Green Jersey

News roundup for Monday, March 30

North Arlington, Dover, Edison, Mount Holly and Hammonton are all part of a pilot redevelopment program that aims to encourage walking, not driving.

A local group opposed to Sparta’s proposed hydroelectric power plant met yesterday to share concerns about the $2 billion project with about 100 people from Andover and surrounding communities.

In waging a legal battle against the Highlands Act, an organic vegetable farmer from Warren County hopes to inspire others to do the same.

The life of a scalloper is full of hazards, but people continue to sign up for the job.

A native shade tree planting is going on now in Montclair. The trees provide cleaner air, natural cooling, habitats for insect and bird species, and can help bump up property values.

Gov. Corzine is scheduled to speak at the New Jersey Environmental Federation’s 23rd annual conference, “Clean Green and Working,” in Newark this Saturday, April 4.

Nearly 4,000 cities in 88 towns had signed on to participate in Earth Hour on Saturday, resulting in dimmed lights — and a call for action on climate change — around the globe.

The Asbury Park Press has launched EnviroGuy, a green blog by environment journalist Todd B. Bates. While its name immediately had us recalling the Greenzo episode of 30 Rock, we’re sure Bates will be a much more effective environmental ambassador (and we’re betting he won’t wear a cape).