While the US Congress continues to do nothing about American energy woes, Constitution Party candidate Peter Boyce (NJ-2) has a solution much better than a tire gauge - the ocean. Boyce's patented Ocean Wave Converting Power Plant/Erosion Reversal System would generate $1.4 billion worth of electricity annually from New Jersey's coast.

The only by-product of extracting energy from the waves is a direct reduction in the rate of beach erosion on New Jersey's shores.

The Glading Plan for Energy Independence

Independent congressional candidate's
comprehensive energy plan draws contrast
with Andrews' "About 20 Percent" Plan

BARRINGTON – Dale Glading, candidate for U.S. Congress in New Jersey's 1st District, announced today his plan for energy independence, reaffirming a series of positions on critical energy issues that he has taken since he began campaigning in February.

Since the campaign began, Glading has outlined his positions on energy issues at two town hall meetings as well as in private interviews with the Gloucester County Times and the West Jersey Sierra Club.

Dale Glading on Offshore Drilling

Dale Glading supports allowing states to hold public referenda on permitting offshore drilling in their waters.

"There is a misconception about offshore drilling, that we'll be sitting on the beach in Ocean City looking at oil rigs," Glading told the West Jersey Sierra Club in July. "The fact is that any drilling would take place in the Outer Continental Shelf, fifty to one hundred miles away from shore. The people of New Jersey should have the right to vote in a public referendum as to whether that's something they want to explore."

Glading also commented on the environmental consequences of offshore drilling.

"We have the technological ability to drill safely and preserve our environment," Glading said. "The Chinese, for example, are already engaging in slant drilling off our shores. Ask yourselves this: who do you think will be more environmentally conscious – Americans or Chinese companies, the same people who put lead in our children's toys?"

Rob Andrews' "About 20 Percent of Our Energy Needs" Plan

Rob Andrews in his own words: "Well, I'm not for offshore drilling. I just don't -- I don't think it's necessary or appropriate. I think that we can exploit existing fields and cover about 20 percent of our energy needs." (Your World with Neil Cavuto, June 20, 2008)

With gas over $3.50 a gallon in most parts of the 1st District, Rob Andrews does not think responsible domestic drilling is "necessary or appropriate." After all, with his plan, we can "cover about 20 percent of our energy needs."

Perhaps the other 80 percent of Andrews' plan involves continuing to mortgage our country's future to the Chinese and the Saudis. Maybe when you make $457,000 a year like the Andrews clan, skyrocketing energy costs are no problem.

The other 98.6 percent of the 1st District that earns less than $100,000 a year deserves better than an "About 20 Percent" solution.

New Jerseyans say gasoline prices is the economic issue that worries them the most, and by a 64%-34% margin, state voters support offshore oil drilling, according to a new Quinnipiac University poll. New Jersey voters also support new nuclear power plants (61%-32%) and drilling in the Alaska National Wildlife Refuse (53%-41%).

COAH law means new taxes for long-term economic development projects vital to bringing new jobs and growth to the state.

Straten supports Gore's energy policy

Bear with me here...at least I'm not proposing something patently ridiculous like self-serve gas stations!

It's true that rising energy prices pose serious financial hardships, particularly for those with little to no disposable income, and politicians should take action -- possibly through targeted tax cuts for those hurting the worst -- to ease the burden while the economy adjusts to a new reality. But there is a silver lining to the energy crisis, and most politicians are unfortunately trying to run away from it.

Bucking a decades-long trend, Americans are actually driving less than they did last year, while public transit ridership is surging. Despite Al Gore's best efforts, a heightened public awareness of the effects of climate change couldn't accomplish what basic market forces could.

"We need to start the process of deepwater energy exploration as soon as possible," says Straten. "It's a shame that the Democratic leaders are standing in the way."

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) have announced $33 million in federal funding to help New Jersey become a leader in developing green energy technology. The grant from the Department of Energy has been awarded to DSM Innovations, Inc., (DSM), a Netherlands-based company that employs more than 500 people in New Jersey, to commercialize advanced renewable fuels at its Belvidere facility. The Senators wrote a letter to the Department of Energy in support of DSM’s project.

NJ Senators: Bush Environment, Energy Budget Fails Garden State