Monday, June 22, 2015

Do you oppose the south Jersey gas pipeline?

[[I am posting this as a public service to educate my students about an important environmental issue in NJ.  I am not taking a position on this issue.]]

South Jersey Gas wants to place a 24" gas pipeline through 22 miles of preserved NJ Pinelands.
For more information on the proposed pipeline, please see this NJ.com story from May 21, 2015: 


If you oppose this pipeline: send a letter or email urging Board of Public Utilities (BPU) commissioner Joseph Fiordaliso to reject a proposal that would allow South Jersey Gas to place a 24" gas pipeline through 22 miles of preserved NJ Pinelands. Commissioner Fiordaliso is calling for written public comments on the pipeline until June 27, 2015. The Pinelands are a unique and important ecosystem which should continue be treasured and preserved for future generations. Tell the commissioner to uphold the law and reject the proposed pipeline there. 

Send your comments to Board Secretary, Irene Kim Asbury by mail to:

New Jersey Board of Public Utilities
Attn: Board Secretary Irene Kim Asbury

Or by email to:


You must include the docket number - GO13030202 and identify your correspondence with the heading "In the Matter of the Petition of South Jersey Gas Company for Authorization to Construct a 24" Pipeline through Maurice River Township in Cumberland County, The City of Estell Manor in Atlantic County, and Upper Township in Cape May County, NJ".