Activists urge Democratic candidates to reject fossil campaign donations
March 2, 2020

Activists urge Democratic candidates to reject fossil campaign donations

Members of the Rhode Island Student Climate Coalition, as part of the Sunrise Movement, made their presence...

Killingly Connecticut: Not Another Power Plant
March 2, 2020

Killingly Connecticut: Not Another Power Plant

Living in Glocester I have the extreme misfortune of being right smack in the middle of 2...

Revolution Wind job announcement strikes positive note
March 2, 2020

Revolution Wind job announcement strikes positive note

“Today, Rhode Island is cementing our place at the center of America’s offshore wind industry,” said Rhode...

Global Warming Solutions Act brings teeth to combating climate change in Rhode Island
March 2, 2020

Global Warming Solutions Act brings teeth to combating climate change in Rhode Island

The Senate Committee on Environment and Agriculture heard testimony Wednesday evening on the Global Warming Solutions Act...

Three arrested outside Morgan Stanley shareholder meeting in New York in direct action organized by The FANG Collective
March 2, 2020

Three arrested outside Morgan Stanley shareholder meeting in New York in direct action organized by The FANG Collective

Early this morning a group of activists disrupted Morgan Stanley‘s annual shareholder meeting by blocking vehicle access...

Biomass incineration bill opposed at State House rally
March 2, 2020

Biomass incineration bill opposed at State House rally

“When ECRI speaks, we speak as the united voice of the environmental community in the state,” said...

Matt Brown: Biomass legislation “a failure of democracy”
March 2, 2020

Matt Brown: Biomass legislation “a failure of democracy”

“I think this biomass project is very much like what we saw and what we’re seeing with...

General Assembly fast tracking asthma inducing biomass incinerator for high rolling campaign contributor
March 2, 2020

General Assembly fast tracking asthma inducing biomass incinerator for high rolling campaign contributor

This has all happened before… H8020, legislation “clearly designed to benefit one company” and “to benefit one...

Despite the hype, New England does not need Invenergy plant
March 2, 2020

Despite the hype, New England does not need Invenergy plant

We have been hearing a lot this winter and spring about warnings from the ISO, the operator...

We still don’t need fracked gas: New report shows ISO got it wrong
March 2, 2020

We still don’t need fracked gas: New report shows ISO got it wrong

A new report shows that ISO-New England used unreasonable assumptions in its Operational Fuel Security Analysis released...

Scituate is withdrawing their opposition to Invenergy and their support for Burrillville
March 2, 2020

Scituate is withdrawing their opposition to Invenergy and their support for Burrillville

“It comes down to a money issue,” said Scituate Town Council President John Mahoney, “Bottom line. This...

National Grid’s rate case, and the future of energy in Rhode Island, continues
March 2, 2020

National Grid’s rate case, and the future of energy in Rhode Island, continues

National Grid is proposing significant rate hikes for both gas and electric utility service, and the Rhode...

FANG Collective declares victory in the Shame on Citizens campaign
March 2, 2020

FANG Collective declares victory in the Shame on Citizens campaign

On Thursday activists and organizers with The FANG Collective, the Shame On Citizens campaign and other groups...

Whitehouse and Raimondo want you to trust the process, unless they say otherwise…
March 2, 2020

Whitehouse and Raimondo want you to trust the process, unless they say otherwise…

On President Donald Trump‘s offshore drilling proposal, Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo was unambiguous at a Monday morning...

Energize Rhode Island announces new carbon pricing bill
March 2, 2020

Energize Rhode Island announces new carbon pricing bill

“For anyone who is a scientist or a parent, this moment in history is particularly scary,” said...

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