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Herald News: Fall River water sold for use at proposed R.I. power plant
Fall River water sold for use at proposed R.I. power plant"The deal to haul water to the $1 billion proposed Clear River Energy Center developed by Invenergy between the city and Benn Water & Heavy Transport of Rhode Island was first rep...
Opponents of Invenergy power plant to present case to Fall River City Council
Opponents of Invenergy's $1 billion fracked gas and diesel oil burning power plant aimed at the heart of the forests located in Burrillville, Rhode Island will be on hand Tuesday evening during the Fall River City Council meeting to voic...
Has the Governor flipped on the Burrillville Power Plant?
Governor Gina Raimondo talks about Invenergy's $1 billion fracked gas and diesel oil burning power plant aimed at the heart of the forests of northwest Rhode Island in an interview with Katherine Gregg from the ProJo:"Listen to what she...
Narragansett Tribal Council motions to intervene in Burrillville power plant docket
The Tribal Council of the Narragansett Indian Tribe (NIT) has filed a motion to intervene in the Energy Facilities Siting Board (EFSB) hearings on Invenergy’s proposed $1 billion fracked gas and diesel oil burning power plant aimed at th...
In response to Fall River water deal with Invenergy, CLF ups the ante
This morning Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) requested that the Energy Facilities Siting Board (EFSB) permit oral argument on Invenergy’s request for yet another public comment hearing in Burrillville. CLF also requested a formal rulin...
Fall River identified as Invenergy’s backup water source
The City of Fall River, Massachusetts has entered into an agreement with Invenergy to supply water to cool the turbines of its proposed $1 billion fracked gas and diesel oil burning power plant. When Invenergy released its supplemental W...
RI responds slower than Mass, Conn to alleged $3.6 billion gas price manipulation
Two gas pipeline companies manipulated schedules and gas flow to make an extra $3.6 billion from Southern New England ratepayers, claims a report that has spurred investigations in Massachusetts, Connecticut and, to a much lesser extent,...
Save the Bay’s Jonathan Stone on National Grid, LNG and environmental activism
Save the Bay is an environmental group here in Rhode Island that is laser-focused on Narragansett Bay and its watershed. As a result, the organization has not taken a stand on some environmental issues, like energy policy, to the conster...
Providence begins discussion of Municipal IDs
[caption id="attachment_83" align="alignright" width="400"] Jorge Elorza[/caption] "Simply put, Municipal ID cards affirm your residency in out city, regardless of immigration status, regardless of housing status or criminal history," sa...
Providence City Council incentivizing the continued use and expansion of fossil fuels with Dominion tax deal
Lost in the discussion about a tax stabilization agreement between the City of Providence and Dominion, the company that owns the Manchester Street Power Station, is the question of whether or not we, as a city, want to incentivize the u...