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| Top officials from nine Northeastern states are meeting in Providence, Rhode Island this week, trying to finalize a plan to cut global warming pollution from the region’s power plants. |
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| According to environmental groups in the region, a preliminary proposal from the region’s governors to cap global warming pollution from electric power industry falls short of what is necessary to begin making progress on pollution reductions from the power plants themselves. |
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| The NRC announced on September 13 that Exelon's license extension application for the Oyster Creek nuclear power plant has been has been docketed and that the NRC will begin its technical review of the plant. |
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| NJPIRG and other public interest groups in nine northeastern states on August 31, 2005 said the multi-state proposal to cap global warming pollution from power plants, now in draft form, would amount to a missed opportunity to protect the northeast from skyrocketing energy costs if not drastically improved. |
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| With Senators John McCain and Joe Lieberman introducing a new global warming bill late yesterday afternoon that includes incentives for nuclear power, NJPIRG voiced its extreme disappointment and announced that it opposes the bill. |
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| A new report by the New Jersey Public Interest Research Group finds that New Jersey’s carbon dioxide emissions, the largest contributor to global warming, are on the rise. |
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| In a letter to their respective Governors today, organizations across the Northeast called for strong action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the region’s power plants. |
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| Global warming is one of the most profound environmental problems facing our planet. Our use of fossil fuels, like coal and natural gas for electricity, gas for cars and trucks, and oil for heat, is the primary reason for global climate change. |
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| The United States could dramatically reduce global warming emissions from power plants while saving consumers money by adopting a "balanced" energy plan that emphasizes efficiency and the use of clean, local sources of power, according to a new study released today by NJPIRG. |
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| Consumers will spend almost twice as much as they should to travel to Memorial Day hotspots, because of shortsighted automobile fuel economy policies, according to a report released today NJPIRG Law and Policy Center. |
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| Extreme weather events cost New Jersey $107 million while clean energy technologies could save New Jersey consumers considerable amounts of money and reduce global warming pollution, according to a new report released by NJPIRG Law and Policy Center. |
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| As the presidential candidates prepare to discuss some of the most important issues facing our country at their final debate tonight, Environment New Jersey released a new report documenting that the average temperature in New Jersey in 2007 was well above the historical average. The year 2007 tied for the second warmest year on record globally and was the 10th warmest year on record in the United States. And in New Jersey, the year 2006 was the 2nd hottest year since 1895. These record temperatures are part of a trend toward rising temperatures resulting from global warming. |
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| Today, a coalition of environmental, transportation, and public interest groups argued that the governor's plan to widen roadways would be a bad investment and would pass up better options that would grow the economy and protect the environment. |
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| We’re here to perform a simple act with a powerful message. Today at noon, we are going to line up on the beach here at Seaside Heights -- as well as 25 other beaches across New Jersey -- and join hands with our fellow citizens. Together with thousands of others at literally hundreds of beaches and parks around the country, we are going to draw a line in the sand against expanded offshore oil drilling in our waters and stand up for clean energy solutions. |
