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| Beginning today, New Jersey power plants will be required to pay for every ton of carbon dioxide (CO2) emitted into the air. Under the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), New Jersey and nine other Northeast states have agreed to cap power plant emissions of CO2 – the pollutant most responsible for global warming – and require power plants to pay for their emissions and use the proceeds to finance the transition to a clean energy economy. | |
| On the day that President-Elect Barack Obama will appoint former DEP Commissioner Lisa Jackson to head the EPA, the NJ DEP and Gov. Corzine released a far-reaching global warming plan developed largely by Commissioner Jackson and her staff. The plan is the nation’s strongest and most comprehensive plan to slash greenhouse gas emissions. It lays a path for the governor and the legislature to dramatically increase energy efficiency and renewable energy in our buildings, cars, and transportation systems, and to drastically reduce global warming pollution. If implemented, the plan will move New Jersey to 100 percent clean energy and cut global warming pollution 80% | |
| Environment New Jersey today hailed a letter sent by seven New Jersey Congressmen and other members of Congress to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi laying out a blueprint for U.S. action to solve global warming. | |
| Many alternative fuels designed to wean America off of oil will cause a whole host of other problems and increase global warming emissions, according to a report released today by Environment New Jersey. The report calls for a shift toward electric vehicles, and away from such liquid fuels as corn ethanol. | |
| According to a new white paper released today by Environment New Jersey, the country's energy consumption could be cut by 11 percent through simple building efficiency measures. | |
| According to a new white paper released today by Environment New Jersey, the country's energy consumption could be cut by 11 percent through simple building efficiency measures. “Building an Energy-Efficient America: Zero Energy and High Efficiency Buildings†describes the many opportunities for increasing energy efficiency in buildings and makes recommendations for what local, state and federal officials can do to secure huge energy savings in new and existing buildings. | |
| Environment New Jersey today applauded Senators Bob Menendez and Frank Lautenberg for voting to advance the Climate Security Act (S. 3036), the most comprehensive global warming legislation ever considered by the full Senate. Unfortunately, by a vote of 48-36, the Senate fell short of the 60-vote threshold needed to move forward with the bill. | |
| To celebrate Earth Day, leaders from various levels of New Jersey government endorsed an initiative for the state to maximize its off-shore wind potential by 2020. Their plan is the most ambitious off-shore wind goal to date in New Jersey, providing enough green power for over 450,000 homes per year. | |
| As Americans gear up for Sunday’s Super Bowl, Environment America held an event today to highlight how global warming could affect the future success of the Patriots, Giants and other cold weather teams across the country. The group highlighted the threat of rising winter temperatures lessening the cold weather that has historically given cold weather teams an edge over warm weather rivals. | |
| As Americans gear up for the Super Bowl, Environment America held an event to highlight how global warming could affect the future success of the Patriots, Giants and other cold weather teams across the country. The group highlighted the threat of rising winter temperatures lessening the cold weather that has historically given cold weather teams an edge over warm weather rivals. | |
| Today, with the support of New Jersey Sens. Frank Lautenberg and Bob Menendez, the Senate passed a bipartisan energy bill that, if enacted, represents the first time in more than thirty years that Congress has acted to increase fuel economy. | |
| New Jersey is under the gun to make good on a commitment made to the nine other states in the region to implement the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI). | |
| We applaud Sens. Lieberman and Warner for their leadership on global warming. Time is running out to stop the worst effects of global warming, and this bill is an important starting point for action. | |
| TRENTON – On the eve of the Live Earth Concerts for a Climate in Crisis Governor Jon S. Corzine signed legislation adopting proactive and ambitious goals for the reduction of green house gas emissions in New Jersey. The legislation calls for reducing greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels by 2020, approximately a 20 percent reduction, followed by a further reduction of emissions to 80 percent below 2006 levels by 2050. New Jersey is only the third state in the nation make greenhouse gas reduction goals law and these provisions were previously set in Executive Order 54 which the Governor signed in February. | |
| On the final day of votes before their summer break, the New Jersey Legislature passed the Global Warming Response Act (A3301/S2114). | |
| As the New Jersey Legislature considers passage of a ground-breaking bill to cap global warming pollution, Environment New Jersey released a new report today detailing the impact of global warming across the state. The report, “An Unfamiliar State: Local Impacts of Global Warming in New Jersey,†shows how life in New Jersey could be irrevocably altered by rising seas, severe flooding, health-threatening temperatures and air pollution, pest infestation, species decline and challenges to critical public infrastructure. | |
| Elementary, middle and high school students hailing from across the state stood with their parents, teachers and state legislators today to receive awards for the best submissions in Environment New Jersey’s first-ever Earth Day Essay Contest. Students wrote essays about "Why We Need to Stop Global Warming" and were encouraged to include their opinions about how elected leaders can help solve the problem. | |
| Environment New Jersey launches Earth Day essay contest | |
| Global warming pollution in New Jersey increased by 14 million metric tons between 1990 and 2004, a 13% increase, according to “The Carbon Boom,†a new analysis of state fossil fuel consumption data released today by Environment New Jersey. This is the first time that 2004 state-by-state data on carbon dioxide emissions have been analyzed comprehensively. | |
| Trenton, NJ — Approximately 20 to 30 percent of plant and animal species are at increasing risk of extinction if the global average temperature increases by another 2.2 to 4 degrees Fahrenheit, according to a major consensus report released today by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The IPCC is a United Nations body charged with assessing the scientific record on global warming. | |
| In a landmark decision in one of the most important environmental cases ever heard by the Supreme Court, the Court ruled today that the Clean Air Act gives the U.S. EPA the authority to regulate carbon dioxide and other global warming pollutants from cars. | |
| Next Step: Assembly Floor Vote | |
| West Orange, NJ – One week after Governor Corzine signed an Executive Order establishing science-based global warming pollution reduction goals for New Jersey, the state Assembly Environment Committee will hold the first legislative hearing on the Global Warming Response Act (A3301/S2114), ground-breaking legislation that will turn the Governor’s short-term reduction goal into law. Specifically, the bill will require a cap on global warming pollution to below 1990 levels by the year 2020, about a 20 percent reduction below current levels. | |
| Governor Corzine issued an Executive Order today establishing goals to reduce New Jersey's global warming emissions by 20% below current levels by 2020 and 80% by 2050. | |
| Governor Jon S. Corzine today signed an Executive Order to adopt proactive and ambitious goals for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in New Jersey. | |
| The world’s scientists are more than 90% certain that human activity – primarily burning fossil fuels to power cars, power plants, and factories – is responsible for most of the observed increase in global average temperatures since the mid-20th century, according to a consensus report released early this morning by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), a United Nations body charged with assessing the scientific record on global warming. | |
| Assemblywoman Linda Stender and Senator Barbara Buono call on fellow legislators to join effort to reduce level of greenhouse gases in New Jersey. | |
| Washington, DC—Senators Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Barbara Boxer (D-CA) today will introduce the Global Warming Pollution Reduction Act, a bill that provides the U.S. a long-term solution to global warming. | |
| Trenton, NJ — The U.S. Supreme Court hears oral arguments today in a landmark global warming case. The case will decide whether the Clean Air Act authorizes the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to regulate the pollution that causes global warming. | |
| Trenton, NJ—Environment New Jersey joined former Governor Jim Florio, Senator Barbara Buono and a host of local elected officials, businesses, and organizations from across the state to highlight the breadth and depth of the Global Warming Solutions Coalition. The coalition, representing 140 members, delivered a letter to Governor Corzine urging him to pledge to reduce New Jersey’s global warming emissions by 70 percent below current levels by 2050 and to work with the state legislature to pass the Global Warming Response Act (A3301/S2114), requiring mandatory reductions of the state’s emissions to below 1990 levels by 2020. | |
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