Author name: admin

I am going to be perfectly clear in my testimony today on the off chance that the last decade of testimonies by fossil fuel divestment activists has confused you. This body, the Division of Investment, the New Jersey Treasury Department, and Treasury Secretary Elizabeth Muoio stand in blatant disregard of the climate crisis with its billions of dollars worth of investments in the fossil fuel industry. Every meeting all you do is listen say thank you and move on with no real action.

In a pivotal moment for our nation and the climate justice movement, President Joe Biden has announced his decision not to seek re-election. This decision, although difficult, reflects his understanding of the
immense challenges we face and the need for fresh leadership to confront them.

What do most young people and older people living in New Jersey have in common? Isolation without public transportation. Talk to an older person about their daily trek to school, and they may jokingly reminisce about traversing tall hills both ways, biking through parks, and long walks with friends. But as times have changed, the story of a contemporary young person’s trek has evolved and often includes stressful scenes of congested carpool lanes, emission-belching school buses, and dangerous highways.