Propeller.com Stories submitted by EnviroPolitics

Jersey firm to close 105-year old paper mill in MA

EnviroPolitics — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:40:12 EDT

Rising energy cost are being blamed for the planned closing of Haverhill Paperboard Corp., which has employed generations of families since it opened in the Merrimack Valley town of Haverhill, Massachusetts in 1902.

Channel: Science Tags: environment natural gas energy recycling New Jersey

NYC says 'Bag It' to state recycling bill

EnviroPolitics — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 09:38:26 EDT

Have opponents of New York City's plastic bag recycling law found a way to subvert it?

Channel: Science Tags: environment plastic bag recycling plastic recycling New York

Top environmental & political news: June 23-27 2008

EnviroPolitics — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 14:49:05 EDT

Quick links to the top environmental and political stories of the week appearing in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York--and beyond!

Channel: Science Tags: environment environmental news political news New Jersey Pennsylvania

NJ builders win victory vs. open-space mandates

EnviroPolitics — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 01:56:11 EDT

In a decision with broad implications for municipal planning in New Jersey, a state appellate court ruled on June 23 that towns cannot pass laws that force developers to save open space, build playgrounds and baseball fields, or pay for such upgrades.

Channel: Science Tags: environment development open space recreation New Jersey

'First State' in offshore wind energy, too?

EnviroPolitics — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 22:08:20 EDT

Delaware, known as The First State because it was the first of the 13 original states to ratify the U.S. Constitution, is on track to also become the first to meet some of its energy needs from offshore wind turbines.

Channel: Science Tags: environment wind energy alternative energy wind power Delaware

Top environmental & political news: June 16-20 2008

EnviroPolitics — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 11:46:45 EDT

Easy clicks to the top environmental and political news stories of the week from New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York--and beyond!

Channel: Science Tags: environmental news political news New Jersey Pennsylvania New York

Meet the power utilities' Freddy Krueger

EnviroPolitics — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:34:11 EDT

Mike Strizki is an electric utility CEO's living nightmare. And what he's up to isn't likely to help the brass at the gas or oil companies count their sheep either.

Channel: Science Tags: aternative energy alternative fuel hydrogen solar New Jersey

Bills aim to speed enviro-cleanups in New Jersey

EnviroPolitics — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 03:21:57 EDT

New Jersey has more than 20,000 contaminated sites that have been waiting in line for years for required reviews by experts in the Department of Environmental Protection's site remediation program. With the state and the DEP facing yet another year of tighter budgets and shrinking staffs, the problem should only get worse. But new legislation may p

Channel: Science Tags: contaminated site cleanups New Jersey Licensed Site Professional

Encounters with wild turkeys becoming more common in New Jersey

EnviroPolitics — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 09:31:17 EDT

"I thought it was payback for Thanksgiving," says woman whose small dogs were attacked by wild turkeys in Bridgeton, NJ

Channel: Science Tags: environment New Jersey turkey

Making waves in alternative energy

EnviroPolitics — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 20:03:07 EDT

Energy: Enthusiasm for renewable energy means wind turbines and solar panels are popping up all over the place. But what happened to wave power? "The Economist" answers the question.

Channel: Science Tags: wave power wave energy environment

Another coastal LNG facility bites the dust

EnviroPolitics — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 02:00:17 EDT

2008 has not been a good year for companies proposing to develop liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities--on the east or west coast.

Channel: Science Tags: environment LNG liquefied natural gas New Jersey New York California

Top environmental & political news: June 3-6

EnviroPolitics — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 13:51:33 EDT

The week's top environmental and political news stories from New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York--and beyond!

Channel: Science Tags: environmental news political news New Jersey Pennsylvania New York