The students enrolled in Politics of Community Change at TCNJ (taught by Dr. William Ball) are partnering with the Ewing Township Environmental Commission to explore certification for Ewing by Sustainable Jersey (www.sustainablejersey.com). The Green31.net website will be devoted to supporting this effort starting on March 20, 2009 until further notice.
The site has done a good job in dividing areas of interests. People who may want to be more environmentally aware at the workoffice or at home don’t have to go through any extra information.
Although the site fails to inform people of Mercer-specific information, the general layout and tips provided still give a nice foundation for anyone interested in going green.
From: http://nj.gov/counties/mercer/about/welcome/green_living.html
Here on the Green Living site, you’ll find a comprehensive listing of County programs and services that help you live “greener.” We also offer several of our own favorite tips for sustainable living, as well as an extensive collection of links encompassing a tremendous variety of green living strategies for every aspect of your daily life.
The nomination process for the 2008 Governor’s Environmental Excellence Awards has been opened. The website with all the details and application form is: http://www.nj.gov/dep/eeawards/ Some of the basics from the announcement follow:
We are pleased to announce the application process for the 2008 Governor’s Environmental Excellence Awards (GEEA). This program was established in 2000 by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to recognize outstanding environmental performance, programs and projects in the state. Interest and support for this program has grown each year. This year, we are pleased to announce the expansion of the awards to include the Clean Water New Jersey Program category. DEP’s Clean Water New Jersey Program promotes statewide stormwater education to reduce the amount of pollution entering New Jersey’s surface and ground waters. Winners of the 2008 Governor’s Environmental Excellence Awards will be invited to an awards ceremony and press event at Drumthwacket, the official residence of the Governor, in the fall. The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and the New Jersey Corporation for Advanced Technology (NJCAT) co-sponsors this program.
ELIGIBILITY
Nominations will be accepted from individuals, organizations or businesses. You may nominate yourself or your company/organization as well as another company, individual or organization you believe is worthy of recognition. Self nominations in the Environmental Stewardship and Environmental Leadership categories will not be accepted.
Applicants/ projects must:
1) Be located in New Jersey, and;
2) Be active within the past year, and;
3) Agree to have their project shared with others through a written description to appear in an awards program and on the GEEA Web site.
Third party nominations must be accompanied by a written authorization from the nominated party agreeing to consideration for the award.
The NJDEP, other State agencies and NJDEP employees are not eligible.