Here is the schedule for the NJ Assembly as of Jan 9, 2019:
Nancy Griffeth
New Jersey’s Transition to 100% Renewable Energy
Come to the April 19 panel on New Jersey’s transition to 100% renewable energy.
WHEN: April 19, 2018, 7-9 pm
WHERE: Westfield High School Auditorium
550 Dorian Road
Westfield, NJ 07090
Event page: Go to the event page to register.
Click below for a copy of the flyer:
NJ Legislature considering rate hike for PSEG
UU Faith Action NJ opposes Senate bill S-877, allowing PSEG to increase its rates in order to maintain the profitability of two nuclear plants. We have objected to the process, which excludes the Division of Rate Counsel from being involved in considering the necessity of the rate hike, and also to the willy-nilly addition of several environmental bills without adequate consideration of their provisions. The bill was scheduled for consideration on Monday, February 26, but was postponed. Here is a news story about it:
Nuclear Subsidy Bill Stalls in Senate
Please call your legislator to oppose this very bad bill.
NJ’s Climate is Changing and the Consequences are Real
Date: March 6, 2018
Time: 7-8 pm
Place: Iselin Branch Library, 1081 Green Street, Iselin, NJ 08830
New Jersey has been experiencing its wettest and warmest years over the past century. Extreme events like Sandy and increasingly hot summers point to major climate changes. And these weather changes affect all of us and will have even more severe consequences in the future. Join Dr. David Robinson, NJ state climatologist and leader of the Rutgers New Jersey Weather Network, as he discusses our changing climate, its impact and how you can join a network that monitors weather and climate conditions. Sponsored by the Raritan Valley Group of the NJ Sierra Club as part of our continuing Speaker Series. Admission is free and open to all. Please arrive early, since we will be starting promptly at 7 pm. The Raritan Valley Group serves Middlesex and Somerset counties. Attendees can RSVP at tinyurl.com/RVGSpeakerSeries.
Securing a Constitutional Green Amendment for New Jersey
Date: March 7, 2018
Time: 6:30 pm reception, 7:00 pm program
For decades, the people of New Jersey have relied on federal and state legislation to protect their natural resources. And for decades, the laws have let them down. New Jersey water, air, forests, and other special places from the highlands to the pinelands have been allowed to degrade in ways that are harming people’s lives. A Constitutional provision could help change that.
In New Jersey the right to free speech, freedom of religion and other freedoms are protected as fundamental rights in the state constitution. But New Jersey has NO constitutional provision protecting environmental rights in the state.
It is believed that establishing a civil environmental right will drive better government decision-making at all levels of government and will prevent situations or conditions in which land becomes too contaminated, water becomes too polluted, and air too dirty to support healthy lives, including a healthy economy.
Right now, the movement needs the Assembly to support and pass Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 85 (ACR85) currently before them. Every Assembly member needs to hear how important this environmental rights amendment is from their voters.
New Jersey’s Energy Future
Rethink Energy Panel: February 23, 2018 at 8 am
Governor Phil Murphy wants 100 percent of New Jersey’s power to come from clean energy by 2050. That’s an ambitious goal since only 4 percent of our current energy comes from sources such as solar or wind. How do we get there and what should our priorities be? Our experts will take a realistic look at those targets and what it will take to reach them.
Hilton Garden Inn Hamilton
800 U.S. 130
Hamilton Township, NJ08690
Rally for 100% Renewable by 2035
NJ OFF Fossil Fuels Launch
NJ Statehouse, 125 West State St., Trenton NJThursday will be the legislative launch of legislation to move New Jersey toward 100% renewable energy.
We have a new Governor who supports the move toward 100% renewables, so this is no longer just theoretical,
10:30am Legislative Briefing and Lobby Training.
Meet in the cafeteria in the lower level of the Statehouse Annex (we will have volunteers at the front entrance of the Statehouse Annex to greet people and direct them to the cafeteria).
11:00am – 11:45am – Morning lobbying session
12:00pm – 1:00pm – NJ OFF Coalition Rally and Press Conference.Meet outside directly in front of the Statehouse Annex
1:00pm – 2:30pm – Afternoon lobbying session
Bring friends and family. Bring signs!
Please arrive at the State House at 10:30am
for the lobby training and legislative briefing.Please share this Facebook Event Page and RSVP page. Food and Water Watch will help coordinate transportation.Facebook Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/219407621935876/ OFF Fossil Fuels Event RSVP Page: https://go.offfossilfuels.org/event/action_attend/541