Chapter News

Electrify Your Home and Vehicles With the IRA

December 12, 2023
By Steve and Pat Miller • Building Electrification Team Leaders In the last issue of The Jersey Sierran, we wrote how we added the building electrification (BE) Q&A “Ask Sean Show” to our monthly BE webinars. We also explained homeowner...

2024 Outings

December 12, 2023
  JANUARY Jan 1 (Mon): First Day Hikes in New Jersey’s State Parks and Forests. Celebrate the New Year with one of the “First Day Hikes” that the Park Service holds across the state. https://www.stateparks.org/special-programs/first-...

Unnecessary NJ Bear Hunt Extended - 468 Bears Killed So Far 

December 11, 2023
The New Jersey Fish and Wildlife have extended the black bear hunting season by four days this week. The total number of bears killed for this season was 468 with 29 harvested. The reason for the extension is per state regulations to achieve harvest...

NJ’s Superfund Sites: Cleanups Give Hope!

December 11, 2023
By Patricia Hilliard • Executive Committee Member New Jersey is the state with the most Superfund sites, roughly 150, 35 of which have been cleaned up. These toxic sites are due in part to New Jersey’s history as the origin of the industrial...

Manage Your Club Membership Online!

December 11, 2023
By Joe Testa • NJ Chapter IT Chair Did you know that you can manage your Club membership online? The “My Account” web portal at myaccount.sierraclub.org enables you to view or update your membership information without the need to contact the...

Are We Following AI Into a World Without Nature?

December 11, 2023
By Tony Hagen • editor@newjersey.sierraclub.org Amazon opened a technologically up-to-date warehouse in Boston recently and invited the television media in for a look. The place was buzzing with robotized machines, even a couple that looked...

Many Shades of Hydrogen

December 11, 2023
By Denise Brush • Chair, Offshore Wind Committee Hydrogen energy has been in the news recently, and it is important to understand this new technology, how hydrogen fuel fits into the energy system, and why it is controversial. Before you can...

“MACH2” May Only Speed Up Climate Warming

December 11, 2023
By Kip Cherry • Executive Committee Member and Conservation Chair for Central Group The Department of Energy’s $7 billion plan to create a system of “hydrogen hubs” across the United States is concerning because much of the hydrogen will be...

Climate Change Risk Reduction

December 11, 2023
By Greg Gorman • ggorman@embargmail.com The World is experiencing higher temperatures, a greater frequency of heavy precipitation events, and rising sea levels because of climate change. These conditions impact our economy, our environment, and...