{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"College News &amp; Media","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/news","author_name":"lfergus2","author_url":"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/news\/author\/lfergus2\/","title":"Research Spotlights Renewable Energy\u2019s Impact on Communities","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"ZfoSGPikoA\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/news\/slide\/research-spotlights-renewable-energys-impact-on-communities\/\">Research Spotlights Renewable Energy\u2019s Impact on Communities<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/news\/slide\/research-spotlights-renewable-energys-impact-on-communities\/embed\/#?secret=ZfoSGPikoA\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Research Spotlights Renewable Energy\u2019s Impact on Communities&#8221; &#8212; College News &amp; Media\" data-secret=\"ZfoSGPikoA\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/news\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/118\/2026\/01\/Nathaniel-Photoshoot-14-scaled.jpg","thumbnail_width":2560,"thumbnail_height":1703,"description":"This article is part of an ongoing Faculty Friday series, highlighting Ramapo College of New Jersey professors and their impact on students and the world. January 23, 2025 by Lauren Ferguson Nathaniel Otjen planned on becoming an environmental writer. But after pursuing journalism as an undergraduate, his focus shifted \u2013 slightly. \u201cI had this really [&hellip;]"}