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Our Chapter is fully committed to doing everything in our power to ensure a Sherrill victory. That will require our time and our energy. It will also require money.

We’ve all dreamed about taking time out of our busy lives to travel and to enjoy the outdoors, maybe even living off the grid. Professor Ben Wymore, of Yeshiva University, and his wife and two children did just that for three years, and they...

Driving and owning an electric car is a great experience. It is a quiet, comfortable ride. Starting and acceleration are much quicker and smoother than with a traditional gasoline-powered car. There are plenty more roadside chargers than you realize...

In this time of national crisis, we must unite behind leaders who defend our values and who will fight for our future. In New Jersey, we now have an opportunity to choose a new governor, the most powerful public position in the state. The right...

Many of us are still worn out from last year’s election. We may have had our fill of elections for a while. But for better or worse, New Jersey doesn’t give you a year off. New Jersey is one of two states whose gubernatorial election takes place the...

Gov. Phil Murphy and other state officials recently gathered to discuss how New Jersey could be a major player in the Wild West world of artificial intelligence (AI). Murphy announced a partnership with Microsoft and Princeton University to develop...

The world’s hunger for energy is increasing. Developing nations want more. AI demands more. At the same time, the Paris Agreement goal of capping greenhouse gas levels at 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels is slipping away. An array of clean energy...

Smoke plumes shot up and darkened the horizon from a fire at an EMR metal recycling facility in Camden on February 21. Although the cause could not be confirmed, EMR initially speculated the cause was a lithium-ion battery. These are not supposed to...

In the October-December issue of The Jersey Sierran newsletter, we will include a ballot for our annual election for the Chapter Executive Committee. This year, the Nominating Committee has nominated three candidates for the ballot:...

This year two huge oil companies have used defamation lawsuits to attempt to intimidate and financially ruin environmental nonprofit groups. The success of the Energy Transfer case and the outcome of the ExxonMobil suit may encourage other companies...