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A look at the latest news, facts and figures on fossil fuels, pipelines, renewable energy, energy efficiency and progress on stopping the PennEast pipeline.
By Greg Wright, NJ.com
Dozens gathered atop Baldpate Mountain preserve in Hopewell Township on Wednesday to endorse U.S. Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman’s plan to propose a bill in Congress to revamp pipeline approvals.Watson Coleman said she will introduce the Safe and Accountable Federal Energy Review for Pipelines Act of 2016, or SAFER Pipelines Act. Read more.
By MyCentralJersey.com
A mounting number of pipeline projects threaten to scar lands and damage the environment across New Jersey, and among the most controversial is a proposed 22-mile South Jersey Gas line that would slash through protected Pinelands areas to allow an old power plant to convert from coal to natural gas.
How controversial is the proposal? Three former New Jersey governors have joined together to legally challenge the Board of Public Utilities’ approval of the line in what could very well be an unprecedented maneuver. Read more.
By Shane Ferro, Huffington Post
The world could see nearly a third of its energy coming from renewable energy sources in just over a decade.
A new report on the business implications of 2015 Paris Climate Agreement from Business for Social Responsibility, a nonprofit that works with companies to develop sustainable business strategies, takes a look at where clean energy investment is globally today and where it is expected to be over the next two decades. Read more.
