Jersey Sierran Index

By Denise Brush • offshorewind@newjersey.sierraclub.org Several members of the NJ Chapter of the Sierra Club attended the June 23 March for Clean Air and Climate Justice in Trenton, including Chapter Director Anjuli Ramos-Busot, Newsletter...

By Greg Gorman • ggorman@embargmail.com In 2022, 14.9 gigawatts (GW) of US electric generation capacity was scheduled for retirement. Of that, 8% is natural gas facility shutdowns, primarily older steam and combustion turbines. This year,...

By Greg Gorman • ggorman@embargmail.com Climate crisis–induced heat waves and cold snaps stress our energy systems. The strategy to address the climate crisis is to replace fossil fuels with clean energy and to electrify everything. The...

By John Kashwick • john.kashwick@newjersey.sierraclub.org The NJ Chapter’s Legislative Committee continues to review bills introduced in our state legislature. Chapter members are encouraged to ask their assembly members and state senators...

By Kip Cherry, Central Jersey Conversation Chair In November 2021, Gov. Phil Murphy signed A3352 requiring newly constructed warehouses to be solar-ready buildings. The solar-ready requirement will apply to any newly...

By Richard Isaac, Richard.Isaac@sierraclub.org While there are many volunteers who’ve done outstanding work, I want to give special thanks and appreciation to someone who has worked tirelessly in a number of capacities vital to keeping...

By Tony Hagen • editor@newjersey.sierraclub.org “You can’t preach temperance from a barstool” – Sen. Ed Markey One recent morning, I awoke to much grinding and crunching coming from the property next door. It was the...

By Karen Becker, political.chair@newjersey.sierraclub.org What Happens If You Don’t Vote? “I’m not voting. My vote doesn’t matter.” This is a common phrase heard during an election cycle. One or two votes may not change the outcome...

By Sylvia Kay • Zero Waste Coordinator, Sierra Club NJ Extended producer responsibility (EPR) tasks manufacturers to pay and innovate to solve the huge waste problems created by the production and sale of their own products. EPR bills are...

By Patricia Hilliard • Conservation Chair, Hudson County Group These days, shopping is often done online. This has caused changes in the structures needed to fulfill our shopping demands. Shopping malls are threatened by retail store closings,...