“When ECRI speaks, we speak as the united voice of the environmental community in the state,” said Jerry Elmer, senior attorney at Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) and outgoing President of the Environmental Council of Rhode …
We have been hearing a lot this winter and spring about warnings from the ISO, the operator of New England’s electricity grid, of the possible future risk (during the winter of 2024-2025) of rolling blackouts …
“We have been told repeatedly to ‘trust the process,’” said Representative Cale Keable (Democrat, District 47, Burrillville, Glocester), but, “some people in Burrillville and across the state feel the process needs to be re-examined.” Keable …
A new report shows that ISO-New England used unreasonable assumptions in its Operational Fuel Security Analysis released on January 17, 2018. ISO’s original analysis demonstrated “significant grid reliability issues and rolling blackouts under almost all …
Today the Energy Facilities Siting Board (EFSB) heard opening statements as the final hearings to determine whether or not Invenergy will build a $1 billion fracked gas and diesel oil burning power plant in the …
“It comes down to a money issue,” said Scituate Town Council President John Mahoney, “Bottom line. This is an issue for Burrillville to sort out, not Scituate.” The Scituate Town Council will be hearing a …
The Environment Council of Rhode Island (ECRI) held a press conference at the Rhode Island State House to declare that virtually every environmental group in the state, elected officials both Democrat and Republican, and state …
“In other words, while it is true that Invenergy could file a similar complaint in the future, Invenergy will not be doing so,” asserted Invenergy Attorney Mark Russo. Invenergy has proposed a $1 billion fracked …
The dates for the Energy Facilities Siting Board (EFSB)’s final hearings on Invenergy‘s proposed $1 billion fracked gas and diesel oil burning power plant aimed at the pristine forests of northwest Rhode Island have been …
This has been a busy week in the Invenergy case, culminating in a Federal Energy regulatory Commission (FERC) ruling on Friday late afternoon in the second of the two pending lawsuits pertaining to Invenergy. This …
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