Report Says Fossil Fuels Status Quo Will Cost New Jersey Billions; Urges Clean Energy Solutions 6/30/2009

Between 2010 and 2030, New Jersey will spend as much as $888 billion on oil, coal, and other fossil fuels -- 3.3 times the total earnings of all New Jersey workers in 2007. At the same time, pollution from fossil fuels is the number one source of global warming pollution, said Environment New Jersey in their new report released today at Sun Farm Network’s facility in Lebanon.

The High Cost of Fossil Fuels: Why America Can’t Afford to Depend on Dirty Energy 6/30/2009

Between 2010 and 2030, New Jersey will spend as much as $888 billion on oil, coal, and other fossil fuels -- 3.3 times the total earnings of all New Jersey workers in 2007. At the same time, pollution from fossil fuels is the number one source of global warming pollution. High spending on fossil fuels is largely driven by our dependence on oil, according to the analysis. New Jersey is on track to spend as much as $39.5 billion on oil alone in 2030, 80 percent of the state’s total spending on fossil fuels.

Building a Better Future 5/13/2009

A comprehensive plan to make our nation’s buildings more efficient by 2030 could save enough energy to power all of our nation’s cars, homes and businesses for a year and a half while saving Americans more than $500 billion, according to a new report by Environment New Jersey. By renovating old buildings and ensuring that new ones use 50 percent less energy within ten years and generate as much energy as they use by 2030, we can cut U.S. global warming emissions by at least 34 percent by 2050.

Environment New Jersey calls attention to rising fossil fuel prices, need for renewable energy 7/01/2009

Environmental advocates and a state assemblyman gathered Tuesday at the company's Lebanon facility to release Environment New Jersey's report on the rising cost of fossil fuels and the need for renewable energy sources.

Wilder Weather Ahead 6/17/2009

Freaky, torrential downpours, like the one that inundated parts of North Jersey on Monday, are likely to become more common as the effects of climate change continue to worsen, a new report issued by the White House on Tuesday indicated.

EPA finding may fuel new limits on carbon emissions 4/18/2009

Carbon dioxide emissions by cars, power plants and factories can be regulated under the Clean Air Act just like other pollutants because they fuel global warming and that threatens human health, the Environmental Protection Agency said yesterday.