This debate is now raging in the U.S. and Europe. We see that in New Jersey there is an entire argument that we are “rewarding polluters” by awarding renewable energy status to Resource Recovery plants. The debate is now raging in the EU. The attached articles give a good outline of the issue…and here are […]
This sentence says it all on microplastics. “The staggering amount of microplastics we found likely means that no river, lake or stream is safe from this increasingly common contaminant.” Franz Savitz, PennEnvironment Research & Policy Center. Let me scare you some more. Rutgers is now studying the impact on marine species that we consume….including, blue […]
Westfield Green Careers Fair – May 2021 The Town of Westfield’s Green Team, in conjunction with the Westfield Board of Education and assistance from the NJ School Boards Association, held a high school level Green Career Fair in May to introduce students to future careers in the Green Economy. The Career Fair ran virtually over […]
The NJ Turnpike and the Garden State Parkway are slated for road widening over a 34 mile stretch. Have we learned nothing? Every time a road is widened, more traffic is created. More traffic = development = the need for more roads = more widening. I find it incredulous that Governor Murphy, who has been […]
We know that landfills are the least desirable solid waste disposal solution. Even the best landfills leak methane. More importantly, after my last blog on the circular economy, we know that landfills are so far from that concept that they are in no way the preferred solution. The new focus on how to calculate emissions […]