NJRP, Maine People’s Resource Center Deep Canvass to Build Support for Offshore Wind / June 26, 2024 / People’s Action The New Jersey Resources Project, which has long fought to restore the Jersey Shore from the ravages of Hurricane Sandy, joined forces with the Maine People’s Resource Center, the Climate Advocacy Lab and People’s Action Read More »
ABOUT RISING SEAS
New Jersey is second in the nation, behind Florida, for most homes at risk from chronic flooding due to rising seas. Over 60,000 properties in New Jersey could be at risk for chronic flooding by 2045. This isn’t just a problem at the Jersey Shore – it’s happening all over the state, with inland and riverside communities facing flooding and extreme weather as well.
Community members like us must be actively engaged in planning for the present and future of their homes and towns. We need to find active solutions to rising seas and extreme weather that will keep us safe and afloat.
One of these is responsibly developed offshore wind. To us, “responsibly developed” offshore wind means projects that are responsive to our local needs, mindful of our ocean habitats, and beneficial to our state and the people who live there. That includes wildlife protections, research and monitoring, economic and environmental investments, community benefits, small business opportunities, and investment in marine safety. We want to see real benefits and positive impacts from construction hubs, turbine installation, and transmission lines coming to our towns.
As we like to say at NJRP, nothing about us without us. We’re by, for, and made up of people who want a say in the things that affect their day-to-day lives. If offshore wind is coming to New Jersey, then the people who live here need to have a say in what that looks like.
Off-shore wind could still benefit Jersey Shore communities like Lacey | Opinion
Off-shore wind could still benefit Jersey Shore communities like Lacey / Asbury Park Press / June 19, 2025 By Kataluna Buenvenida Two years ago, I was door-knocking in Lacey, talking about offshore wind development in our community. Around that time, Ørsted,had paused its original plan to build offshore wind turbines to provide energy to our Read More »
Paradox: Rising Water and Mounting Costs
Paradox: Rising Water and Mounting Costs / NJ PBS / April 23, 2025 The Jersey Shore is an economic powerhouse but as climate change raises seas and fuels more dangerous storms, the costs of keeping the Shore open for business are becoming more expensive. Now, it’s up to local, state and federal leaders to figure Read More »
Wind Farm Developer Remains Committed to Project Off LBI
Wind Farm Developer Remains Committed to Project Off LBI / The Sandpaper / February 6, 2025 By Gina Scala Nearly 15 months after a Danish-based wind energy company pulled the plug on what was to be New Jersey’s first offshore wind farm, London-based Shell PLC withdrew from projects to be built off the coast of Read More »
NJBPU Axes Fourth Round of Offshore Wind Contracts
NJBPU Axes Fourth Round of Offshore Wind Contracts / The Sandpaper / February 5, 2025 By Gina Scala Changes to the national energy policy, in part, prompted the N.J. Board of Public Utilities to announce earlier this week it will not move forward with awarding a fourth offshore wind solicitation contract. “There were three initial Read More »
Army Corps of Engineers revises plan for bayside flood protection
Army Corps of Engineers revises plan for bayside flood protection / NJ Spotlight / December 30, 2024 By Ted Goldberg The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has proposed a revised plan to protect communities from bayside flooding. The revamped plan, which would involve spending nearly $8 billion on flood mitigation measures like house elevation and Read More »
Offshore Wind Canvass Yields Surprising Results
Offshore Wind Canvass Yields Surprising Results / The Sandpaper / July 3, 2024 By Gina Scala Conversation is defined as an informal talk between two or more people in which news and ideas are exchanged. If dictionaries used pictures instead of words to define things, there would be a photo of New Jersey Resource Project Read More »
On the Ground: The conversations we thought we couldn’t have
On the Ground: The conversations we thought we couldn’t have / Deep Canvass Institute / July 1, 2024 By Eboni Taggart This past spring, deep canvassers at the New Jersey Resource Project (NJRP) launched a the initial steps of building a script for a climate deep canvassing campaign to talk to residents in Lacey, a Read More »
Let’s talk about offshore wind.
As an offshore wind develops here in New Jersey, we want to make sure it benefits our communities directly and helps us preserve our home for years to come. Here’s how we think about it: there’s a way projects like these can be done well, and ways they can be done poorly – and doing Read More »
NJRP Short Film: Our community on offshore wind.
For the past year we’ve been working on a film that tells the story of our community’s connection to offshore wind. Including perspectives from experts, local folks (including yours truly), and everyday people who have a stake in how this happens, it lays out a community vision for responsibly-developed offshore wind. We’re so excited to Read More »