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 »
Offshore Wind Fight Focuses on Funding Local Opponents
Offshore Wind Fight Focuses on Funding Local Opponents / The Sandpaper / April 10, 2024 By Gina G. Scala A Brown University professor is clapping back against opponents of New Jersey’s offshore wind farm program, saying local groups are not as autonomous as they’d like homeowners to believe. Timmons Roberts, professor of environmental studies and Read More »
NJ’s climate future: Storm flooding roundtable
NJ’s climate future: Storm flooding / NJ Spotlight / February 9, 2024 The effects of climate change are becoming increasingly disruptive throughout the world. Threats such as storm flooding, increasing land and marine heat, sea level rise, saltwater intrusion, drought and wildfires are being experienced with greater frequency and intensity — affecting populations, property and Read More »
‘A $1 billion problem’: Why floods keep ravaging some New Jersey towns
‘A $1 billion problem’: Why floods keep ravaging some New Jersey towns / January 29, 2024 / Gothamist By Mike Hayes When a powerful rainstorm hit the region in mid-December, Janette Martinez of Little Falls, N.J. became trapped in her home. First-responders rescued Martinez’s family as flood waters moved in on their house, a few Read More »
Affordable Housing in NJ: Presentation from the Fair Share Housing Center
Whether you own a home or rent, where we live plays a big part in how we live. For working families, storm survivors, folks in recovery, and many more, we know that while a home is something we all need, it’s often a lot tougher to get and keep a roof over our heads than Read More »
A New Grid: How Do We Get There?
By Robert Freudenberg, Vice President of Energy and Environment for Regional Plan Association First constructed in the early 1900’s, the grid (a vast and long-established network of power plants, substations, transformers, and power lines known as the electric grid that power our communities) is continually being added to and improved to ensure reliability, reduce vulnerabilities, Read More »
Protect Our Ocean Neighbors
By Amber Hewitt, Program Director for the National Wildlife Foundation Offshore wind power is the nation’s largest, nearly untapped clean energy solution. It presents an opportunity to replace the carbon-polluting fossil fuels that are driving climate change, which threaten marine and coastal ecosystems. It is imperative that as we advance climate solutions, we do so Read More »
Imagining a Future for the Jersey Shore
By Lisa Campanella, Senior Policy Analyst, and Cameron Foster, Communications Organizer When I think about what the year 2050 will look like for the Jersey Shore, I picture a future that isn’t too different from the present. The things that make me proud to call it my lifelong home are still here, from friendly neighbors Read More »
Both Sides of Offshore Wind Claim Victory
Both Sides of Offshore Wind Claim Victory / The Sandpaper / November 15, 2023 By Gina G. Scala If there’s a message proponents of wind farms planned off the coast of New Jersey want to make clear in the wake of Ørsted’s announcement that it was abandoning its two projects, it’s this: It isn’t over. Read More »
New Jersey’s Body Brokering Investigation: Our Analysis
By Lisa Campanella, Senior Policy Analyst at New Jersey Resource Project