Thank you to everyone who came out for NJEF's 27th annual conference, Stand Up for New Jersey: Fighting for Clean Water, Air & Communities. We met so many amazing activists and individuals who are making a big impact for clean water, air & land in their own communities. From everyone at NJEF, thank you for STANDING UP for New Jersey!

The day featured gubernatorial candidate and State Senator Barbara Buono, dozens of environmental speakers, vendors, workshops, and awards. The Bus for Progress Sustainability Tour of Georgian Court University was a big hit for the day - participants were able to tour the GCU campus by bus to see their green roofs, storm water collection and filtration systems, solar arrays, energy conservation retrofits, recycling programs that are moving towards "zero waste", Gold LEED building, and more.  

Downloadable Conference Materials

1. Photos

2. Workshop Presentations:

• Climate Change, Hurricane Sandy, and Impacts on Coastal New Jersey - Dr. Michael Kennish
• Climate Change and Health Impacts - Dr. Robert Laumbach
• "Just Say No" Environmental Justice (EJ) Presentation - Kim Gaddy, NJEF EJ Organizer
• Policy Proposals to Stop Environmental Justice - Dylan Hawkins, Legislative Director for Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg (D-37)
• Gov. Christie Environmental Record Then and Now - NJEF

3. Conference Packet:

• Program 2013
• Conference Evaluation
• Conference Action Alert 2013
• National Action Alert - Take Action for Safe Cosmetics
• Grassroots Leadership Awards 2013

Organizational Sponsors:

Bus for Progress
Clean Water Fund
Georgian Court University
International Brotherhood of Teamsters Port Division
T&M Associates

Individual Sponsors:

Tom and Linda Fote
Michael Gordon (The Gordon Foundation)
Jane and Rodger Nogaki
Joe and Janet Tauro
Robert Bernstein and Susan Wolf

Atlantic WIND Connection
Bus for Progress
Camp Wellness Association/Shaklee
Citizens Climate Lobby
Clean Ocean Action
Earthshare of New Jersey
Extreme Energy Solutions
Food & Water Watch
Georgian Court University
GreenFaith
Neshanic Valley Beekeepers LLC
New Jersey Water Association
New Jersey Work Environmental Council (NJWEC)
Ocean/Monmouth County Democrats
T&M Associates
Sungevity

Speakers:

• Tracy Carluccio, Deputy Director, Delaware Riverkeeper Network
• Sharon Finlayson, Board Member, NJ Environmental Federation
• Ben Forest, NJ Friends of Clearwater, NJEF Board Member
• Kim Gaddy, Environmental Justice Organizer, NJ Environmental Federation
• John Hall, 943 Steelworkers, Board Member, NJ Environmental Federation
• David Harpell, Executive Director, Jackson Township Municipal Utilities Authority
• Dylan Hawkins, Legislative Director for NJ Senator Loretta Weinberg (D-37)
• Priscilla Hayes, Materials Management & Educational Consultant
• Earl G. Jackson, IV, AIA, Urban Design Group, Cooper Robertson
• Robert Karl, Source Water Supervisor, Brick Township Municipal Utilities Authority
• Dr. Michael Kennish, PhD, Research Professor, Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University
• William Kenworthey, AIA, Partner, Cooper Robertson
• Dr. Robert Laumbach, MD, Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences Institute (EOHSI), UMDNJ Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
• Meishka Mitchell, Cooper's Ferry Partnership, Camden SMART Initiative
• Stephanie McClellan, Director of Outreach & Policy, Atlantic Wind Connection
• Laura Petit, Zero Waste, Town of New Paltz
• David Pringle, Campaign Director, NJ Environmental Federation
• Henry Rose, Statewide Coordinator, NJ Environmental Justice Alliance
• Janet Tauro, Board Chair, NJEF, Co-Founder, Grandmothers, Mothers & More for Energy Safety
• David Tykulsker, Attorney and National Board Chair, Clean Water Action
• Jenny Vickers, Communications Coordinator, NJ Environmental Federation