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EmbracedByLeaves t1_j6n4vlx wrote

Reply to comment by StrategicBlenderBall in 8th Dead Whale washes up on NY/NJ coastline by grr5000

To be fair, they aren't blaming the turbines, they are blaming the underwater surveying for the turbines.

Essentially, the Orsted said, hey we can't be causing this, the signal source isn't as powerful as last time. NOAA said we believe you.

The lack of oversight or research into the topic is what a lot of people are concerned about. When has a large company or the government for that matter had any regard for the environment when billions of dollars are on the line.

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Flashinglights0101 OP t1_j6n4ref wrote

Reply to comment by metsurf in In light of Biden announcing funding for the Hudson tunnels, let’s not forget Chris Christie canceled the original project which would have been done by now and cost half as much. by Flashinglights0101

Feds were funding $3 billion with a commitment for more. That was about half of the expected cost at the time. Today, Feds are funding double because the overall cost is double which is still half of the total cost. We are basically in the same place, just a decade later.

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heynow941 t1_j6n4by9 wrote

Reply to comment by Flashinglights0101 in In light of Biden announcing funding for the Hudson tunnels, let’s not forget Chris Christie canceled the original project which would have been done by now and cost half as much. by Flashinglights0101

Christie was pushed to run in 2012 but held back. In hindsight that was a mistake. By 2016 Trump was running in the “angry populist” lane, leaving Christie with nowhere to go.

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Flashinglights0101 OP t1_j6n2u52 wrote

Reply to comment by PracticableSolution in In light of Biden announcing funding for the Hudson tunnels, let’s not forget Chris Christie canceled the original project which would have been done by now and cost half as much. by Flashinglights0101

NJ & NY agreed to the deal, Christie torpedoed it. Port Authority, Amtrak, Fed government, New Jersey and New York all agreed. Christie came in last minute and walked away. Later on we find out it is because he needed to use the funds to prevent the gas tax.

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llamalover158 t1_j6n137r wrote

Reply to comment by jradsolo23 in Large Dog Rentals by zaada_

How did the whole process go for you? Were you looking at a place that didn’t allow dogs? When did you mention you had an ESA? I’m moving to Jersey city with two 90 lb dogs and they both are ESA certified but where I live is wayyy different from Jersey housing.

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metsurf t1_j6mz9rp wrote

Reply to comment by PracticableSolution in In light of Biden announcing funding for the Hudson tunnels, let’s not forget Chris Christie canceled the original project which would have been done by now and cost half as much. by Flashinglights0101

Under-designed and not funded fully at the federal level. State would have been on the hook for a lot of it. It was going to terminate in the vicinity of the PATH 33rd St station with no definitive plan or funding for the terminus.

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Flashinglights0101 OP t1_j6mxjbv wrote

Reply to comment by KamikaziSolly in In light of Biden announcing funding for the Hudson tunnels, let’s not forget Chris Christie canceled the original project which would have been done by now and cost half as much. by Flashinglights0101

He had a really good chance if it wasn't for Trump. Christie was the loud candidate that would have outshined the other candidates (like Jeb Bush). Also, coming from a dark blue state, he would have done well if not for Trump ruining his political career.

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Flashinglights0101 OP t1_j6mxal8 wrote

Reply to comment by LikeFrankieSaid in In light of Biden announcing funding for the Hudson tunnels, let’s not forget Chris Christie canceled the original project which would have been done by now and cost half as much. by Flashinglights0101

Dude that is not even the whole picture. New Jersey may have been on the hook for the additional cost but that is because of the infrastructure improvements that were required in New Jersey. Also, by canceling the project, NJ had to pay back the federal government about $600 million for work already completed by the Feds. The deal may not have been the best at the time but it is a whole lot better than today.

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