R. William Potter

»Opinion: If the Future Runs on Batteries, Will They Be Made in New Jersey?
Innovative energy storage systems can mean a greener, more affordable future -- and a new role for NJ's advanced R&D.
»Opinion: Dune v. Ocean View Comes Before High Court
A virtually unknown case could affect almost everyone living or working along the Jersey Shore.
»Opinion: Storm-Water Runoff, Why the Trickle Became a Flood
Ironically, the DEP's computer isn't smart enough to make the call when it comes to storm-water regulations.
»Opinion: The BPU Needs to Sign Off on PSE&G's $4B Upgrade Plan
Pro-rated over its 10-year term, the utility's scheme costs consumers less than a quarter per day.
»Opinion: Hoboken's Flood Walls Could Drown the Rest of Hudson County
Mayor Zimmer's sea-wall scheme: expensive, impractical, and obsolete before it gets started.
»Opinion: How to Tell the Ratepayer Advocate From the Tea Party
Is there really a difference between "no rate increases for utilities" and "no new taxes"?
»Opinion: State of the State Conspicuously Silent on Global Climate Change
It's not enough for governor to embrace Obama, he needs to get his arms around some presidential ideas.
»Opinion: What Hurricane Sandy Should Have Taught Us
Surviving a superstorm safely, with no loss of power, heat, and light, is within our abilities.
»Opinion: ‘Abuse Lite’ -- Just When You Thought You Were Safe From Eminent Domain
Municipalities are finding a new way to take control of properties, without paying a dime.
»Opinion: Fiddling While the Climate Burns
Arguing about the costs of solar is like debating the price of water when the house is on fire.
»Opinion: The Battle for the Emily Fisher Charter School
The DOE says the Trenton-based school isn't doing its job, but some state percentages suggest that may not be so.
»Opinion: 'Blighted' by Any Other Name . . .
The law forbids the use of the 'B' word, but 'redevelopment' is just playing games with language.
»Opinion: Christie's Call for Compassion, a Good First Step
Drug courts -- which sentence users to treatment programs rather than jail time -- are not a panacea.
»Opinion: Don't Let NIMBY Derail NJ's Medical Marijuana Law
Not in my backyard is inherently opposed to what makes citizens out of individuals.
»Opinion: A Compassion War Against Drug Users
A dose of compassion needed to end the War on Drug Users.
»Opinion: Clean Needle Bill -- Over the Counter Compassion
The Assembly votes today on a bill that could save tens of thousands of lives and millions of dollars.
»Opinion: Beyond Defense, in Praise of the SBC
The SBC is an easy target, one that saves commercial ratepayers $11.00 for ever $1.00 invested in it.
»Opinion: New Jersey Can't Afford a 'Nuclear Renaissance'
The smart money in the energy industry should be going to solar power.
»Opinion: The Solar Opposition -- Left. Right. Wrong.
These days, arguments against subsidizing solar energy substitute ideology for facts.
»Opinion: Flood Control, a Misguided Veto
A statewide flood control law could leave New Jersey high and dry.
»Opinion: Hurricane Tea Party, an Ill Wind
There's something very wrong when the extreme right comes out against trying to save lives.
»Opinion: The BPU, The Garden State's Green Jobs Machine
An obscure legal clause gives the Board of Public Utilities the ability to fund green jobs.
»Opinion: Helping Steer the BPU Back on Track
NJ's recent solar surge owes more to federal tax policies than to subsidies offered by the Board of Public Utilities.
»Opinion: Will Gov. Chris Christie Rescue the U.S. Economy?
Default on the U.S. debt is unthinkable. Is there a superhero in the state?
»Opinion: Eminent Domain, The Next Bipartisan Target for Reform
New laws are needed now; the Supreme Court can only take eminent domain reform so far.
»Opinion: Gov. Chris Christie and the Myth of Solar Subsidies
According to the Energy Master Plan, solar power is financed on the backs of overburdened consumers.
»Opinion: Tom Kean -- Moderate, Bipartisan, Tea Party Ideologue?
Republican Party's elder statesman supports Gov. Christie's "option" to defy the state Supreme Court.
»Opinion: One Law for the Banks, One for the Rest of Us
A newly issued court order fails to punish banks for the phony foreclosures that have already taken place.
»Opinion: Grassroots Help for New Jersey's Homeless Veterans
Five Rutgers grads build a veterans assistance program in memory of a fallen friend.
»Opinion: The State Attorney General Goes MIA
Robo-signing and fraudulent foreclosures will cost some 65,000 New Jerseyans their homes this year.

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