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Jersey City Council joins the ‘girlcott’
Council supports Girl Scout troop s palm oil ban; seeks to divest from fossil fuel investments ×
During a virtual meeting of the Jersey City Council, the council unanimously adopted two environmentally conscious resolutions.
Keeping an eye on the future of climate change, the Jersey City City Council unanimously adopted a resolution calling on pension boards to divest in the fossil fuel industry as well as a resolution supporting a local Girl Scout troop’s “girlcott” of Girl Scout cookies containing palm oil.
The resolution supporting Girl Scout Troop 12026 pushes for Girl Scouts of America to find an alternative to the palm oil in some of their cookies due to the unsustainable practices of harvesting palm oil.
Hudson County View
By John Heinis/Hudson County View
“In light of Essex County’s movement to try to get out of their ICE [contract], it’s making me change my tune on how we want to stand on this as a county, and where we go from here,” Board Chair Anthony Vainieri (D-8) said about 45 minutes into the meeting.
“I’m open to suggestions, I’m open to speaking with the county executive’s administration and our federal representatives … to find a path to exit … I’m looking to try to mirror Essex County.”
Vainieri’s comments are similar to what he told several media outlets including HCV after Essex County Executive Joe DiVincenzo announced plans to get out of their ICE deal by taking inmates from Union County, whose jail operations are mostly closing in the coming months.
Jersey City Council unanimously passes resolution to divest pension funds from fossil fuels
By Daniel Ulloa/ Hudson County View
Several residents spoke in favor of the resolution, which was sponsored by Ward E Councilman James Solomon, during the public portion of the meeting.
Eleana Little, of the Progressive Democrats of Hudson County, said several colleges, including Rutgers University, put out a report that examines how storms will impact the state.
“They expect the average annual hurricane-related damages in New Jersey to increase by 1.3 to $3.1 billion and estimate half of that will be in Hudson County. So we will bear the brunt of that. Locally, we are very susceptible to the impacts of inaction on climate change.”
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People held signs of the names of Asian americans who were targeted in violent attacks like Vincent Chin, a Chinese american beaten to death by two white men in 1982.
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New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal said law enforcement would not stop until hateful conduct was rooted out.
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People held signs of the names of Asian americans who were targeted in violent attacks like Vincent Chin, a Chinese american beaten to death by two white men in 1982.
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New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal said law enforcement would not stop until hateful conduct was rooted out.
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“Stop Asian Violence! We are not a Virus!” shouted hundreds of people outside Jersey City Hall at the #StopAsianHateJC rally.