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| 2009-12-03 | |
| As world leaders prepare to meet in Copenhagen to develop a plan of action to combat global warming, all eyes are on the United States. The United States has gained a reputation, exacerbated during the presidency of George W. Bush, of obstructionism in the fight against global warming. But, over the last decade, America’s state governments, including New Jersey's, have taken the nation on a different course. | |
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| 2009-11-25 | |
| Far from being a solution to global warming, nuclear power will actually set America back in the race to reduce pollution. Nuclear power is too slow and too expensive to make enough of a difference in the next two decades. Moreover, nuclear power is not necessary to provide clean, carbon-free electricity for the long haul. The up-front capital investment required to build 100 new nuclear reactors could prevent twice as much pollution over the next 20 years if invested in energy efficiency and clean, renewable energy instead. Taking into account the ongoing costs of running the nuclear plants, a clean energy path would deliver as much as five times more progress for the money. | |
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| 2009-11-12 | |
| America’s reliance on fossil fuels—oil, coal and natural gas—for energy creates a host of problems, including air and water pollution, global warming pollution, high and unpredictable bills for consumers and businesses, and the need to import oil from unstable parts of the world. Moving to clean energy—such as solar and wind power, more efficient homes, and plug-in cars—will cut pollution, help rebuild our economy, and reduce America’s dependence on oil. For decades, America’s use of fossil fu¬els—and the global warming pollution that results—has been on the rise nationally and in states across the country. But this trend is starting to change in some states—in part because of the move to clean energy. Following the lead of those states will start to put the United States on a path to lower global warming emissions and help drive the creation of a clean energy economy. | |
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| 2009-09-28 | |
| The American Clean Energy and Security (ACES) Act, passed by the House this June and currently under consideration by the U.S. Senate, maps out a new energy future for the nation. Passing the ACES Act – even with the compromises made to secure passage in the House – would be a significant step toward a clean energy future for the United States and would represent a ground-breaking political achievement. | |
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| 2008-10-15 | |
| Globally, the year 2007 tied for the second warmest year on record, behind the record warmth of 2005. This warmth is part of a long-term trend toward rising temperatures and extreme weather events resulting from global warming. Global average surface temperatures have increased by more than 1.4°F since the mid-19th century. In 2007, the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change concluded that the evidence of global warming is "unequivocal" and that human activities are responsible for most of this rise in temperature. To examine recent temperature patterns in the United States, we compared temperature data for the years 2000-2007 with the historical average, or "normal," temperature for the preceding 30 years, 1971-2000. Our data were collected at 255 weather stations, those with the highest quality data,in all 50 states and Washington, DC. Overall, we found that temperatures were above the 30-year average across the country, indicating pervasive warming. The 2007 average temperature for the continental United States was the 10th warmest on record, according to the National Climatic Data Center. Nearly every state in the Lower 48 experienced above normal temperatures in 2007. | |
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| 2008-07-22 | |
| 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 problems—if public policy prioritizes those fuels that can deliver the greatest benefit for the environment and the American people. | |
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| 2008-07-01 | |
| America is the largest consumer of energy in the world. Almost half of the energy we useâ€â€10 percent of the energy in the worldâ€â€powers our buildings. Most of this energy comes from burning fossil fuels. | |
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| 2007-12-05 | |
| 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. | |
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| 2007-05-30 | |
| “An Unfamiliar State: Local Impacts of Global Warming in New Jersey,†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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| 2007-04-12 | |
| Global warming pollution in New Jersey increased by 14 million metric tons between 1990 and 2004, a 13% increase, according to “The Carbon Boom,†a new analysis of state fossil fuel consumption data released today by Environment New Jersey. This is the first time that 2004 state-by-state data on carbon dioxide emissions have been analyzed comprehensively. | |
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| 2006-09-21 | |
| A Blueprint for Action: Policy Options to Reduce New Jersey’s Contribution to Global Warming, details 11 policy strategies, in addition to four steps New Jersey has already taken, that will cut the state’s emissions of carbon dioxide—the leading greenhouse gas—by 7.4 percent below 2005 levels in the next two decades. | |
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| 2006-06-20 | |
| The early effects of global warming are already evident across the United States and worldwide. | |
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| 2006-05-25 | |
| New Jersey Public Interest Research Group released New Jersey’s top five coastal treasures threatened by under water submersion and chronic flooding as a result of global warming and related sea level rise. The areas of the state most at risk are the Meadowlands, Atlantic City, Cape May, Long Beach Island and the Delaware Bay Shore. | |
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| 2006-02-08 | |
| Shrinking glaciers, rising global temperatures, increasingly severe storms, and alarming scientific predictions have led to increasing public concern about the impacts of global warming on the environment, health and society. | |
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| 2005-09-12 | |
| Nine Northeast states from Delaware to Maine are currently working to develop a regional system to limit global warming pollution from power plants. | |
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| 2005-08-31 | |
| Nine Northeast states from Delaware to Maine are currently working to develop a regional cap-and-trade system to limit global warming pollution from power plants. | |
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| 2005-04-26 | |
| Global warming poses a serious threat to the environment, public health and overall welfare of New Jersey and the rest of the world. | |
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| 2003-10-09 | |
| The majority of scientists are certain that the climate is changing around the world and that humans are causing the transformation. | |
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| 15/10/2008 | |
| Globally, the year 2007 tied for the second warmest year on record, behind the record warmth of 2005. This warmth is part of a long-term trend toward rising temperatures and extreme weather events resulting from global warming. Feeling the Heat examines temperature trends in New Jersey and around the nation, and discusses potential impacts. | |
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