New Jersey, ignore the outsiders. We’ve got our own experts to help us thrive. | Opinion Updated 2:45 PM; Today 2:45 PM Organizers from NJ THRIVES say that as President Joe Biden and our elected leaders plan for investments in industries like solar, wind and green infrastructure, they must expand opportunities to the very families that have borne the brunt of prior, failed policies. Photo Jerry McCrea/The Star-Ledger. SL Facebook Share By Maria Lopez-Nunez, Melissa Miles and Amanda Devecka-Rinear No one can truly understand a disaster unless they have lived through it. We’re all living through COVID-19 now, but for many of us, this is only the latest disaster.