If you have not yet heard of the Transportation Climate Initiative (TCI), now is the time to become informed, and involved. The TCI is the product of the Georgetown Climate Initiative, and like the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) before it, TCI involves the efforts of many states (12 and the District of Columbia) in […]
Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative
NJBIA Hails Governor’s Veto of Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Bill
The New Jersey Business & Industry Association commended Gov. Chris Christie’s decision to veto legislation that would have required New Jersey to rejoin the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), noting that New Jersey’s energy sector is already among the cleanest in the entire nation. “This legislation was unnecessary and, if it had been enacted, could […]
NJBIA: Forcing NJ to Rejoin Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative is a Bad Deal for Business, Consumers
The New Jersey Business & Industry Association today testified against a bill (A-4701) that, if enacted, could lead to higher energy costs for businesses and consumers by imposing an unnecessary mandate that New Jersey rejoin the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI). Sara Bluhm, NJBIA’s vice president for Environment & Energy, told the Assembly Environment and […]
S- 3059 (Sweeney, Smith) Requires State’s full participation in Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI)
On behalf of the 20,000 members of the New Jersey Business & Industry Association (NJBIA), I ask you to oppose S-3059 (Sweeney, Smith) which requires the State’s full participation in Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI). NJBIA has been involved with the policy discussions surrounding RGGI since 2003, when it was proposed to be an innovative […]
NJBIA: Forcing NJ to Rejoin Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative is a Bad Deal for Business, Consumers
The New Jersey Business & Industry Association on Monday urged a Senate committee to reject legislation that would lead to higher energy costs for business and consumers with an unnecessary mandate that New Jersey rejoin the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI). Sara Bluhm, NJBIA’s vice president for Environment & Energy, told the Senate Environment and […]