When journalists emphasize partisan division in reporting on climate change, it can undermine public concern about the issue. News stories that include vivid photos of episodic climate change-related flooding (specifically flooded houses) significantly increase the perception among Americans that such flooding is a threat, according to a Rutgers study. The study – by Lauren Feldman, RCEI Affiliate, a professor of …
Rutgers University revealed plans to develop the world’s first ever floating wind farm. The initiative includes building a Net-Zero Wind Energy Test (WET) Center and a smaller WET Lab. With funding from public sources and Rutgers, the project addresses engineering challenges in testing large floating turbines. The interdisciplinary effort involves faculty from various departments including RCEI Affiliates, Onur Bilgen, Josh …
The Rutgers University Center for Ocean Observing Leadership (RUCOOL) team has been selected by The Oceanography Society as the recipient of the TOS Ocean Observing Team Award. This award recognizes innovation and excellence in scientific and practical ocean observing. RUCOOL has been recognized for transforming oceanography by sharing their pioneering sampling platforms, sensing methods, and their integration in models and …
More than half say they are not likely to consider buying an EV. Half of New Jersey residents do not support plans to phase out the sale of new gas-powered vehicles completely by 2035, as announced by Gov. Phil Murphy last November, according to the latest Rutgers-Eagleton Poll. While those polled in December see the policy’s environmental and health benefits, …
New research from Virginia Tech and the U.S. Geological Survey used satellite data to show mounting threats to coastal communities from coastal sinking. The global average sea level has been rising around 3.3 millimeters per year according to satellite readings from NASA. A gradual subsidence of just a few millimeters annually may appear insignificant at first, yet its repercussions can …
Mid-January in New Jersey consisted of extreme cold, high winds, and snow, some of which is typical of winter. This is attributed to the polar vortex, a mass of cold air in the upper atmosphere, strongest in winter, causing blasts of cold air as it descends towards the equator. However, RCEI Affiliate Steven Decker, explains that the cold weather New …
Oriana Holmes-Price, a 2021 Rutgers–Camden political science graduate working on a master’s degree in public affairs/community development, plays a key role at Attentive Energy, a leading company in the development of offshore wind energy in New Jersey. When Oriana Holmes-Price was an undergraduate studying political science at Rutgers University–Camden, she took advantage of opportunities to work for the campus chapter …
New Jersey deregulated its energy market in 1999, allowing people to choose which companies generate the electricity that powers their homes. The idea behind the law was to introduce competition into the previously monopolized energy market. New Jersey residents haven’t exactly taken advantage of the opportunity: Only about 6% of residential customers switched in 2023. “Not everyone is making the …
The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities today announced it has awarded a 2,400-megawatt contract to Leading Light Wind in its highly competitive third offshore wind solicitation. A partnership between two American companies – lead developer Invenergy and co-developer energyRe, the project is now the largest competitively awarded offshore wind project in the U.S. Leading Light Wind will build upon its proven track record and …
Rutgers University scientists James Simon, RCEI Affiliate and Distinguished Professor, Department of Plant Biology, and Ramu Govindasamy, professor and chair, Department of Agricultural and Food Resource Economics, and Dena Seidel, RCEI Affiliate and science communication researcher, paid a courtesy call on Governor Stevenson A. Joseph, Pohnpei State, Micronesia. The Rutgers delegation was joined on the visit by Micronesian officials Hubert …
