November 1, 2023
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Nearly 40 NJ Advocates Remain Steadfast in Support of Offshore Wind
Despite Ørsted's disappointing setback, New Jersey advocates stand united in their unwavering support for responsibly developed offshore wind projects. The urgency to transition to clean, renewable energy is an irreversible reality. In a world of warming temperatures and extreme weather in likely the hottest year on record, maintaining the status quo of fossil fuel generation is not an option as the cost of climate inaction is undeniably high. Offshore wind will remain one crucial piece to New Jersey’s clean energy puzzle. It promises energy independence, creation of local, family-sustaining jobs, continued investments in workforce development, and increased public health, particularly for those disproportionately impacted by fossil fuel pollution.
There are inevitable hurdles in any new industry and global economic headwinds, but there is no doubt that the winds of progress continue to blow. We already know that offshore wind can be built responsibly as demonstrated by the continued construction of neighboring states’ South Fork and Vineyard Wind projects. We eagerly anticipate the third round of offshore wind project awards and remain steadfast in support of New Jersey achieving 100% clean energy.
SIGNATORIES Rev. Ronald Tuff, GreenFaith
Jay Mehta, Jobs to Move America Alex Cornell du Houx, Elected Officials to Protect America
Robert Freudenberg, Regional Plan Association
Doug O’Malley, Environment New Jersey
Richard Lawton, NJ Sustainable Business Council
Anjuli Ramos-Busot, NJ Sierra Club
Nicole Miller, MnM Consulting
Newark Green Team
Capt. Paul Eidman, Anglers for Offshore Wind
Laura Fenster Rothschild, Isles
Marcus Sibley, New Jersey Progressive Equitable Energy Coalition
Dominique Lueckenhoff, Hugo Neu
Mary Barber, New Jersey, Environmental Defense Fund
Maria Lopez-Núñez, Ironbound Community Corporation
Tobias A. Fox, Newark Science and Sustainability, Inc.
Antoinette Miles, NJ Working Families Party
Tom Gilbert, NJ Conservation Foundation
Drew Tompkins, Jersey Renews
Deb Coyle, NJ Work Environment Council
Amber Hewett, National Wildlife Federation
Dan Quinlan, Clinicians for Climate Action New Jersey
Louis Kimmel, New Labor
Jennifer M. Coffey, Association of New Jersey Environmental Commissions
Jerry Szucs,
Carolyn Rush, Congressional Candidate for NJ CD2
Cortney Koenig Worrall, Waterfront Alliance
Alex Ireland, New Jersey Audubon
Winn Khuong, Action Together New Jersey
Greg Remaud, NY/NJ Baykeeper
Jody Stewart, New Jersey Resource Project
Tenisha Malcolm, Urban Mayors Policy Center/New Jersey Urban Mayors Association, John S. Watson Institute for Urban Policy & Research, Kean University
Brooke Helmick, New Jersey Environmental Justice Alliance
Amy Goldsmith, Clean Water Action David Pringle, EmpowerNJ
Ed Potosnak, New Jersey League of Conservation Voters
Crystal Orr, Urban League of Union County
Phil Echevarria, The Nature Conservancy
Kim Gaddy, South Ward Environmental Alliance
Diana Mejia, Wind of the Spirit, Immigrant Resource Center
Heidi Yeh, Pinelands Preservation Alliance
Charles Loflin, UU Faith Action NJ
Eric Miller, Natural Resources Defense Council
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