As reported by the Washington Post, the EPA is ending the Energy Star Program. This program has resulted in providing consumers with valuable information about energy consumption that has saved them over $500 billion since the program started in 1991. The Energy Star program is a part of many green building requirements, ie, requirements to […]
Congress is attempting to add another fee to drivers of electric vehicles under the guise of arguing that EV’s don’t pay the gasoline tax and thus, are not paying their fair share for road maintenance. This false attack on electric vehicles is a similar argument to that made in New Jersey and endorsed by our […]
For many years, the New Jersey School of Conservation has helped many teachers and students learn about the importance of our environment and our need to act as reasonable stewards of that environment. When Montclair State University made the rather poorly guided decision to abandon the school, it was forced to suspend operations. However, after […]
Assemblywoman Annette Quijano introduced A4549 in order to allow stores to provide a recyclable paper bag option at checkout in addition to reusable bags. Now, while the bill is moving, and while there is support for the bill, there is also opposition. In my last blog, I noted that the original plastic bag ban included […]
Linda Doherty and JoAnn Gemenden have written an excellent article on the success of the plastic bag ban in New Jersey. When first implemented, we heard the typical lament that the world is ending and how could people get their groceries home without plastic bags. Well, we are all managing. While there are certainly issues […]