Sea levels are rising stoked by our warming climate. The federal government has come up with an answer sure to make wall-builders happy: an enormous series of sea walls and tidal gates to “protect” the NY/NJ region. Empower NJ believes it’s better to stop fueling rising sea levels by notContinue Reading
Yes, rising taxes are bad. Yes, increasing traffic is bad. New Jersey also has the distinction of being one of the fastest-warming states in the country. Rising temperatures and pollution triggered by burning fossil fuels increases ozone levels and makes it more difficult to breathe. Adding 12 new fossil fuelContinue Reading
Escrito por Maria Santiago-Valentín El sentido de urgencia sobre el impacto del Cambio Climático cambió de un factor de riesgo a uno de advertencia, ¡y ahora a otro de ALERTA! Actualmente estamos experimentando los impactos de las condiciones climáticas extremas y la intensificación de desastres naturales como tormentas, huracanes, sequías,Continue Reading
A federal appeals court has granted New Jersey a stay, halting construction of the PennEast natural gas pipeline while it resolves issues surrounding the company’s attempt to take property in which the state has an interest. The Third U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued the order Tuesday in an appealContinue Reading
Politicians, residents and environmental groups found themselves at odds with unions over an extension of the Transco natural gas pipeline that would run through New Jersey and the Raritan Bay to New York. Williams, the energy infrastructure company that owns and operates the Transco pipeline, wants to build a 32,000Continue Reading
The Pinelands Commission has notified South Jersey Gas its approval to build a pipeline from Maurice River Township to Upper Township is void, now that the B.L. England electric plant will not repower with natural gas. “We sent a letter to South Jersey Gas saying, ‘Hi, because of the factContinue Reading
The South Jersey Gas pipeline project hit a major snag when RC Cape May Holdings, the company that owns BL England, announced it was no longer interested in repowering the plant and would not tie into the planned gas line. Environmental groups believe they are on the verge of victoryContinue Reading
After nearly a decade of bitter fighting, RC Cape May Holdings raises white flag over proposal to build natural-gas pipeline in Pinelands. The plan to convert the BL England power plant to natural gas, one of the most controversial projects proposed in the Pinelands, is dead — at least forContinue Reading
Gov. Phil Murphy will not be able to make his ambitious clean energy goals if he fails to stop 12 fossil fuel projects from moving forward, according to a report issued Wednesday [Feb. 13, 2019] by a coalition of environmental groups. Advocates say four proposed power plants along with eight pipelines andContinue Reading
Advocates for clean energy and against proposed projects that would derail New Jersey’s efforts to meet its clean energy goals rallied in Ridgefield, NJ on February 15 to call on Gov. Murphy to enact a moratorium on new power plants, pipelines, and compressor stations in the state. See the newsContinue Reading