Green Jersey

Weekend news roundup

Above: Solar panels. Image via inhabitat.com.

From the weekend papers and blogs:

We gave a nod to congestion pricing’s cousin, the ordinary toll increase, after learning that average weekday bridge and tunnel traffic dropped 2.9% since tolls went up March 2. That’s 10,264 fewer vehicles a day driving between New Jersey, Manhattan and Staten Island. Pretty soon the tolls will be so high it won’t make sense to drive at all.

We read about a South Jersey school that is turning solar power into profit, thanks to rebates from the Board of Public Utilities. In Egg Harbor Township, Stafford Township and Lawrence Township tomorrow, voters will approve or reject bond questions that include solar panels for schools.

We weighed the pros and cons of offshore wind power generation.

We weighed the pros and cons of liquid natural gas terminals. Two LNG projects have been proposed off the Jersey Shore and are awaiting federal approvals.

We read about traps being used to capture and test mosquitoes in Cape May County, where “mosquito season” has begun.

We learned the differences between “green” dry cleaners, and how to find one near us.

We learned more than we ever would have expected about the history of diapers.