Environment
Environmental issues and climate change
The cynical charade of Sheldon Whitehouse on the Green New Deal
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse may not support the Green New Deal, but he's certainly not adverse to collecting money for his Oceans PAC by name-checking the proposal in a fundraising email. Asked about the Green New Deal, a resolution propo...
A vigil to protect the Scituate Reservoir
Reverend Brendan Curran, associate pastor at Barrington Congregational Church UCC, lead a a group of about two dozen people on a march from the North Scituate Public Library to the Scituate Reservoir for a vigil "to honor and protect the...
Sunrise RI rebuffed; Langevin not committing to New Green Deal
"We did have a good conversation yesterday, and at that time [the students from Sunrise RI] had asked if the Congressman had signed onto the Green New Deal yet. I explained that the Congressman had still not made a decision, he was still...
City of Providence announces introduction of Water Authority State Legislation; Community meetings announced
From a press release: City representatives and elected officials announced the introduction of State enabling legislation that will allow the City of Providence to partner with municipal water supply systems or regional water quality man...
Invenergy is not going away: CLF files two new documents with the EFSB
Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) today filed two short documents with the Energy Facilities Siting Board (EFSB). Both documents are about Invenergy's $1 billion fracked gas and diesel oil burning power plant aimed at the forests of nort...
Invenergy consultants appear to have misrepresented themselves to gain access to data, then misrepresented the data to the EFSB
At last week's Energy Facilities Siting Board (EFSB) hearing to decide the fate of Invenergy's proposed $1 billion fracked gas and diesel oil burning power plant, ESS Group senior scientist Jason Ringler, contracted by Invenergy to testi...
CLF and Toxics Action Center petition for new drinking water standards in Rhode Island
From a press release: Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) and Toxics Action Center have filed a petition to push the State of Rhode Island to adopt new drinking water standards that protect the public from the dangers of Per- and Polyfluor...
Jerry Elmer: The ISO FCA-13 results show that Invenergy is NOT needed!
The results of the ISO’s Forward Capacity Auction this week show once again – strongly and unequivocally – that Invenergy’s proposed fracked gas and diesel oil power plant is not needed. The ISO has just published the results of this wee...
People who advocate for fossil fuel power plants seem to be aware that they're the bad guys...
"I've seen your resume and it's really impressive," said Burrillville Attorney Michael McElroy to Invenergy expert witness George Bacon on Tuesday at the Energy Facilities Siting Board hearing on Tuesday to determined the fate of Invener...
Sheldon Whitehouse featured at America's Climate Change Future mini conference at Brown University
A one day mini-conference was held at Brown University Friday organized around climate change and the investigation of network of climate denialists funded by entrenched fossil fuel interests. Organizers write: "The Rhodes Center for Int...