ReThink Energy NJ: Take Action

If you think there’s nothing you can do to stop pipelines and support clean energy in New Jersey, think again.

Below are various ways that you can get involved in building a clean, efficient energy future for our state.

New Jersey must stand strong against PennEast.

Urge your legislators to stop this polluting, unneeded pipeline. Send Your Letter.

Tell NJ Governor Phil Murphy:

“We want a clean energy start for New Jersey!” Send Your Letter.

Proposed Fossil Fuel Projects in New Jersey

Hunterdon & Mercer counties

PennEast Pipeline

Send a customized letter to YOUR elected representatives and NJDEP, saying the damaging, unneeded PennEast pipeline should be rejected.
Send a letter to the CEOs of the companies behind PennEast, telling them to STOP their pipeline.
Contact NJ Senators Booker and Menendez as well as your district’s representative. Tell them where you live and that you want them to stop PennEast because it isn’t needed and threatens our communities’ health, drinking water, air from greenhouse gas emissions, and preserved open spaces. Ask them to demand that FERC conduct closer reviews of applications for proposed pipelines like PennEast.
Visit our STOP PENNEAST page to send a letter to FERC opposing PennEast.
Post a “STOP PENNEAST” sign on your lawn. To order a free lawn sign, email Patty Cronheim at pcronheim@comcast.net or Alix Bacon at alix@njconservation.org.
Contact your local citizens group to learn more about how to fight the PennEast pipeline:

Monmouth, Ocean & Burlington counties

Southern Reliability Link (SRL) Pipeline

Contact Pinelands Preservation Alliance, which is fighting SRL because it threatens the Pinelands National Reserve.
Read about the major issues with the SRL project.
View a map of the proposed SRL pipeline route (courtesy of Pinelands Preservation Alliance).
Learn why NJDEP should have rejected SRL based on its faulty application.
Connect with the citizen groups that are fighting SRL:
- People Over Pipelines
- Don’t Gas the Pinelands

Cumberland & Cape May counties

South Jersey Gas Pipeline

On February 24, the Pinelands Commission approved South Jersey Gas pipeline (formal name: Cape Atlantic Reliability Pipeline) proposed to be built through the protected Pinelands. But this fight is far from over.
- Residents of Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester and Ocean counties: Contact your county’s Board of Freeholders. Tell them you want to register your disappointment that your county’s representative voted to approve SJ Gas pipeline.
- Learn how else you can help stop SJ Gas pipeline.
Learn more from Pinelands Preservation Alliance.
Read this one-page handout about the many issues posed by SJ Gas pipeline.
- View a map of the proposed pipeline route (courtesy of Pinelands Preservation Alliance).
Connect with the citizens’ group that is fighting this pipeline, called “Don’t Gas the Pinelands.”

Burlington & Mercer counties

Garden State Expansion (GSE) Compressor Station

Connect with People Over Pipelines, a group of citizens working together to fight GSE.
Learn why the NJDEP should have rejected the GSE compressor station.

Somerset & Middlesex counties, plus Raritan Bay

NorthEast Supply Enhancement (NESE) Project

NESE (which includes a compressor station, sometimes referred to as “Compressor Station 206”) is in the application process with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).
Submit a comment to FERC about its flawed Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the NESE project. Learn more here.
- View sample comments here.
Attend a meeting to learn about the project and voice your opposition.
Contact the citizens groups that are fighting NESE:

Bergen, Passaic, Essex, Morris & Union counties

Pilgrim Pipeline

Learn why the proposed Pilgrim oil pipeline must be stopped. Contact the citizens group that is opposing it:
- Coalition Against Pilgrim Pipeline (CAPP)

Support the “SAFER Pipelines Act”

Federal regulators approve new pipelines without determining if additional gas is needed. Tell your legislators that you want stricter reviews for proposed pipelines, by signing this petition to support the SAFER Pipelines Act.

Support Renewable Energy in New Jersey:

- Tell your elected officials that you support the goal of 80% renewable energy in New Jersey by the year 2050, to foster a rapid transition to clean energy sources like wind and solar.
- Install solar panels and buy energy efficient products for your home.

Other Ways To Make a Difference:

- If you are a homeowner in the path of a pipeline, consult qualified legal counsel to fully understand your rights related to the energy company’s efforts to access and survey your land.
- Speak out publicly!
  - Submit a “Letter to the Editor” to your local newspaper.
  - Meet with your local elected representatives.
  - Attend community events.
  - Tell your neighbors and friends about the importance of these pipeline issues.

Take Action

If you think there’s nothing you can do to stop pipelines and support clean energy in New Jersey, think again.

New Jersey must stand strong against PennEast.

Tell NJ Governor Phil Murphy:

Proposed Fossil Fuel Projects in New Jersey

Hunterdon & Mercer counties

Monmouth, Ocean & Burlington counties

Cumberland & Cape May counties

Burlington & Mercer counties

Somerset & Middlesex counties, plus Raritan Bay

Bergen, Passaic, Essex, Morris & Union counties

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