers here on February 25 commented on filling the vacancy on the Supreme Court produced by the death of … Continue reading

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Terrorist Acts and Climate Change

The letter below was submitted to the Bernardsville News on 12-06-15 and published in the print edition on 12-10-15.  A small correction in the third paragraph was made here on 01-28-16. EDITOR: Terrorist acts and climate change have dominated the … Continue reading

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Americans support government action to slow global warming and climate change

Letter below was submitted for publication to Bernardsville News on 04-17-15.  It was published with some minor edits in the print edition on 04-23-15 and is published on line here.  EDITOR: In a letter published here on February 26, I proposed that President … Continue reading

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Do higher auto fuel prices lead to higher fuel efficiency?

History says:  Yes! Baby boomers, and those of us who are older, remember the rapid rise of gasoline prices in the 1970s and the long lines at the gas pumps.  The rise began after the OPEC petroleum cartel decided in 1973 … Continue reading

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