Burlington County Blog

I have really gotten tired of automakers making slow, incremental improvements to the MPG ratings of their cars. Not just our “American” manufacturers, but pretty much all car makers. Ideally all cars would be electric, so that emissions would be centralized at power generating stations. Then ...

The question is looming in my mind recently as I learned about the Utica formation, another natural gas deposit underlying the Marcellus Shale. NJ looked to be outside of any shale fracking, but this formation is partially in the Kittatinny Mountains. NJ currently has a moratorium on shale...

Northern Rocky Mountain Gray Wolves, a distinct population segment of Canis lupus, were removed from the Endangered Species Act protection in last week’s budget negotiations. Senator Jon Tester of Montana and Representative Mike Simpson of Idaho removed the wolves from protection in Montana a...

The ACUA, Atlantic County Utilities Authority, is planning on starting a plasma gasifier facility. This is great news for the future of NJ’s waste problem. Shipping wastes to other states can be significantly reduced by creating syn gas (or synthesis gas) used for electricity production. This ...

It’s been a few years since the offshore windmill idea was getting any spotlight in the news, but I think it will become a hot item once again. Nuclear energy was beginning to become a viable option in the minds of politicians, with the looming threat of high petroleum prices for electricity...

The last 3 weeks of this disaster are obviously tragic for the Japanese. Having not only a huge earthquake hit the northeast of the country, but also a tsunami, was probably as large if not greater a natural disaster than 2005’s Hurricane Katrina here in the US. I can see why many are looki...

Pepsi is unveiling a new bottle for 2012 that is made of 100 percent plant product. The bottle looks and feels exactly the same as any other plastic bottle, but it is not petroleum based. The plastic technology is not new, but because of the cheaper cost of using oil for plastics, bottles ma...

The environmental grass-roots movement is alive in Burlington County under the wings of STEM, aka Save the Environment of Moorestown. This group, founded in 1972, is a local movement of residents of the town and the surrounding community that is involved in many environmentally friendly endeav...

A Farmer’s Market, CSA Farm, and Community Garden in a Philly Suburb

People interested in locally grown foods, a.k.a. slow food, should look no further than Moorestown, NJ. In the past 30 years, there has been a large increase in suburbs in this town and all along the Delaware side of the ...

Think Twice About “Recycling” Your Outdated Electronics

There is a serious problem growing around the world that receives very little news. It is the mounting problem of e-waste; the thrown away gadgets, computers, and TVs that are outdated. I recently saw a video in one of my classes...

The future of large scale solar photo-voltaic facilities in Burlington County has begun with the proposed amendments from the Pinelands Commission. Early this month, the commission set forth a host of new measures to allow the production of solar facilities in Pinelands Preservation Areas, Speci...

The garbage that Burlington county residents are putting on the curb is taking second life at the Rutgers EcoComplex in Bordentown. As a partnership between Rutgers University and the Burlington County Board of Freeholders, this center is developing new uses for municipal waste. Rutgers prof...