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Crowds across New Jersey beaches protest offshore oil drilling after Gulf disaster
- Press of Atlantic City (new window)
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2010-06-27 |
| Nearly 200 people joined hands on the Atlantic City shoreline at noon Saturday, during one of more than 800 Hands Across the Sands protests worldwide meant to draw attention to the dangers of offshore drilling and promote alternative energy sources. | |
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Federal clean car standards likely to benefit N.J.
- Asbury Park Press (new window)
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2010-04-02 |
| The clean car standards announced today by the Obama administration are as Jersey as pork roll and Taylor ham, said Garden State environmentalists. And New Jersey residents will reap benefits in cleaner air and money saved in both gas and health care costs, due to the standards, which tighten up fuel economy and emissions. | |
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Strong opposition to ocean-drilling proposal
- Philadelphia Inquirer (new window)
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2010-04-01 |
| Environmental groups of every stripe and New Jersey officials from both parties voiced strong opposition Wednesday to President Obama's plan to expand oil and gas drilling on the outer continental shelf. | |
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N.J. spews key pollutant at record rate
- Bergen Record (new window)
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2009-11-13 |
| New Jersey continued to spew more carbon dioxide into the air each year between 2004 and 2007 even as New York and Pennsylvania cut their emissions, an Environment New Jersey study has found. New Jersey emitted 133 million metric tons of carbon dioxide in 2007 alone, an all-time high. | |
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Wilder Weather Ahead
- The Record (new window)
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2009-06-17 |
| Freaky, torrential downpours, like the one that inundated parts of North Jersey on Monday, are likely to become more common as the effects of climate change continue to worsen, a new report issued by the White House on Tuesday indicated. | |
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EPA finding may fuel new limits on carbon emissions
- Star Ledger (new window)
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2009-04-18 |
| Carbon dioxide emissions by cars, power plants and factories can be regulated under the Clean Air Act just like other pollutants because they fuel global warming and that threatens human health, the Environmental Protection Agency said yesterday. | |
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Get ready to go green
- Bergen Record (new window)
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2009-03-04 |
| After being stuck in reverse for eight years on our energy problems and global warming, America has gone from zero to 60 in President Obama’s first month behind the wheel. | |
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Clean car rules kick in
- Asbury Park Press (new window)
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2009-01-01 |
| New Jersey will now implement the California Low Emission Vehicle program, though a portion of the program implementing standards for carbon dioxide emissions that are stricter than federal standards has been blocked by the Bush administration. | |
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New Jersey unveils 40-point plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions
- Press of Atlantic City (new window)
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2008-12-16 |
| Generating clean energy through wind power is one way of meeting the state's Energy Master Plan goals, but a new plan issued Monday seeks to cut the state's dependence on greenhouse gases by removing them from the equation. | |
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Report urges drivers to go electric
- Courier-Post (new window)
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2008-07-27 |
| The report, "Beyond Oil: The Transportation Fuels That Can Help Reduce Global Warming," discusses the pros and cons of a number of alternatives to gasoline, including ethanol made from corn. | |
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Senate rejects measure on global warming fight
- Courier Post (new window)
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2008-06-07 |
| A proposal that would have required cuts in greenhouse-gas emissions to combat global warming is probably dead this year, although New Jersey's two senators voted to keep the issue alive. | |
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Earth Day To-Do List: How We Can Lick Global Warming
- By Dena Mottola
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2008-04-25 |
| Individual and combined political actions today to fight global warming can create a virtual march that can demand change from our driveways to Washington.In celebration of Earth Day, Environment New Jersey has compiled a list of individual and political actions that you and your neighbors can take to tackle global warming. | |
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N.J. to get tough on greenhouse gases
- Courier Post (new window)
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2007-07-07 |
| Al Gore, the former vice president turned environmental activist, was on hand Friday as Gov. Jon S. Corzine signed legislation requiring the Garden State to achieve ambitious reductions in emissions of global-warming gases. | |
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Report: 'Dire' effects for state from global warming
- The Record (new window)
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2007-06-03 |
| North Jersey will face sharp increases in heat-related deaths in cities, smog in suburbia and repeated flooding in vital transit infrastructure if global warming continues unabated, according to a new report on its impact in the Garden State. | |
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Transportation key factor in state's greenhouse gas emissions
- Cherry Hill Courier Post (new window)
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2007-06-02 |
| TRENTON -- When it comes to which states contribute the most to global warming, New Jersey certainly isn't the worst offender. But that doesn't necessarily mean the Garden State is greener than other states. | |
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Study predicts lost beaches and other havoc in Jersey
- Star Ledger (new window)
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2007-05-31 |
| Wildwood's famous boardwalk could be under water. Smog in the suburbs, heat-related deaths in Newark and beetle infestations in the Pinelands all could worsen. The Holland Tunnel could be closed every five years on average -- because of flooding. | |
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A wet future predicted if global warming unchecked, cap on emissions pushed
- Asbury Park Press (new window)
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2007-05-31 |
| TRENTON — New Jersey's beaches could recede; flooding across the state could run rampant; and water supplies could be contaminated if global warming is left unchecked, said a report released Wednesday by a state environmental group advocating statewide emission caps. | |
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U.S. report: Carbon emissions up 18% since 1990
- Philadelphia Inquirer (new window)
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2007-04-13 |
| Amid worldwide calls to cut emissions linked to global warming, the U.S. Public Interest Research Group yesterday released a new report showing that carbon dioxide emissions in the United States increased 18 percent between 1990 and 2004. | |
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Assembly panel wants NJ emissions down by 2020
- Press of Atlantic City
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2007-02-27 |
| TRENTON — The state Department of Environmental Protection would be required to develop programs that reduce New Jersey's greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels under legislation approved Monday by the Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee. | |
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Clears committee despite cost concerns
- The Record
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2007-02-27 |
| An effort to keep global warming from swamping North Jersey and the rest of the state advanced in Trenton on Monday despite worries -- even from supporters -- about the costs of tackling the problem. | |
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Making Pollution a Thing of the Past
- Star Ledger
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2007-02-21 |
| Hearing on measures unites Jerseyans who want to explore cleaner, greener technology | |
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Scientists: state must act on warming now
- The Record
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2007-02-21 |
| Killer heat waves, epic flooding and the destruction of the state's famed coastline could await the future residents of New Jersey if state legislators don't take immediate action against global warming, a panel of scientists warned Tuesday. | |
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Global Warming: A pledge to turn the tide in N.J.
- Philadelphia Inquirer
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2007-02-19 |
| Already grappling with property-tax reform, ethics, budget deficits, health insurance, stem-cell research, and affordable housing, Gov. Corzine has added global warming to his agenda. And it's good for New Jersey that he did. | |
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A breath of fresh air
- Asbury Park Press
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2007-02-17 |
| Gov. Corzine isn't waiting for the slow-acting Legislature or the even slower Congress to take action to combat global warming. He wants to see a statewide plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 20 percent by 2020 and 80 percent by 2050. Here's one issue where the governor has it right. | |
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| 2007-02-14 | |
| As expected, Gov. Jon Corzine yesterday signed an executive order that sets aggressive new tar gets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions in New Jersey, saying he was taking action "to preserve our planet for our children and grandchildren." | |
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Corzine orders big cut in emissions
- Philadelphia Inquirer
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2007-02-14 |
| In one of the most ambitious governmental actions yet taken on global warming, Gov. Corzine yesterday signed an executive order calling for his state to dramatically cut its greenhouse-gas emissions. | |
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Gov orders greenhouse gas cut
- Asbury Park Press, Cherry Hill Courier Post
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2007-02-14 |
| Executive Order seeks 20% cut by 2020, 80% by 2050 | |
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Corzine wants big changes to attack global warming
- The Record
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2007-02-14 |
| Governor Corzine approved an ambitious new attack on global warming Wednesday that could mean countless changes large and small in everyday life -- from the types of bulbs and appliances we buy to where we live and how we commute. | |
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Corzine sets sights on global warming
- Star-Ledger
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2007-02-13 |
| Governor wants Jersey to be a leader in stifling greenhouse gases | |
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Corzine commits state to greenhouse gas cuts
- Associated Press
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2007-02-13 |
| Warning about the dangers of global warming, Gov. Jon S. Corzine Tuesday signed an executive order committing the state to aggressive reductions of heat-trapping greenhouse gases. | |
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