Watch: Civil Disobedience To Stop Keystone Pipeline
There will be civil disobedience at the White House today as a part of the build up to the rally this Sunday Feb 17th. This is to remind President Obama that the Keystone XL Pipeline action will show if he is serious about Climate disruption Action. The Sierra Club has lifted its 115-year ban on [...]
North Providence Is Energized By Solar Project
NORTH PROVIDENCE — Local solar energy got a boost Tuesday night from the Town Council. At the urging of Mayor Charles Lombardi, the council voted unanimously to move ahead with a plan to consider dropping property taxes for the development of a solar array at the town’s old landfill. Lombardi has implored the council for [...]
Johnson and Wales to Host Compost Conference
The Environment Council of Rhode Island, in conjunction with many partners in the Compost Industry, will present the 2013 Rhode Island Compost Conference and Trade Show. It’s on Friday February 8, 2013 beginning at 8:30 AM at the Johnson and Wales University Harborside Recreation Center, 305 Shipyard St in Providence. This year there is both [...]
2013 RI Compost Conference and Trade Show
Preparations for the 2013 Rhode Island Compost Conference and Trade Show organized by the Environment Council of Rhode Island Compost Initiative are moving along nicely. Several sponsors, including ecoRI, Full Circle Recycling, Shapiro Enterprises, and Waste Management have already signed on to support the event. In addition to the sponsors there are commitments for exhibits from [...]
What’s at Stake Nov. 6: The General Assembly, RIPTA
It’s time to take a look as some of our General Assembly candidates. Rhode Island’s universal support for the environment keeps it out of the ProJo and off the 11 o’clock news during campaign season. That doesn’t mean the voters should forget our November 6th choices will chart Rhode Island’s path for the next two [...]
What’s at Stake Nov. 6: Our Shared Federal Lands
One of Clean Water Action’s core missions is to make democracy work. The cornerstone of this strategic focus is to hold our elected officials accountable to voters. A crucial problem underlying many pollution problems, we believe, is an imbalance of political power that distorts our political system and hampers good policy. The protection of the [...]
What’s at Stake Nov. 6th: Remember Climate Change
Today through Frday I’m going to put up a couple of posts about how our environment is going to be impacted by what happens on November 6th. With all the talk about jobs and the economy, I am continually surprised that so few are connecting these topics to the invaluable strides our nation has made [...]
Clean Water Action Endorses Candidates
With September 11th just around the corner, it is time for RI Primary voters to make up their mind. I’m sure you have been sitting up half the night wondering which candidate has the strongest voice for our environment. Look no further. Clean Water Action is proud to announce that, after vetting the candidates who seek [...]
Sewage Treatment Gets Legislative Treatment
In the waning days of the legislative session, can one be forgiven for suspecting that Assembly members don’t give a, well how about a quart of sewage solids about the municipal governments they represent? Sewage stories from Woonsocket and Warwick lead one to suspect otherwise. Woonsocket first. Woonsocket is currently under a DEM order to [...]
East Matunuck Goes Green, Beach Gets a Wind Turbine
Among dark and cloudy skies, the East Matunuck State Beach pavillion construction project saw the rise of its newest addition Thursday, a 120 ft., 10-kilowatt wind turbine. One of DEM’s renewable energy projects, the wind turbine, along with solar panels installed on the facility’s roof will generate 21,000 kilowatt hours of electricity per year, saving [...]
CVS Fined for Dumping Hazardous Waste in CA
A California judge has ordered Rhode Island-based CVS to pay $13.75 million in fines to 45 cities and towns in the Golden State for improper dumping of hazardous materials and hypodermic needles. “The Rhode Island-based chain came under investigation two years ago after allegations that it mishandled medical, pharmaceutical and photographic waste at California stores [...]
Restore Roger Williams Park Ponds
One of the first things I did in Providence, even before the boxes were unpacked, was fish Roger Williams Park. People are sometimes surprised to hear how many fish there are in the ponds… largemouth bass, bluegill, crappy, white perch, and carp (considered invasive but real fun to catch). The ponds are truly a treasure [...]
Polluting Waterfront Poster Child Cashes Out
The poster child for the industry led effort to kill the $400 million redevelopment of the hospital adjacent area of Allens Avenue just cashed out, selling the firm to Sims Metal Management. Ship repair company Promet Marine Services Corporation Ltd., located at Allens Avenue in Providence, was acquired by a metal recycling company. Promet’s deep [...]
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