By Steve Ahlquist on October 23, 2017
CLF made the request after it came to light that Invenergy had secured a deal to truck water in from Fall River through Benn Water, a pool filling company.
Posted in Burrillville, Climate, Energy, Fall River MA, Featured, Infrastructure, Rhode Island, Water | Tagged Benn Water, CLF, Conservation Law Foundation, EFSB, Energy Facilities Siting Board, Harrisville Fire District, Invenergy, Jerry Elmer, Margaret Curran, Max Greene, narragansett indian Tribe, Nasonville Water District, Pascoag Utility District, Rhode Island Superior Court, Watuppa Water Supply |
By Steve Ahlquist on October 19, 2017
Invenergy wants a public commentary meeting in Burrillville to present their whole new water plan. CLF renewed their motion to dismiss in response.
Posted in Burrillville, Climate, Corporate Greed, Energy, Featured, Infrastructure, Rhode Island, Water | Tagged burrillville, CLF, Conservation Law Foundation, EFSB, Energy Facilities Siting Board, Invenergy, Jerry Elmer, Richard Beretta |
By Steve Ahlquist on October 17, 2017
As a result of this ruling, the EFSB must hold a public hearing in Charlestown with 30 days’ advance notice.
Posted in Burrillville, Charlestown, Climate, Corporate Greed, Energy, Environmental Racism, Featured, Health Care, Indigenous Americans, Infrastructure, Labor, Rhode Island | Tagged CLF, Conservation Law Foundation, EFSB, Elizabeth Noonan, Energy Facilities Siting Act, Energy Facilities Siting Board, Glenn Walker, Invenergy, janet coit, Jerry Elmer, Marc Vatter, Margaret Curran, narragansett indian Tribe, Parag Agrawal, Peter Ruggiero |
By Steve Ahlquist on October 12, 2017
“I think this was an amazing public comment hearing,” said EFSB Chair Margaret Curran after the speakers were finished.
Posted in Activism, Burrillville, Climate, Corporate Greed, Energy, Featured, Indigenous Americans, Infrastructure, Labor, National News, Photos, Rhode Island, Video, Water | Tagged Blackstone River, Bobby Nardolillo, Christopher Hamblett, EFSB, Energy Facilities Siting Board, Gina Raimondo, Invenergy, Lincoln Chafee, Margaret Curran, narragansett indian Tribe, Paul Roselli, Randy Noka, Save The Bay, Sheldon Whitehouse, Silvermoon DeRose |
By Steve Ahlquist on October 12, 2017
“Invenergy has today gone out of its way to call public attention to the fact that nearly every municipality in the state is opposed to Invenergy’s fracked gas and diesel fuel power plant. This was unwise.”
Posted in Burrillville, Climate, Corporate Greed, Energy, Featured, Infrastructure, Rhode Island | Tagged Burrillville Town Council, CLF, Conservation Law Foundation, EFSB, Energy Facilities Siting Board, Invenergy, Jerry Elmer, John Pacheco |
By Steve Ahlquist on October 11, 2017
Citing the use of Charlestown water in Invenergy’s latest power plant plan, the town is filing to be an intervenor, which could delay the power plant application significantly.
Posted in Activism, Burrillville, Charlestown, Climate, Corporate Greed, Energy, Featured, Indigenous Americans, Infrastructure, Johnston, Rhode Island, Video, Water, Woonsocket | Tagged Charlestown Rhode Island Planning Commission, Charlestown Town Council, CLF, Conservation Law Foundation, EFSB, Energy Facilities Siting Board, Energy Facility Siting Act, Harrisville, Invenergy, Jerry Elmer, Lower Wood River Aquifer, narragansett indian Tribe, NIT, Pascoag Utility District, Pawcatuck River Basin, Peter Ruggiero, Randy Noka, Ruth Platner, Silvermoon LaRose |
By Steve Ahlquist on October 4, 2017
“The information that Invenergy is trying to keep secret here strongly supports CLF’s arguments that the Invenergy plant should not be built and that the EFSB should deny a permit for Invenergy.”
Posted in Burrillville, Climate, Corporate Greed, Energy, Featured, Infrastructure, News, Rhode Island, Water | Tagged CLF, Conservation Law Foundation, EFSB, Energy Facility Siting Board, Glenn C Walker, Invenergy, janet coit, Jerry Elmer, NDA, Non-Disclosure Agreement, Ryan Hardy |
By Steve Ahlquist on September 28, 2017
Chief Resiliency Officer Shawn O’Roarke held the first of a series of ten Resiliency Roundtables at the Save the Bay Campus, drawing a crowd of just over 50 people interested in finding solutions to the effects of climate change.
Posted in Activism, Burrillville, Central Falls, Climate, Cranston, East Providence, Energy, Environmental Racism, Featured, Florida, Health Care, Inequality, Infrastructure, North Providence, Pawtucket, Photos, Providence, Science, Texas, Video, Warwick | Tagged Chief Resiliency Officer, climate change, Department of Administration, Division of Statewide Planning, EC4, EFSB, Energy Facilities Siting Board, Gina Raimondo, Invenergy, Monica Huertas, national grid, No LNG in PVD, Parag Agrawal, Port of Providence, Resiliency Roundtables, Rhode Island Executive Climate Change Coordinating Council, Save the Bay Campus, Shawn O'Roarke |
By Steve Ahlquist on September 16, 2017
The Energy Facilities Siting Board (EFSB) ruled, 3-0, against the Town of Burrillville and for Invenergy on every motion brought before it on Friday.
Posted in Burrillville, Class Warfare, Climate, Corporate Greed, Energy, Featured, Health Care, Infrastructure, International News, Johnston, National News, News, Photos, Providence, Rhode Island, State House, Video | Tagged Adler Pollock and Sheehan, Alan Shoer, Burrillville Land Trust, CLF, Conservation Law Foundation, EFSB, Energy Facilities Siting Board, Gina Raimondo, Invenergy, janet coit, John Niland, Mary Pendergast, Michael Blazer, Michael McElroy, Michael Sabitoni, Parag Agrawal, Paul Roselli, Providence City Council, Rhode Island Building and Construction Trades Council, Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, Rhode Island Division of Planning, Rhode Island Superior Court, RIBCTC, RIDEM, Sabina Matos, Sisters of Mercy |
By Steve Ahlquist on September 16, 2017
Announced at the event was a September 26 Infrastructure Summit and a series of community round tables beginning on Wednesday, September 27 at 5pm at Save the Bay in Providence.
Posted in Climate, Corporate Greed, Energy, Featured, Health Care, Infrastructure, Rhode Island, State House, Video, Water | Tagged Chief Resiliency Officer, EFSB, Energy Facilities Siting Board, Gina Raimondo, Hurricane Harvey, Hurricane Irma, Infrastructure Bank, Infrastructure Summit, janet coit, Parag Argawal, Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, Rhode Island Executive Climate Change Coordinating Council, Save The Bay, Sean O’Rourke, Stormwater Resiliency, URI |
By Steve Ahlquist on September 1, 2017
The motion “respectfully requests that the EFSB dismiss this licensing proceeding with prejudice for the failure of Invenergy to provide complete plans as to all structures in its prelicensing application.”
Posted in Burrillville, Climate, Energy, Featured, Infrastructure, News, Rhode Island | Tagged CLF, Conservation Law Foundation, EFSB, Energy Facilities Siting Board, Invenergy, Jerry Elmer, Michael McElroy, Ocean State Power Plant, OSP, William Dimitri |
By Steve Ahlquist on August 17, 2017
The choice that Providence now has in the Superior Court lawsuit is whether to side with a Delaware corporation, based in Chicago, that wants to build a dirty, carbon-emitting, diesel oil and fracked gas power plant in a rural Rhode Island community or side with local citizens and environmentalists that oppose this unneeded and dirty plant.”
Posted in Burrillville, Climate, Energy, Featured, Infrastructure, Johnston, Labor, Providence, Rhode Island | Tagged CLF, Conservation Law Foundation, EFSB, Energy Facility Siting Board, Invenergy, Jerry Elmer, jorge elorza, Michael Sabatoni, national grid, New England, Providence City Council, Rhode Island Building and Construction Trades Council, Rhode Island Superior Court, RIBCTC, Sabina Matos, seth yurdin |
By Steve Ahlquist on August 16, 2017
“The EFSB should again suspend the docket until Invenergy provides a simple answer to Burrillville’s simple question: Is Invenergy in negotiations with anyone else about supplying water to the proposed power plant?” said CLF Senior Attorney Jerry Elmer.
Posted in Burrillville, Climate, Energy, Featured, Infrastructure, Johnston, News, Rhode Island | Tagged Alan Shoer, CLF, Conservation Law Foundation, EFSB, Energy Facilities Siting Board, Invenergy, Jerry Elmer, Nicole Verdi, Rhode Island Superior Court, Richard Beretta |
By Steve Ahlquist on July 24, 2017
If approved, the resolution would align the City of Providence and Providence Water Supply Board with the Conservation Law Foundation and against Invenergy.
Posted in Burrillville, Climate, Energy, Featured, Johnston, News, Providence, Rhode Island, Water | Tagged 2014 Resilient Rhode Island Act., Blackstone River Watershed Council, Burrillville Building inspector, Burrillville Conservation Chairman, Burrillville Planning Board, Burrillville Tax Assessor, Burrillville Zoning Board, Clear River Energy, CLF, Conservation Law Foundation, EFSB, Energy Facility Siting Board, Harrisville Fire District, Invenergy, Jeffrey Dana, Johnston Town Council, jorge elorza, Kevin Cleary, Pascoag Utility District, Providence City Council, Providence Water Supply Board, PWSB, seth yurdin |
By John Pacheco on June 21, 2017
“We knew we would never be able to battle this power plant without additional funding and we also knew despite our best efforts, the power plant could still be forced on us. The tax agreement Is to protect the interests of the Town, and since it provides for upfront money with no strings attached, we are using that money to oppose the plant.”
Posted in Burrillville, Climate, Corporate Greed, Energy, Featured, Infrastructure, Opinion, Rhode Island, State House, Water | Tagged Audubon Society, Blackstone River Watershed Council, Burrillville Town Council, EFSB, Energy Facility Siting Board, Environment Council of Rhode Island, General Assembly, hode Islanders for Affordable Energy, Invenergy, Keep Rhode Island Beautiful, Save The Bay |
By Steve Ahlquist on June 20, 2017
“Any way you look at it, today’s ruling is a victory for the environment, and a serious set-back for Invenergy,” said CLF senior attorney Jerry Elmer.
Posted in Burrillville, Climate, Corporate Greed, Energy, Featured, Infrastructure, Johnston, National News, Providence, Water | Tagged CLF, Conservation Law Foundation, EFSB, Energy Facility Siting Board, Invenergy, Jerry Elmer, Johnston, Michael Silverstein, Providence Water Supply Board, PWSB, Superior Court |
By Paul Roselli on June 1, 2017
The 1986 public law 42-98-5 is out of date and can’t compete in the ever changing demands of energy, the end of fossil fuels, the proliferation of solar, wind and hydro, continued state and regional carbon reduction regulations and a greater reliance on a smarter grid.
Posted in Burrillville, Climate, Corporate Greed, Energy, Featured, Infrastructure | Tagged EFSB, Energy Facility Siting Board |
By Steve Ahlquist on May 31, 2017
Attorney William Dimitri noted that in Burrillville, “no one wants this power plant.”
“I already know that because I live in that part of the state,” said Judge Michael Silverstein.”
Posted in Climate, Corporate Greed, Energy, Featured, Johnston, Justice, North Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, Smithfield | Tagged Burrillville Planning Board, Burrillville Zoning Board, Clear River Energy LLC, CLF, Conservation Law Foundation, EFSB, Elizabeth Noonan, Energy Facility Siting Board, Invenergy, Jerry Elmer, Michael Silverstein, Providence Water Supply Board, PWSB, Superior Court, william conley, William Dimitri |
By Steve Ahlquist on May 24, 2017
Estimated to cost $47.2 million dollars, the project will clear cut approximately 74 acres, more wooded area than the power plant itself.
Posted in Burrillville, Climate, Corporate Greed, Energy, Featured, Infrastructure, Photos, Rhode Island, Video | Tagged Burrillville Interconnection Project, Claudia Gorman, David Beron, EFSB, Energy Facility Siting Board, Invenergy, national grid |
By Steve Ahlquist on May 12, 2017
News broke today that the Connecticut Siting Council voted to deny NTE Energy’s application for a 550-megawatt power plant proposed for Killingly, which shares a border with Burrillville, Rhode Island…
Posted in Burrillville, Climate, Connecticut, Corporate Greed, Energy, Featured, Infrastructure, Massachusetts, National News, Rhode Island | Tagged CLF, Connecticut Siting Council, Conservation Law Foundation, CT Siting Council, EFSB, Energy Facility Siting Board, Forward Capacity Auction, Invenergy, ISO-New England, John Penney, Killingly CT, Killingly Energy Center, Lake Road Generating Facility, Max Greene, Medway MA, Norwich Bulletin, NTE Energy |
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