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Some voting sites in New Jersey were struggling Tuesday with technical and scheduling issues as the Garden State s gubernatorial race drew voters to the polls.
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Jersey City Council joins the ‘girlcott’
Council supports Girl Scout troop s palm oil ban; seeks to divest from fossil fuel investments ×
During a virtual meeting of the Jersey City Council, the council unanimously adopted two environmentally conscious resolutions.
Keeping an eye on the future of climate change, the Jersey City City Council unanimously adopted a resolution calling on pension boards to divest in the fossil fuel industry as well as a resolution supporting a local Girl Scout troop’s “girlcott” of Girl Scout cookies containing palm oil.
The resolution supporting Girl Scout Troop 12026 pushes for Girl Scouts of America to find an alternative to the palm oil in some of their cookies due to the unsustainable practices of harvesting palm oil.
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Jersey City councilman calls for a ban on fossil fuels investments
Councilman James Solomon
Jersey City Ward E Councilmember James Solomon will present a resolution calling on local and state pension boards to ban future investments in fossil fuels
The resolution, scheduled to be put before the council on April 28 at 6 p.m., calls for the New Jersey State Legislature, the New Jersey State Investment Council, and the Pension Committee for the Employees’ Retirement System of Jersey City to divest from current fossil fuel investments.
“As a state and a city that knows climate change’s ravages firsthand, New Jersey and Jersey City should be leaders on fossil fuel divestment,” said Solomon. “The time for half measures on climate is over. The state should sell their current investments in fossil fuels. Rules should be established to prevent any future investment in corporations that poison the earth.”