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ATLANTIC CITY, N.J., Oct. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu, co-winner of the 1997 Nobel Prize for Physics, today joined New Jersey Governor Jon S. Corzine to open Clean Energy Now, the 2009 Clean Energy Conference and Leadership Awards. Governor Corzine welcomed the attendees and introduced Dr. Chu, who offered the keynote address at the Opening Plenary session. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20091021/PH96682 ) Joining Dr. Chu and Governor...
By Anonymous Our Point of View THE $32.9 BILLION budget that state lawmakers sent to Gov. Jon S. Corzine last week marks the beginning of a fiscal sobering up. The measure not only cuts spending by $600 million, or nearly 2 percent below outlays for the fiscal year that ends this week, but takes a whack at some sacred cows, including public-employee benefits. Under the budget, the retirement age for new public workers rises from 60 to 62, and most will have to earn at least $7,500 a year...
By Anonymous A framework for preparing every New Jersey student for college and the workplace is unveiled. The policy paper, titled "NJ STEPS: Re-Designing Education in New Jersey for the 21st Century," provides recommendations of the New Jersey High School Redesign Steering Committee that focus on five areas, including standards and high school graduation requirements, assessment alignment, teachers and school leaders, learning communities and personalized education, and P-16 (preschool...
TRENTON, N.J. -- Wilting heat, deadly storms, flash floods, coastal erosion, more days with unhealthy air - those are just some of the effects of rising temperatures on the Northeast, a group of scientists reported Wednesday.They urged governments and citizens to take steps now to avoid the most devastating consequences of global warming.The Union of Concerned Scientists presented a report detailing the disastrous consequences of climate change on the economy, tourism industry, coastline and...
