Author Archives: Bill Allen

Support Carbon Fee-and-Dividend, Withdraw from Cap-and-Trade

Posted on July 12, 2010 by Bill Allen

Message below was sent to EDF [Environmental Defense Fund] on July 12. Leaders of EDF: I am a long time EDF member.  I know that Fred Krupp and EDF and some other environmental organizations promote a system of carbon cap-and-trade, … Continue reading →

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Focus on Economy in 2010 and on Carbon Fee-and-Dividend in 2011

Posted on July 11, 2010 by Bill Allen

Below is a comment posted to an article on the website Climate Progress on July 11, 2010. I have just finished Eric Pooley’s book “The Climate War”. This shows the enormous difficulty of designing and adopting complicated energy legislation in … Continue reading →

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ReEnergize America; request on July 3

Posted on July 3, 2010 by Bill Allen

The message below was emailed to President Obama on July 3. Bill Allen, 08-03-10    <>    OFFby2050 Dear Mr. President: We need a bold national program to build a sustainable economy powered by clean energy and to phase out fossil fuels.  Because this … Continue reading →

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Letter to Senator Menendez; ReEnergize America

Posted on June 28, 2010 by Bill Allen

The letter below was sent to Senator Robert Menendez on June 28 and posted here on August 23. Dear Senator Menendez: We need a national program to phase out fossil fuels and build a sustainable 21st century economy powered by clean … Continue reading →

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ReEnergize America

Posted on June 28, 2010 by Bill Allen

The letter below was sent to President Barack Obama on June 28, 2010, and is being distributed to others inside and outside of government. It was published in the Benardsville News on July 15.     Dear Mr. President: We need a bold … Continue reading →

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Spill Takes Toll on Gulf Workers’ Psyches

Posted on June 20, 2010 by Bill Allen

From the June 17, 2010, NYT article by Mireya Navarro. “It’s the fear of losing everything,” said Representative Anh Cao, a Republican from New Orleans who has assembled a response team to travel along the Gulf Coast to assess constituents’ … Continue reading →

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Quarry Park Does Not Require Public Funds for Land Purchase

Posted on May 6, 2010 by Bill Allen

Below is a letter that was published in the Bernardsville News on April 20.  It identifies an error in a news article on April 6 and outlines a plan for acquiring the land for Quarry Park.  It refers to a … Continue reading →

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Off Fossil Fuels by 2040: Proposed Democratic Resolution for Feb 1 Meeting

Posted on January 26, 2010 by Bill Allen

This resolution was posted on the website Dead River Journal by David Restaino, Chair of the Bernards Township Democratic Committee, on January 26, 2010. Bernards Township Democratic Committee Resolution No. 2010-01 A RESOLUTION urging Congress and the President of the … Continue reading →

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"Rational discussion" is needed in Bernards

Posted on September 25, 2009 by Bill Allen

The letter with the heading above and the content below was published in the Bernardsville News on September 24, 2009. Editor: A letter in your paper on September 17 endorsed the Republican candidates for Bernards Township Committee and included comments … Continue reading →

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Quarry Park and Lakeview Village

Posted on July 17, 2009 by Bill Allen

The article below was the basis for a letter published in the Bernardsville News on July 23, 2009. To see the plan map and detailed description in separate windows click on map and description. Suggestion: Maximize each window and then … Continue reading →

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