Local Environmentalists Hoping For State Ban on Plastic Bags; Town Topics
Some New Jersey residents fighting for the elimination of single-use plastic bags got a New Year’s Day gift last week when it was announced that 10 towns and one county had banned the bags, plastic straws, and expanded polystyrene (Styrofoam) from further use.
Traffic, Affordable Housing, Political Activism Grab 2019 Headlines; Town Topics
In a town with so many high-powered organizations, Sustainable Princeton (SP), the Bayard Rustin Center for Social Justice (BRC), and the Coalition for Peace Action (CFPA) seemed to grab a particularly large share of the headlines in 2019.
Message from Mayor Liz Lempert to Compost Participants
At the end of January 2020, it will be one year since Princeton suspended its curbside composting program – the first such program in New Jersey.
Around 40 demonstrators gather in Hinds Plaza for Climate Strike; Daily Princetonian
On Friday, Dec. 6, about 40 demonstrators gathered in Hinds Plaza to take part in the Princeton Climate Strike. The strike was one of dozens of similar events across the nation and across the world.
Sustainable Princeton “Takes Action” With New Logo, Website, Initiatives; Town Topics
“We are excited about our new website and visual identity,” said SP Executive Director Molly Jones. “The new logo embodies the urgency of our work.”
“OptOutside” on Black Friday; “Shrink Your Footprint” on Dec. 4; Town Topics
Local residents will have opportunities to stand up for the environment at two events in the coming week: “OptOutside” on November 29, and Sustainable Princeton’s “Shrink Your Footprint: On the Go” on December 4.
Princeton’s climate crusade; Princeton Echo
Princeton has no oceans to flood its streets and no forests where wildfires can burn out of control, but it is not immune to the consequences of climate change. But if Christine Symington gets her way, the town …
Environmental Forum, Sustainable Princeton Fight Climate Change; Town Topics
“It’s Getting Hot Out There… Weird Weather and Other Climate Change Anomalies” is the title of a panel discussion at the upcoming Princeton Environmental Forum, and as the …
Reversing “Nutritional Ignorance” Is Message of Campbell’s Talk; Town Topics
At a gathering in the Unitarian Universalist Congregation on Cherry Hill Road last Sunday, renowned biochemist and Cornell University professor emeritus T. Colin …
Sustainable Princeton Expresses Thanks To Supporters of Climate Action Plan; Town Topics
To the Editor: We want to thank the approximately 4,600 community members who contributed to the creation of Princeton’s Climate Action Plan. We greatly value the input you provided through […]
