Professors and entrepreneurs testified at a joint committee hearing extolling the virtues of fuel cell technology like hydrogen-powered cars. One of the biggest challenges that remains is how the state could provide funding to build infrastructure to support hydrogen-powered cars.
Attendees asked the committee -- which is made up of members from the Board of Public Utilities -- to rethink state projects with environmental impact as a whole system instead of individually.
By Jen Fuller Editor’s Note: This story is part of a partnership between Peril and Promise and Rewire. Owning a car in the city can be annoying. Sitting in traffic is stressful, cars require constant upkeep and those parked on the street face break-ins, bumper…
You can kill the lights and watch the thermostat, but the committee drafting New Jersey’s new energy master plan wants big ideas about cutting energy consumption and saving money.
In a unanimous vote, the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities opened up a bidding process for developers to pitch wind energy projects located off the New Jersey coast. In total the turbines would generate 1,100 megawatts of clean energy.
Officials say recycling isn't just a way to keep Paterson cleaner -- it's also a way to keep the city safer.
By Jenna Tipaldo “It was well worth the wait,” says Staten Island resident Bianca Raso as her young daughter runs through the spray showers at newly reopened Levy Playground on a scorching hot summer day. The Levy Playground in…
Housing over 60,000 New Yorkers, Stuyvesant Town Peter Cooper Village, is going green with a simple coat of white. Find out how.
By Jen Fuller Editor’s Note: This story is part of a partnership between Peril and Promise and Rewire. Post-spring cleaning season is a perfect time to put some thought into sprucing up your place. And, if you haven’t updated your style in…
The average carbon footprint of a person in the US is 16.5 tons –TONS. So, what can you actually do decrease this number and make a meaningful difference?
By Hope Timmermann Editor’s Note: This story is part of a partnership between Peril and Promise and Rewire. It’s Monday at the office. You need a coffee buzz. You grab a disposable paper cup, a plastic lid and a single-use…
By Jen Fuller Editor’s Note: This story is part of a partnership between Peril and Promise and Rewire. It begins slowly: a forgotten cable here, an old iPod there. Eventually you realize that you’ve created a little electronics graveyard in…