Developers, with the approval of local Planning Boards, have been hacking away at the top, face and base of the cliffs for decades (recently netting has been draped over the cliff in North Bergen to prevent falling rock due to recent development). Over the years numerous citizen groups have tried to stop the gouging and drilling but were stymied due to the lack of a legal means to prevent development. That has changed. Here’s what you can do now to SAVE THE PALISADES

In March the city signed onto the U. S. Mayor’s Climate Protection Agreement which pledges Hoboken to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by a date certain. We continue to work with the city to undertake a carbon dioxide emission audit and are researching ways for every Hoboken resident to reduce emissions at home and at the office. Click here to read the minutes of the last meeting.The next meeting is set for Wednesday, May 27 at 7 PM. The meeting will be held at the Hudson School, which is located on 6th Street between Garden & Park. All are welcome.

"Save the Neumann Leathers Buildings": a cause based on Sustainability

Read the Hoboken QLC's latest position on saving the Neumann Leather Buildings.

Green Roofs

Members of the QLC recently toured the green roof installed over the former Hostess factory building on 14th St by its owner, Bijou properties. more . . .

Mayor Roberts signs U. S. Mayors Climate Protection Agreement

The QLC has created a special committee to work on the implementation of the Climate Protection Agreement. It is known as the Committee for a Green Hoboken. The Green Committee will work closely with the city administration in obtaining an energy audit of municipal buildings and operations from which a CO2 reduction plan will be devised. more . . .

QLC and Hoboken Heritage join together to present a strategy to save the City’s Historic Religious Properties

On March 11, 2008, the Quality of Life Coalition, Inc. joined with Hoboken Heritage in presenting an evening with Partners for Sacred Places, a 20-year old national organization that works with religious organizations to improve their management and preservation of historic buildings under their control. Learn more.

QLC to urge unanimous passage of resolution reducing carbon dioxide emissions.

On Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at 7 p.m. the Quality of Life Coalition urged the Hoboken City Council to approve a resolution that pledges the city to REDUCE CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS beginning with its buildings and operations.

The resolution entitled “Participation in the Cities for Climate Protection Campaign and U.S. Mayors Climate Protection Agreement” commits the city to join with 800 other municipalities around the country (three in Hudson County) that have already assessed carbon dioxide emissions from their operations and established plans to reduce those greenhouse gases by at least 2012. If the council passes this resolution, Hoboken will measure its carbon footprint and determine how to not only reduce emissions but to save the taxpayers money at the same time. CO2 reduction is not only a matter of ecological awareness, it is also an economic necessity.

The QLC has created a Committee for a Green Hoboken which will offer its services to the city to implement the inventory and will provide on-going surveillance of the city’s progress in meeting goals.

Members of the public are invited and encouraged to become involved in the QLC’s Committee for a Green Hoboken. Please enter your name and contact information, and click the Submit button.

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Take a Look at the QLC's "Green Tips"

Save money while you are saving the Earth by following these "Green Tips."

Also, read about the rest of the QLC's new Green initiative here.

Join the Committee for a Green Hoboken

Fighting global warming starts right here at home. The Hoboken Quality of Life Coalition invites you to join in local efforts to make Hoboken greener. Join the Committee for a Green Hoboken. Its aim is to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from the operations of city government and to inform and encourage individuals to combat global warming in their personal lives.

Visit the HobokenParks.org Web Site to learn more about the Hoboken Open Space Trust Referendum

You can learn all about the Hoboken Open Space Trust Referendum (vote on November 6) at the HobokenParks.org web site and Referendum FAQ.

Letter to the Editor re: Church of the Holy Innocents Site

"Isn't there a better way?" Read the QLC's latest Letter to the Editor concerning the Church of the Holy Innocents Site.

Redevelopment of the Church of the Holy Innocents Site

"On Safe Ground?" Read the QLC's position on redevelopment of the Church of the Holy Innocents Site. All Saints Episcopal Parish owns the Church of the Holy Innocents’ site which consists of three National Register historic structures on 6th Street located on Willow and Clinton. For many years, All Saints has worked on a redevelopment plan for that site. Unfortunately, several major questions linger: Will the two buildings that are to remain in place survive the demolition of the center building and the construction of a nine story tower that is to house three floors of a school and 45 to 50 residential units? What are the risks to the integrity of the remaining buildings, and can those risks be mitigated?

Hearings before the Hoboken Zoning board of Adjustment will continue on this matter Thursday, May 3, 2007 at 7 p.m. at Hoboken City Hall.

Coalition Coordinator Appointed to State Walkway Planning Team

DEP Commissioner Lisa P. Jackson has created a 15-member committee to recommend actions necessary to complete the Hudson River Walkway. Helen Manogue, Coordinator of the Quality of Life Coalition, Inc. and Secretary of the Hudson River Waterfront Conservancy has been appointed to this Walkway Strategic Planning Team. Ms. Manogue has a long history of involvement -extending back to 1977 - with getting people to the riverfront that had been off limits for over 100 years to lobbying Governor Brendan Byrne's Hudson River Waterfront Study, Planning and Development Commission of 1980. She also served on the DEP advisory committee on walkway regulations during the 1980's.

The Strategic Planning Team will offer "specific commitments" for Governor Jon Corzine's consideration regarding a range of activity including planning, development and construction of the walkway; steps to be undertaken by State agencies to meet those commitments; and means of ensuring that action items become reality. John Weingart, Associate Director of the Eagleton Institute of Politics is the chair of the team.

A History of the Hudson River Walkway

We've posted a history of the Hudson River Walkway as a positive example of how Hobokenites have been able to make dramatic improvements in our City and area. The Hoboken Environment Committee was able to influence many changes starting in the 70s. Their actions are described in this article by John Weingart, formerly a Division Chief at NJ DEP who was instrumental in working out the legal status and regulations for the Hudson River Walkway. He is now a fellow at the Eagleton Institute. He has also just been named as the Chairperson of the newly empanelled Hudson River Waterfront Strategic Planning Team.

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