Blog posts from around the country

New Jersey Chapter
The tragic fact is that milk cows are “forced” into an industrial, non-stop, brutally imposed breeding process to increase their output of milk. A cow’s yearly output is about 7,000 pounds by traditional farming, but today’s industrially imposed…
New Jersey Chapter
AI from providers such as ChatGPT, Claude, Microsoft Copilot, and Gemini is increasingly popular for online searches, writing assignments, and professional work tasks (including mine as a software engineer), and those light-bulb-level energy…
New Jersey Chapter
Paul Ehrlich managed to get his spurs lodged in the side of certain conservatives during his lifetime, such that they practically celebrated his death. Headlines saying, essentially, “He got it wrong!” virtually littered the conservative press. Why…
New Jersey Chapter
By Bill Beren • Transportation Committee Chair, Beren1@verizon.netThere was a lot of activity related to clean transportation in New Jersey in the first quarter of 2026.
New Jersey Chapter
A recent NJ.com story citing a large number of cancer cases among residents near the Aeromarine landfill (officially, Keyport Sanitary Landfill) renewed focus on risks posed by toxins leaching from it. While alarming, we await investigations by the…
New Jersey Chapter
This is an Op-Ed that appeared on NJ Spotlight News They’re doing more than straining the grid, and they stick us with bad water and dirty air if we fail to site them appropriately.
New Jersey Chapter
As it turns out, cheering loudly about the beauty of natural wonders while traversing America’s public lands is a surefire way to get your 10-year-old son rolling his eyes. All the same, it’s true! We live on a fantastic continent.
Wisconsin Chapter
Rhinelander, WI – Last night, about 100 Wisconsinites turned out at a town hall meeting where dozens voiced their objections to the U.S. Forest Service’s proposed repeal of its longstanding “Roadless Rule” that ensures parts of our national forests…
North Star Chapter
Advocates call on the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission to follow the lead of states ending costly line extension allowances, opening the door to a more affordable clean-energy future.