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U.S. somehow is #1 for wind energy

The American Wind Energy Association noted in their 2008 Year End Review that the United States is #1 for wind energy production.  We as of September 2008 produce more than 21,000 megawatts of electricity from wind turbines.  AWEA’s news release is here.  Given the Bush administration’s lack of interest in renewable energy and the almost [...]Read original article

 
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Global Warming Action plan has been released.

Recently, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection released the State’s draft plan on addressing global warming.  (click here for a copy of the plan).  This plan behind schedule as the Global Warming Response Act required that the plan be presented to the Governor, legislators and the Treasurer no latter than June 30, 2008.  NJSA [...]Read original article

 
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NJ is #2 in solar and seeking to increase

As I have previously noted the State of New Jersey has finalized its long over due Energy Master Plan (here).  As part of that plan, the State is looking to increase the State’s use of renewable energy from 22.5% by 2020 to 30% by 2020.  This is called the Renewable Energy Portfolio [...]Read original article

 
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Court allows Threatened Species to exist

In mid-November the Appellate Division handed to DEP a win by finding that the barred owl could be threatened.  In ZRB, LLC. v. NJ Dept. of Environmental Prot., A-6046-06T3, ZRB sought to fill in wetlands under general permit #6.  Under general permit #6, a permittee can fill in limited amounts of freshwater wetlands as [...]Read original article

 
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Has Jackson even unpacked yet?

Lisa Jackson is likely the shortest staying chief of staff in NJ history. Ms. Jackson left the post of DEP commissioner. She was supposed to have start December 1st as Corzine’s chief of staff. President-elect Obama has named Lisa as the EPA administrator.Read original article

 
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Another Wave Project Coming to New Jersey

A company called Grays Harbor Ocean Energy Company, LLC has filed an application with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for a wave energy project off of the coast of New Jersey.    I want to thank EnviroPolitics Blog for pointing out the application. Grays Harbor is applying for permission to install 100 Wave Energy [...]Read original article

 
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People support renewable energy

I saw a recent entry on the Environmental Law Prof. Blog regarding renewable energy (link).  The blog discusses a report from the World Public Opinion. org.  According to the WPO a majority of people support renewable energy  including a requirement that utilities generate renewable energy.  This is good news as it means that there is [...]Read original article

 
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DEP’s Beach Access Rules all washed up.

Last week the New Jersey Appellate Division invalidated at least part of the Department of Environmental Protection’s beach access rule.  The rules, adopted in 2007, required coastal towns that provide unrestricted access to the beach.  Towns that seek shore protection funds are required to provide parking spaces and restroom facilities close to the beach. The [...]Read original article

 
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DEP gets a new captain

Gov. Corzine has selected Mark Mauriello to head the DEP.  Mr. Mauriello will take over immediately pending his confirmation by the Senate.  The announcement is here.  This is a period of change not only as to who is heading DEP, but within its programs. DEP has pushing the privatization of site remediation, permit efficiency, disbanding [...]Read original article

 
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Offshore wind, renewable energy and carve outs

New Jersey, as does many other states, has a renewable energy portfolio standard (RPS).  This requires utilities to either generate a certain percentage of the energy used in the state from renewable sources or to pay others to generate that electricity from renewable sources.  This payment is in the form a renewable energy [...]Read original article

 
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