Environment
Environmental issues and climate change
No environmental viewpoint represented on Senate's gas and electric transmission infrastructure commission
At least one commission member has a clear history of anti-environmental, pro-fossil fuel bias.
Press Release: Residents call for Burrillville’s Ocean State Power Plant to be phased out
"In a series of emails obtained through an Access to Public Records Act request, Burrillville officials are seen colluding with LS Power to create a plan to hide documents about the power plant from public records requests."
Entire Aquidneck Island delegation opposes planned expansion of fracked gas
"The long-term interests of Aquidneck Island’s communities will be best served by an aggressive transition away from fossil fuels that will allow the state to meet its carbon reduction targets. This would dually protect the residents of Aquidneck Island from the public health and safety risks associated with both climate change impacts as well as gas."
New data calls into question the soil testing done at Morley Field by the developer, JK Equity
So, what is the amount of lead in the soil at Morley Field by my sampling? 4.1 For comparison, Max Read field (the natural grass sections) has a value of 12.7! More than three times the levels of lead found at Morley Field. And Max Read field is where the City of Pawtucket moved the kids when they shut down Morley Field!
Incomplete & Lacking Leadership: State leaders not delivering on climate, says ECRI
"...for the first time since ECRI began issuing the report card, ECRI is issuing “Incompletes” to leadership, reflecting inaction in the face of the pandemic, and the lack of noteworthy environmental decisions from the Raimondo Administr...
Chase Bank is working to flood their own downtown bank branch...
"Our demands are one, that [Chase] stops funding new projects; two, they end their old projects; three, they reinvest the money that went into those old projects… into renewables; and four, that they make reparations for all these lands...
National Grid presents options for Aquidneck Island's energy future
The Non-Infrastructure Solution seeks to meet energy needs without any additional gas infrastructure and requires "a very aggressive, unprecedented level of gas demand reduction..." National Grid hosted a virtual open house Wednesday eve...
Saying no to 'climate criminal' Chase Bank in Wakefield
"...every time we hold a protest, more and more people learn what a destructive corporation Chase Bank is as it pursues short-term profits at our planet's expense." Climate Action Rhode Island (CARI) has been protesting outside Chase Ban...
Marshall Properties issues ultimatum on Metacomet Golf Course project
"Plan B will not provide for public access, public open spaces, or walking trails. Plan B does not have lush vegetative buffers that exceed required setbacks. Plan B is less green with more developed area." Marshall Properties wants to p...
Climate Action RI peacefully protests Chase Bank - Chase Bank calls the police
"These banks, like Chase Bank, they put $269B into fossil fuels in the last few years… We consider them a criminal bank…" Just over a dozen people gathered outside the Chase Bank branch on Thayer Street in Providence on Monday to protest...