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West of the NEC it's a fairly normal place similar to it's neighboring towns. It's not a high-end area, but properties are maintained and it's not actively dangerous or anything.
East of the NEC is kind of where the image comes from. You get exactly what you expect. You've got oil refineries, US-1/I-278 and Linden Airport (with 42,000 aircraft operations a year) for neighbors, as well as residual pollution from 12+ lanes of the NJ Turnpike a mile to the east. And considering the wetlands/creeks, I believe it may have flood concerns.
Part of Linden does abut the old Exxon Bayway Refinery (now owned by Phillips 66), as well as chemical plants. That is why the folks in that town--even more than most residents of the state--are particularly outraged by our esteemed governor's sweetheart deal/giveaway pollution abatement settlement with Exxon for 3 cents on the dollar:
I think the deal is ridiculous basically allowing pollution to stay within the whole NJ/NYC area.
Refinery toxic plumes can affect up to a 25mi radius which basically extends to all surrounding areas like Bayonne, Staten Island, even Manhattan if the wind direction is going inland it even affects towns further in. This is a state problem.
I think the deal is ridiculous basically allowing pollution to stay within the whole NJ/NYC area.
Refinery toxic plumes can affect up to a 25mi radius which basically extends to all surrounding areas like Bayonne, Staten Island, even Manhattan if the wind direction is going inland it even affects towns further in. This is a state problem.
It's about as ridiculous as the Staten Island dump illegally dumping medical and other waste into the ocean, allowing it to float down to New Jersey and land on our beaches, giving us a lasting reputation of having dirty beaches and affecting tourism revenue for years at the time. And the payout we got from New York was about as pathetic as people claim the settlement Christie made with Exxon is.
Part of Linden does abut the old Exxon Bayway Refinery (now owned by Phillips 66), as well as chemical plants. That is why the folks in that town--even more than most residents of the state--are particularly outraged by our esteemed governor's sweetheart deal/giveaway pollution abatement settlement with Exxon for 3 cents on the dollar:
The first time, he won simply because he wasn't Jon Corzine, and--of course--there were all of the lies that he told, including, "I would NEVER touch your pension benefits". That particular whopper is the reason why the NJ Firemen's Benevolent Association has launched an extensive "truth campaign" to further publicize his lies.
The second time, he won because the Dems fielded an extremely weak candidate, Barbara Buono, and because his BS hadn't yet been fully exposed.
At this point, our esteemed governor would have a hard time winning an election for Dog Catcher, because the public has begun to perceive his chicanery, his insider deals, and the outright lies told by him.
Here are a couple of links regarding one of his biggest lies that may yet come back to haunt him:
I hope the senate succeed in pulling this scandal out and force Exxon to pay for the whole mess or just shut it down already. If Christie doesn't clean this crap up, it will hurt him even more. Not that I actually think he any shot at becoming the Republican nominee.
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