Energy / Global Warming

By ANTHONY DePALMA

With oil prices skyrocketing, demand for solar power is booming. And New Jersey, which has used a rebate program to help install more solar panels than any other state but California, is getting burned by its own success. Read more »

BY CARMEN JURI AND BRAD PARKS

There are those in the environmental movement who measure progress in greenhouse gas emissions or pesticide use. Meryl Frank measures it in empty seats. She's the mayor of Highland Park, a small borough in Middlesex County, and for the past four years she has given a workshop at the annual New Jersey League of Municipalities Conference about the things towns can do to go green.  Read more »

A global change at the local level BY CARMEN JURI AND BRAD PARKS There are those in the environmental movement who measure progress in greenhouse gas emissions or pesticide use. Meryl Frank measures it in empty seats. She's the mayor of Highland Park, a small borough in Middlesex County, and for the past four years she has given a workshop at the annual New Jersey League of Municipalities Conference about the things towns can do to go green. Read more »

MEDIA ADVISORY AND DAYBOOK ITEM for WEEK OF JUNE 30, 2008

Contact: Kate Slusark, 212/727-4592, cell: 917/553-5099

Embark on Paddling Tour from Jersey Shore to Capitol Hill for Healthy Oceans Read more »

Wednesday, June 25, 2008

BY LEON E. PANETTA, PAUL G. GAFFNEY II AND LILLIAN BORRONE

Hundreds of thousands of sun-worshippers flock every summer to the Jersey coast to relax on the sand, jump in the waves and gaze out at the serene horizon from busy boardwalks. The annual beach season brings in more than $36 billion a year, making it a vital chunk of New Jersey's economy that de pends on healthy beaches, clean coastal waters and abundant fish and wildlife. Read more »

Tim Varone and Frank Weber, both from Weichert Insurance Agency, Morris Plains, attended the open house hosted by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on June 13.

Global warming threatens New Jersey’s coastal ecosystems by decreasing water flow in streams and rivers; threatening coastal wetlands and the forested Pine Barrens; and causing sea level to rise, which could damage New Jersey’s beaches and valuable coastal real estate.

Emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) contribute to global warming. The major sources of CO2 emissions in New Jersey are from transportation and electricity generation. Together, these two sectors contributed 70 percent of the CO2 emissions in 2001 (the latest year for which data is available).  Read more »