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    The UUCMC Social Action Committee opposes cuts to clean energy funding in New Jersey's budget. The budget reduces funding to the Clean Energy Trust Fund by $158 million for 2010 and $42 million for 2011, limiting funds for solar installations and appliances. It also redirects proceeds from cap-and-trade auctions to the budget instead of clean energy programs. Funding is eliminated for the Office of Climate Change and Energy, which oversees the state's climate law and is supported by cap-and-trade funds. Eighty-five residents signed the committee's statement opposing these measures.

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    The UUCMC Social Action Committee opposes cuts to clean energy funding in New Jersey's budget. The budget reduces funding to the Clean Energy Trust Fund by $158 million for 2010 and $42 million for 2011, limiting funds for solar installations and appliances. It also redirects proceeds from cap-and-trade auctions to the budget instead of clean energy programs. Funding is eliminated for the Office of Climate Change and Energy, which oversees the state's climate law and is supported by cap-and-trade funds. Eighty-five residents signed the committee's statement opposing these measures.

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    The UUCMC Social Action Committee opposes cuts to clean energy funding in New Jersey's budget. The budget reduces funding to the Clean Energy Trust Fund by $158 million for 2010 and $42 million for 2011, limiting funds for solar installations and appliances. It also redirects proceeds from cap-and-trade auctions to the budget instead of clean energy programs. Funding is eliminated for the Office of Climate Change and Energy, which oversees the state's climate law and is supported by cap-and-trade funds. Eighty-five residents signed the committee's statement opposing these measures.

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    Statement by the UUCMC1 Social Action Committee

    Opposing Cuts in Clean Energy in NJ

    Whereas the budget of New Jersey includes measures2 harmful to both renewable energy
    development and to mitigation of global warming / climate change, the UUCMC Social
    Action Committee hereby declares firm opposition to these actions:

     Clean Energy Trust Fund Reductions: On February 10, 2010 Governor Christie
    issued Executive Order 14. On that authority, Treasury identified and placed $158
    million of funding from the societal benefits charge, located in the Clean Energy
    Trust Fund within Treasury, into reserve, affecting the 2010 NJ budget. The 2011
    NJ budget has a further reduction of the Clean Energy Trust Fund of $42 million.
    These cuts significantly reduce the amount of money available to reimburse
    residents for solar installations and high efficiency appliances
     Collection of Funds From Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative
    During fiscal 2011, proceeds from the quarterly auction of greenhouse gas
    emission offsets, conducted under the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative
    (RGGI), will be used to balance the Budget. These funds have been used to
    provide grants through the Department of Environmental Protection, the
    Economic Development Authority, and the Board of Public Utilities.
     Funding Reduced for Office of Climate Change and Energy
    The Office of Climate Change and Energy is responsible for implementing
    provisions of the Global Warming Response Act. It is primarily funded by
    proceeds from the auction of greenhouse gas emission offsets as part of the
    Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI). The General Fund appropriation to
    the Office will be eliminated for fiscal 2011.

    Individual Signatures:
    Eighty-five adult NJ residents signed this statement on Sunday June 20, 2010 (details
    available on request).

    1
    The UUCMC is the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Monmouth County in Lincroft, NJ
    2
    State of NJ, Board of Public Utilities: Revised 2010 budgets, Clean Energy Order 4/14/10, Docket No. EO07030203;
    NJ Budget in Brief, 2011: http://www.state.nj.us/treasury/omb
    NJ Clean Energy Program: http://www.njcleanenergy.com/ RGGI: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RGGI

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