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Environment New Jersey Endorses Barack Obama for President 8/20/2008

Environment New Jersey today endorsed Barack Obama for President, citing his clear and bold solutions to our current energy woes and strong commitment to the protection of our environment.

Environment New Jersey Releases Congressional Scorecards; Applauds Environmental Champions 8/19/2008

A majority of New Jerseyâ€™s Congressional delegation voted for the environment 100% of the time in the 110th Congress in a bipartisan manner, according to the annual Congressional Scorecard on major environmental issues released today by Environment New Jersey. New Jerseyâ€™s two U.S. Senators, Sen. Bob Menendez and Sen. Frank Lautenberg received repeat 100% perfect scores on the 10 Senate environmental votes ranked.

Persistent Pollution Plagues Beaches; Increase in New Jersey Beach Closures in 2007 7/29/2008

During the height of beach season, a report shows serious public health risks and problems with the health of beach water in New Jersey and across the nation. Overall, the water at the nationâ€™s beaches was unsafe for swimming last year with the second-highest number of beach closing and advisory days ever.

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Beyond Oil: The Transportation Fuels That Can Help Reduce Global Warming 7/22/2008

The growing threat of global warming, air and water pollution, and rising energy costs are a few of the many problems that result from our current over-reliance on petroleum-based transportation fuels. Alternative transportation fuels, in conjunction with an array of other energy-related strategies, have the potential to help mitigate these problemsâ€”if public policy prioritizes those fuels that can deliver the greatest benefit for the environment and the American people.

Cutting Pollution, Cutting Costs: How New Jersey Can Maximize the Benefits of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative 12/05/2007

New Jersey is one of 10 northeastern states in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), a first-of-its-kind program to limit global warming emissions from power plants in the Northeast. By adopting strong rules for the implementation of RGGI, New Jersey can maximize the environmental benefits of the program while protecting consumers.

An Unfamiliar State: Local Impacts of Global Warming in New Jersey 5/30/2007

â€œAn Unfamiliar State: Local Impacts of Global Warming in New Jersey,â€ shows how life in New Jersey could be irrevocably altered by rising seas, severe flooding, health-threatening temperatures and air pollution, pest infestation, species decline and challenges to critical public infrastructure.

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N.J. beach closures increased in 2007 7/30/2008

Stormwater swamped New Jersey beaches with pollutants last year, causing a slight increase in closures and swimmers' advisories, according to an environmental report released yesterday. And the trend has continued, with runoff after rain contributing to nearly all of the 55 ocean and bay closures so far in 2008.

Report urges drivers to go electric 7/27/2008

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.

Wind has big role in draft of energy plan 7/11/2008

Public comment began Thursday on the draft version of Gov. Jon S. Corzine's energy master plan, a widely critiqued road map for sourcing and husbanding power amid global warming for the next two decades and beyond.

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Read the Summer 2008 Environment New Jersey Newsletter online.