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Press Releases Environmental advocates call on Congress to build on Pallone offshore drilling ban by passing Biden infrastructure plan May 7, 2021, 12:30 pm | in A group of New Jersey elected officials, green business groups and civil rights leaders applauded Rep. Frank Pallone (D-Monmouth) for introducing legislation that would ban offshore drilling off the state’s coastline and called on Congress to wean itself from Big Oil and instead make transformative investments to create clean energy jobs. Rep. Pallone’s legislation comes as President Biden is pushing the American Jobs Plan, which would invest trillions of dollars in clean energy, creating millions of new jobs replacing 100 percent of the nation’s lead drinking water lines, weatherizing 2 million aging homes and offices, building new solar panels and wind turbines and other major national infrastructure needs. ....
For Immediate Release At tonight’s meeting, the Asbury Park City Council passed an ordinance transitioning the City to 100 percent renewable energy through a community choice energy aggregation program. Municipal energy aggregation programs, which operate in towns and cities across the state, give residents a ‘bulk buying’ discount on their electricity bills. These community choice programs can also set guidelines about the sources of that electricity. The program in Asbury Park will reach the 100 percent renewable energy threshold by the year 2030. The city has joined a community aggregation program launched in Red Bank last year that included the same renewable targets. ....