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Summer is approaching, and with it the need to cool our homes. A central house air conditioner is the largest summertime energy consumer in a home.
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The future of Liberty State Park is uncertain, since people have been trying to take its land for a private golf course. The 1,200-acre park is extremely important not only for us, but also for many species of migratory birds and other animals. This…
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An Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) draft rule to reduce heavy duty truck emissions may be too little, too late. The EPA stopped accepting public comment in May 2022 on the plan to phase in controls for truck ozone, greenhouse gas (GHG), and…
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The Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) substantially undercounted the actual number of comments submitted on the DRBC’s draft regulations on fracking wastewater import and water export to and from the Delaware River Basin, environmental…
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In February, the Hunterdon Warren and Central Jersey groups of the NJ Chapter of the Sierra Club hosted talks on the 60-acre Bonaparte estate in Bordentown City and the Abbott Marshlands, which are adjacent.
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The NJ Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has created an advisory committee to update the Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (SCORP) and set priorities for parklands and open space access and acquisition. Anjuli Ramos-Busot,…
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In fall 2021, our 50 x 30 team sent a letter to Gov. Phil Murphy asking him to declare a goal for New Jersey to reduce Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions 50% by 2030 and to follow up with the rules and regulations that would make it happen. This 2030…
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I urge everybody to get out of your cars. Leave those steel clamshells behind and stand up on your own two feet. We are not designed to sit on our butts. In Monmouth County, New Jersey, we have easy access to some wonderful outdoor places,…
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More than 50 years ago, the need to recycle our plastic waste was being discussed by the plastics industry. A key speaker at a chemists’ conference in New Jersey said that inventing decomposable plastics “will be the holy grail of chemists…
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Electric Vehicle (EV) sales are growing faster than ever. Tesla maintains a majority EV market share currently, but many new options are becoming available. It’s important to check out the best-selling EVs today and what will be available soon.