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Sustainable Jersey: How sustainability became my brand and achieved my...
Woodbridge Mayor John E. McCormac explains Sustainable Jersey to mayors in Connecticut On November 26, 2017 at the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities’ annual convention, Sustainable Connecticut...
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Sustainable Jersey: Tilting windmills, why not build one instead?
Funding now available for municipal and school sustainability projects Do you have a wild idea or project with potential that needs funding? Sustainable Jersey’s grant program funds sustainability...
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Mayors are the new front-line leaders on climate change
Sustainable Jersey Gold Star in Energy provides pathway to goal Franklin Township Mayor Phil Kramer was distraught when it was announced the United States was pulling out of the Paris Climate Accords....
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Sustainable Jersey: Artists and creative powerhouses roll up their sleeves to...
What are the unique qualities that make your community feel like a vibrant place to live? In Frenchtown, a volunteer group set out to document and map the creative people, places, events, businesses,...
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Toms River Regional School District and Township Green Team collaborate to...
Poseidon Academy building renewed after experiencing Superstorm Sandy damage Superstorm Sandy in 2012 had a huge impact on homeowners and businesses in Toms River– over 10,500 homes sustained some...
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Confronting plastic pollution, creating equitable communities and mapping...
2018 New Jersey Sustainability Summit is June 18 Although the sustainability movement in New Jersey is experiencing significant momentum, important work is still on the horizon. There is perhaps no...
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Sustainable Jersey: Creating a place, rather than a design
Morristown and Asbury Park implement complete streets As summer begins in New Jersey, you may find yourself visiting one of the hundreds of communities in the state that have adopted or implemented...
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NJ Sustainability Summit combines vision with action The 2018 New Jersey Sustainability Summit confirmed my belief that we have a movement. We the people–we the green teams and environmental...
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Sustainable Jersey: Getting college students involved in community service
Most people who are lifelong volunteers are active because they feel strongly about a cause or want to connect with their community. Helping busy college students find community service opportunities...
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Sustainable Jersey: Planting Trees to Restore NJ’s Floodplains
Sustainable Jersey partners with The Nature Conservancy for the Roots for Rivers Reforestation Program With flooding having a devastating effect in North Carolina after Hurricane Florence, the...
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New Jersey schools ride the green wave for a brighter future
Sustainable Jersey for Schools 2018 special awards announced Sustainable Jersey for Schools celebrated the 111 schools that achieved Sustainable Jersey for Schools certification in 2018 at an awards...
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Sustainable Jersey: Identifying local strengths to build sustainable communities
Every community has a different set of needs and challenges. For busy municipalities, it’s hard to slow down, stop and assess. Successful towns and green teams make time to do the important work of...
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Sustainable Jersey: Dying trees get new life as vibrant public art
Highland Park High School students lead movement to repurpose twin Oak trees Two magnificent oak trees that had stood on the front lawn of Highland Park High School for at least 80 years were cut down...
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Sustainable Jersey Celebrates 10-Year Anniversary
Decade of empowering communities to create a better tomorrow Looking back to the launch of Sustainable Jersey in 2009, we can track some remarkable changes. Where once sustainability wasn’t present in...
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Sustainable Jersey: Starting with the lunch line, students push for...
Raritan High School and Cape May City Elementary work to ditch plastic Students across New Jersey are pushing for their schools to operate more sustainably, starting with the lunch line. Working with...
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Sustainable Jersey: Few thought it was possible — let’s do it again
Sustainable Jersey celebrates progress and envisions the future Sustainable Jersey’s 2019 Sustainability Summit and 10th anniversary celebration drew over 650 change-makers from across New Jersey who...
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Join a statewide conversation about the critical sustainability issues
Participate in a Sustainable Jersey listening session Sustainable Jersey is at a crossroads. Each day, more and more people are confronting the unsettling fact that the ecosystem is more fragile now...
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Sustainable Jersey: Graduate students matched with NJ municipalities and...
This summer, Sustainable Jersey provided six municipalities and three school districts with hands-on-help to evaluate, plan and implement projects to help improve the energy performance of their...
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Sustainable Jersey green teams gear up for a complete count in NJ
In a little over a month, the U.S. Census will be in full swing. Homes across the country will begin receiving invitations to complete the 2020 Census either online, by phone or by mail. The count is...
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Sustainable Jersey: Towns helping towns
South Jersey Sustainability Mentoring The COVID-19 crisis reminds us that, unfortunately, sometimes warnings from experts about potential disasters come true. It reminds us that making preparations...
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