http://www.politicsnj.com/global-warming-response-act-passes-assembly-9855
Excerpt:
The bill is sponsored by Assembly members Linda Stender, Valerie Vainieri Huttle, Reed Gusciora, Linda R. Greenstein, and John F. McKeon.
“Our state and country have come to a critical juncture on global warming: we can take action now to protect public health and our environment, or we can dawdle and pay a steep price later for failing to act,” said Stender (D-Union). “New Jersey has a unique opportunity to be a crusading force in curbing global warming and promoting new technologies and strategies to counteract greenhouse gas emissions.”
EEEkk gads, it’s the Spender!
Of course not much in the world stinks more than that puke Corzine.
'La bonne cuisine est la base du véritable bonheur.' - Auguste Escoffier
(Good food is the foundation of genuine happiness.)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
http://www.environmentnewjersey.org/legislature/testimony/global-warming/global-warming/global-warming-response-act-a3301/s2114
Global Warming Response Act (A3301/S2114)
Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee
Testimony before the Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee
Urging Support for the Global Warming Response Act (A3301/S2114)
Suzanne Leta Liou, Global Warming and Clean Energy Advocate
February 20, 2007
Excerpt:
New Jersey’s passage of this legislation will make us the second state in the nation to pass a comprehensive solution to global warming. In light of that, I would like to talk briefly about how New Jersey’s current policies make our state incredibly well-positioned to meet the goal of this bill and ensure that we receive the immense benefits from being at the vanguard of global warming solutions.
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Half of our pollution, 52 percent, comes from transportation, primarily cars and trucks. 16 percent of our pollution comes from in-state power plants that generate electricity. We also import 20 to 30 percent of our total electricity use from out of state, including dirty coal-fired power plants in Pennsylvania. 21 percent of our pollution comes from residential and commercial use, primarily heating, and another 11 percent of our pollution comes from industrial facilities.
Excerpt: NOTE - Cody
First, thanks in large part to Governor Codey, we are part of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, an agreement between 10 Northeastern states establishing a cap-and-trade program to reduce global warming pollution from power plants. Under this program, New Jersey will reduce global warming pollution from power plants by 10 percent below 2009 levels by 2019, a real contribution toward the goals of the legislation before you today.
Excerpt:
Our second building block is energy efficiency. Efficiency programs include energy audits, incentives to purchase energy efficient appliances and financial assistance to retrofit power plants to be more efficient.
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The third building block is one of the best Clean Energy Standards in the nation. This standard requires that 20 percent of the electricity used in New Jersey comes from clean, renewable sources like wind and solar, and has created a burgeoning solar industry.
Excerpt: NOTE - Car feebate and Transit Villages
Our fourth and final building block is the Clean Cars Program. The program, passed by the legislature in 2004, requires an increasing percentage of zero-emissions and low-emissions vehicles to be sold in New Jersey.
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One way to do that is to establish a statewide cost-neutral “feebate” program to help drive the rapidly growing market for fuel efficient cars. (There are already 13 hybrid gas-electric vehicles on the market, including 5 SUVs and one pick up truck. Another 9 hybrids are expected to come on the market within the next 2 years and another 16 models are in the works.) This “feebate” program would charge disincentives, or fees, to purchasers of the worst gas guzzlers and use the money generated from those fees to provide incentives, or rebates, to purchasers of the most fuel efficient vehicles. Another option for New Jersey is to ensure existing car-owners have the option of purchasing low rolling resistance tires that improve fuel efficiency.
We can also take big steps to ensure we stabilize the amount of driving in our state. After all, nearly 75 percent of New Jerseyans drive to work alone. We can tackle this by providing incentives for ride reduction programs such as carpooling, shuttle service to transit stations and telecommuting and offering pay-as-you-drive auto insurance. We can also change development patterns to focus on transit villages and ensure mass transit is affordable and accessible.
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>>>>Venture capitalists are chomping at the bit for these solutions because they understand that a high price for carbon is coming and they need to stay ahead of the curve. <<<
IOW, we must line the pockets of the investors. More than likely, these are the Goldman Sachs businesses coming in that Coleus posted here: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1861913/posts?page=30#30
Glad to hear we’ll be buring oil to power vehicles 60+ years from now. Who wants electric cars or those lame engines that run on tap water when car pooling has proven so successful.
LMAO!!! New Jersey..... “by 2050”.
Fasten your seatbelts, New Jersey.
When all the employers leave and all the employees leave, it should be no problem for NJ to meet these consumption reduction targets.
They are completely looney-tunes. 80% by 2050?
I don't have a problem with New Jersey doing this. However, the rest of CONUS should lock down the current quantities of Electrical Generation and Natural Gas flowing into the state. They want to become the environmental laboratory? It's only fair that the rest of us should help them in every way we can.
They can't do it. Not without importing significant amounts of energy, probably mostly from PA, where you've got the Susquehanna nuclear plants just across the border.