New Funding Opportunity for Distributed Power Fuel Cell Technologies

ARPA-E has announced $30 million in available funding for the new Reliable Electricity Based on ELectrochemical Systems (REBELS) program, which is focused on the development of transformational electrochemical technologies to enable low-cost distributed power generation. ARPA-E encourages outstanding scientists and engineers to form new project teams for REBELS applications and projects. The deadline to submit a Concept Paper for REBELS is 5 p.m. ET on January 8, 2014. Additional information on REBELS can be found at ARPA-E eXCHANGE.

NJ Climate Adaptation Directory Update

We are pleased to announce the update of the New Jersey Climate Adaptation Directory, the result of a partnership between the New Jersey Climate Adaptation Alliance, Regional Plan Association, the Clean Air-Cool Planet Fellowship Program and the New Jersey Environmental Digital Library. Additional support was provided by the Gallagher Family Foundation.  We encourage you to recommend additional resources for inclusion in the directory, to submit a project that your organization is working on for inclusion in the directory, or to point out a data gap or need through the directory's on-line submission form.

Vacancy Announcement - CORE SRO Hazard Mitigation Director GS-089-13 NY and NJ

Supvy Emergency Management Specialist (SRO Hazard Mitigation Director) GS-0089-13, Queens, NY

Supvy Emergency Management Specialist (SRO Hazard Mitigation Director) GS-0089-13, Monmouth County, NJ

Rutgers Faculty on Sea Level Rise

See how Lisa Auermuller, Watershed Coordinator for the Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve is helping citizens understand sea level rise with tools developed by Rutgers professor Richard Lathrop, Director Rutgers Center for Remote Sensing and Spatial Analysis. Watch here.

Interview with Rutgers Professor Emeritus, Norbert Psuty

Learn about the effects of dunes, development, storms, and sea level rise along Barnegat Bay in this Q&A and video clip with geomorphologist and Rutgers Professor Emeritus, Norbert Psuty.