{"id":2395,"date":"2020-07-03T16:30:20","date_gmt":"2020-07-03T20:30:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sustainablelawrence.org\/home\/home\/"},"modified":"2026-05-02T20:34:45","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T00:34:45","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sustainablelawrence.org\/home\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-008cf58ee0590bea1b9e941c16fb9ad6\" style=\"grid-template-columns:65% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"901\" src=\"https:\/\/sustainablelawrence.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/bike-trails-1024x901.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9400 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sustainablelawrence.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/bike-trails-1024x901.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sustainablelawrence.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/bike-trails-300x264.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sustainablelawrence.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/bike-trails-768x676.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sustainablelawrence.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/bike-trails-1536x1352.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sustainablelawrence.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/bike-trails-2048x1802.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-f88f331ff43f74756ab98a635026d2f1 wp-block-paragraph\">BIKE RODEO 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-bf218b01f8487481dbc982cd9d94a679 wp-block-paragraph\">FOR KIDS!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c635b24516d9c058b3fd8fe455a651e9 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong>Once again, it&#8217;s time for tricyclists and tyke bicyclists to join up with our very own Lawrence Police officers to travel the  &#8220;rodeo&#8221; trails!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d0f6b94a5b4bafd1bec0e64d41435da7 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong>THIS SATURDAY, MAY 9th. Come anytime between 10am and 1pm!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9d52f2980db475f1efa247656113d139 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong>Lawrence High School, 2525 Princeton Pike, Lawrence Township<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3834702e37f7d68c2162c6f08426035d wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong>**Free helmets (while supplies last) by Capital Health<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4dab0cd56849efcebff2a803d5991086 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong>**Bike tuneups by Mercer County Boys and Girls Club Bike Exchange<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-afd71728f8f01bb419936e3845f31460 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong>**Fire truck display<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1194a20690722ba445007a2e256c11b3 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong>**and&#8230;yes, food trucks!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ac9d13e5fdda8d34dce1d05bf5e65012 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong><em>Come for great family fun!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9ac00cf961d1ea846fe5a532228b76c6 wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:28px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-black-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-c07dfa33bc30862707612377628b2814\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(216,236,184) 1%,rgb(113,206,126) 100%)\"><em>SUSTAINABLE BRIEFS<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(240,241,239) 0%,rgb(113,206,126) 100%)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:150px\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sustainablelawrence.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/plasticstats_poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"679\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/sustainablelawrence.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/plasticstats_poster.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2435\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sustainablelawrence.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/plasticstats_poster.jpg 679w, https:\/\/sustainablelawrence.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/plasticstats_poster-212x300.jpg 212w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 679px) 100vw, 679px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5027997421c318acf7ffb826e9376c55 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:17px\">&#8220;Humans are far more heavily exposed to plastics than sea-life through food packaging, bottled drinks, cutlery, clothing, furniture, cars, city air etc. Less than 0.5 per cent of human plastic waste ends up in the ocean \u2013 the rest stays in our living environment.&#8221; What <a href=\"https:\/\/johnmenadue.com\/post\/2026\/03\/plasticide-a-crime-against-humanity\/\">a recent study<\/a> says is: it doesn\u2019t take a lot of plastic to add up to a lethal dose for any living creature, ourselves included.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover aligncenter is-light has-custom-content-position is-position-center-left has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-45a86db91a61dff186c0ed911c2cec7e\" style=\"min-height:281px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-9443 size-large\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/sustainablelawrence.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Light-Bulbs-1024x576.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sustainablelawrence.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Light-Bulbs-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sustainablelawrence.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Light-Bulbs-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sustainablelawrence.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Light-Bulbs-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sustainablelawrence.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Light-Bulbs.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#616c6a\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:139px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-24dbf31d03b339f78bc781698dc7a041 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:30px\"><strong>ELECTRIC BILLS <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-bc32c788dd1e95aa3b21554ea5868a3d wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:30px\"><strong>ON THE RISE<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:21px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-807338fc3dc44f27403f0a04646b21a5 wp-block-paragraph\">You may be feeling extreme price increases in your electric bill. Why have they risen so quickly in NJ? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-51d6139a0a33ae055960014158bdd428 wp-block-paragraph\">To blame: the rapid rise of new A.I. data centers as well as problems directly related to PJM Interconnection, the nonprofit that manages the country\u2019s largest electricity grid region &#8212; which includes NJ. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:8px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-80d59c1a86ac9f021b896919c616462c wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>PSEG is providing assistance to residents to address these increasing costs<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-d485ad9493e0d329ee0a23acc4ff20e5 wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sustainablelawrence.org\/home\/programs\/electric-bills-rising-help-is-here\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"9440\">Electric Bills Rising? Help is Here!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-d79a6b7c641361ae74b296596804fb4c wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>PSEG&#8217;s main customer service line: Toll-free:&nbsp;1-855-846-2895&nbsp;(Monday \u2013 Friday, 8 a.m. \u2013 8 p.m.)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:22px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-luminous-vivid-amber-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sustainablelawrence.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Native-Plant-trifold-v.4-11.25-x-8.75-in-1-2.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"796\" src=\"https:\/\/sustainablelawrence.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Native-Plant-trifold-v.4-11.25-x-8.75-in-1-2-pdf-1024x796.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9390\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:9px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-pale-ocean-gradient-background has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sustainablelawrence.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/FLOWER-FOR-THE-MONTH-OF-MAY-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"371\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/sustainablelawrence.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/FLOWER-FOR-THE-MONTH-OF-MAY-371x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8327\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.55859375;width:436px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sustainablelawrence.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/FLOWER-FOR-THE-MONTH-OF-MAY-371x1024.jpg 371w, https:\/\/sustainablelawrence.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/FLOWER-FOR-THE-MONTH-OF-MAY-109x300.jpg 109w, https:\/\/sustainablelawrence.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/FLOWER-FOR-THE-MONTH-OF-MAY-768x2120.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sustainablelawrence.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/FLOWER-FOR-THE-MONTH-OF-MAY-556x1536.jpg 556w, https:\/\/sustainablelawrence.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/FLOWER-FOR-THE-MONTH-OF-MAY-742x2048.jpg 742w, https:\/\/sustainablelawrence.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/FLOWER-FOR-THE-MONTH-OF-MAY-scaled.jpg 927w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 371px) 100vw, 371px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:55px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SUSTAINABLE BRIEFS &#8220;Humans are far more heavily exposed to plastics than sea-life through food packaging, bottled drinks, cutlery, clothing, furniture, cars, city air etc. Less than 0.5 per cent of human plastic waste ends up in the ocean \u2013 the rest stays in our living environment.&#8221; What a recent study says is: it doesn\u2019t take [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9400,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"fullwidth.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2395","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sustainablelawrence.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2395","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sustainablelawrence.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sustainablelawrence.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sustainablelawrence.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sustainablelawrence.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2395"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sustainablelawrence.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2395\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9578,"href":"https:\/\/sustainablelawrence.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2395\/revisions\/9578"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sustainablelawrence.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9400"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sustainablelawrence.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2395"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}