Snorkel March For Clean Energy Sunday In Secaucus

SECAUCUS, NJ — An environmental advocacy group called GreenFaith will hold a Snorkel March to rally for clean energy Sept. 21.

The walk will begin at 11 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 21 at the Church of Our Saviour (191 Flanagan Way in Secaucus). Rev. Fletcher Harper of the church says:

"Secaucus already suffers some flooding monthly at the full moon from rising sea levels. Our town will be largely underwater in the future if there's not a fast phase-out of fossil fuels and a clean energy upsurge. Get your snorkel mask, raft or floatie and join us as we march to a local solar installation, calling for our mayor to press NJ's next governor to be a strong climate leader — or we'll be underwater!"

Register here: bit.ly/SnorkelMarch

"Imagine 50 years from today. When the moon is full, most of Meadowlands Parkway and parts of Paterson Plank Road are underwater and impassable. When a major storm hits, according to scientific projections, Harmon Cove and the surrounding warehouses are underwater. 3,000 Secaucus homes are flooded.

Not good.

For more 20 years, Church of Our Saviour — the Episcopal faith community in Secaucus — has been committed to protecting God’s creation. For our members, climate change is not primarily an economic or political issue — it is a moral and spiritual one. For years, the congregation purchased electricity from renewable energy providers. We explored a solar array but couldn’t identify financing — but have long admired the solar panels on the roof of our friends at St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church on the other end of town. We’ve sent letters to elected officials, marched and demonstrated for our state and national government to protect our precious planet. We’re proud of our town’s environmental commitments. We’ve seen a lot of progress. Times are challenging now, but our spirits are unbowed.

On Sunday September 21, as part of a national climate change mobilization, once again we’ll be raising our voices in support of climate action. At 11:00 a.m., we’ll be stepping out of our church, donning snorkel masks, swim goggles and floaties, and marching down Paterson Plank Road with signs calling our our state and federal government to do what’s needed so that in 2050, our children can continue to live in Secaucus without fear of regularly being submerged. We’ll march to our town’s municipal solar array where we’ll give thanks to God for this beautiful Earth — and for the human ingenuity that allows us to turn sunlight into electricity without any pollution. Join us at 191 Flanagan Way - we’ll have some extra snorkel masks if you’d like to get in on the fun. And if you’d like, join us for our Season of Creation worship services this September and October starting at 9:30 a.m.

This event is part of a national mobilization called Sun Day - Faiths for Climate Justice, organized by GreenFaith.

Questions? Contact: fletcher@greenfaith.org

Dramatic Photos Of Secaucus Flooding In 2018 Storm: People had to be rescued from cars on Meadowlands Parkway and Secaucus Road and Clarendon Elementary was evacuated. Sewage backed up, also. Secaucus is already a very low-lying town and the town's waste water plant can pump about 3 million gallons of water per day. In that Sept. 25, 2018 storm, it had 17.8 million gallons to handle, and the sewage water backed up into some peoples' homes.