Environment
Environmental issues and climate change
The competitive market has determined that Invenergy's proposed power plant is not necessary
I'm going to hit you with a lot of jargon in this piece, but I hope to explain as I go: On September 20, in the midst of the Energy Facility Siting Board (EFSB) hearings to determine the fate of Invenergy's $1 billion fracked gas and die...
NoLNGinPVD: Allens Avenue gasoline spill, explosion hazard, and water contamination cost of 'Business as Usual' in Port of Providence
Members of the environmental justice coalition No LNG in PVD will be at the intersection of Allens Avenue and Ernest Street at 5pm on October 4, demanding the City of Providence’s plan of action to prevent environmental disasters, whose...
Truck overturns off Allens Ave, dumps thousands of gallons of fuel in the Bay
A fuel truck overturned on the Route 95 Allens Avenue ramp in Providence Wednesday evening, leaking about 11,000 thousand gallons of volatile fuel back down the ramp and into Providence River. The Rhode Island Department of Environmental...
Governor Raimondo announces co-chairs and members of Task Force to Tackle Plastics
[From a press release] Governor Gina Raimondo today announced the leadership, composition, and first meeting of the Governor's Task Force to Tackle Plastics. Established by the Tackling Plastics Executive Order signed by Governor Raimond...
Rep Lancia speaks out against National Grid's 30 percent rate increase
"You know, I've got to say, this is really a sad day for Rhode Island," said Representative Robert Lancia (Republican, District 16, Cranston) outside the National Grid offices of Melrose Avenue in Providence Monday morning. "Our electric...
More delays as EFSB shuts down Invenergy power plant hearings for two months
"What today's postponement means is that Invenergy is a zombie. It may not realize yet that it's dead, but it's dead," said Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) Senior Attorney Jerry Elmer at the conclusion of Wednesday morning's Energy Fac...
Not dead yet: Invenergy and EFSB to await FERC decision on ISO's CSO cancellation request
Invenergy's proposed $1 billion fracked gas and diesel oil burning power plant aimed at the pristine forests of northwest Rhode Island is not dead yet. Today the company issued a stipulation asking the Energy Facilities Siting Board (EFS...
Burrillville files motion to reject PUC's advisory opinion on Invenergy plant
Lawyers Michael McElroy and William Dimitri, who are arguing Burrillville's position at the Energy Facilities Siting Board (EFSB) hearings concerning Invenergy's $1 billion fracked gas and diesel oil burning power plant today filed a Mot...
Fall River commits to not renewing water contract with Invenergy
"We can take a vote, but I can tell you the board is not in favor of renewing that contract once it runs out, at this time" said Watuppa Water Board Chair Robert Pearson. "Unless this board changes drastically." Pearson was addressing th...
Timmons Roberts testifies before the EFSB on proposed power plant
"It's really a moral issue," said Brown University Professor Timmons Roberts during cross examination before the Energy Facilities Siting Board (EFSB) last Thursday. "We need to stop building these. We're not going to solve this problem...