Climate Change and Clean Energy

Climate change is impacting us. And it’s not good. Pollution from power plants and other sources is affecting our food, our air, and our water. It’s super-sizing things like hurricanes and droughts. If we don’t take action, it’s only going to get worse. 

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New Jersey

Sign the #WeAreEarthDay Petition!

Help us meet our goal of 50,000 signatures by Earth Day calling for a moratorium on all fossil fuel projects in New Jersey!

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Recent Actions

Pennsylvania

Plan to protect Pennsylvania's air and communities

Urge your legistors to support HB 1752 and protect Pennsylvania's air and communities.

Take Action! Support HB 1752 - a plan to protect Pennsylvania's air and communities
New Jersey

Take Action: NJ's Green Amendment

We are working with Delaware Riverkeeper Network to pass New Jersey's Green Amendment and we need your help!

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New Jersey

Tell Governor Murphy Thank You for Rejecting the NESE Project

Incredible victory for our water and fight against climate change! After a 4-year grassroots battle, both New York and New Jersey rejected permits for a billion dollar fossil fuel project.

Thank Governor Murphy for helping to put an end to this reckless, unnecessary and environmentally destructive project once and for all, and to keep up the fight in opposing all new fossil fuel projects in NJ!
Pennsylvania

Don’t Take Oil and Gas Protections Back to the 80’s

Take Action! Email your state senator today and tell them to oppose SB 790.

Take Action! Email your state senator today and tell them to oppose SB 790.

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Climate Change and Clean Energy Publications

Climate Change and Clean Energy Blog Posts

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Solar Siting in Montgomery County: Testimony ZTA 20-01
September 30, 2020

On October 1st, Clean Water and Audubon Naturalist Society submitted testimony to the Montgomery County Council explaining our questions and concerns about a proposal to open up the Montgomery County Agricultural Preserve for solar development. 

1. Introduction

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New Jersey Solar Farms Offer Big Consumer Savings
September 28, 2020

A majority of Clean Water Action members tell us they’d be willing to pay a small amount extra each month to be able to get their electricity from clean solar energy, generated locally, near where they live.

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Fire – Smoke – Future
September 22, 2020

There was a fire in my neighborhood (in Dorchester, MA) this week. I woke up at about 4:40 to popping sounds – wondered if they were fireworks (annoying at that hour but ok) or maybe gun shots (yikes). It didn’t sound quite like either. But quickly I heard sirens…lots of sirens...converging very nearby.

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