Monthly Archives: October 2013

Controversial Decision To Direct Staff to Draft MOA Prompts No Discussion By Commission Let me repeat that: neither the Pinelands commission staff review or the applicant’s (South Jersey Gas Co.) presentation to the Commission even mentions air pollution, greenhouse gas emissions, or climate change … Continue reading →

[Important Update below] The Assembly Telecommunications and Utilities Committee will hold a hearing today on the Christie Administration’s efforts to implement the greenhouse gas emission reduction goals of the Global Warming Response Act (see NJ Spotlight set up story:  ASSEMBLY PANEL … Continue reading →

 Lower the price, create the demand. Then raise the price. “The word in the world of independents is that the shale plays are just giant Ponzi schemes and the economics just do not work”  ~~~ NY Times: Insiders Sound an Alarm … Continue reading →

While Gov. Christie & Conservatives Criticize Subsidies to Renewable Energy While many whine about the so called “high costs” of and consumer subsidies for renewable power, the above table shows how NJ residents and businesses paid over $1 BILLION in what … Continue reading →

$500 Million Fossil Fuel Infrastructure Project Would Promote Massive New Greenhouse Gas Emissions Over the past decade an overwhelming body of scientific evidence has emerged linking anthropogenic emissions of CO2 to climate change and sea level rise. The projected climate impacts … Continue reading →