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 21, 2017
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 aimed at the heart of the forests of northwest Rhode Island.
Posted in Burrillville, Climate, Corporate Greed, Energy, Fall River MA, Featured, Infrastructure, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Video, Water | Tagged Benn Water and Heavy Transport Corporation, Christopher Ferreira, Clear River Energy Center, Invenergy, Jasiel Correira II, Jeffrey Benn, John Friar II, Norman Valiquiette, Robert Pearson, Watuppa Water Board |
By Peter Nightingale on October 20, 2017
If the Invenergy-Raimondo power plant in Burrillville will be built, it will burn fracked gas supplied by the pipeline expanded as part of the AIM Project. After years of delays by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, residents and environmental groups finally had their day in court. In Rhode Island, the AIM Project increases the flow […]
Posted in Burrillville, Climate, Energy, Featured, Infrastructure | Tagged AIM pipeline project, Algonquin pipeline, ferc, fossil fuel, fracked gas, Invenergy, spectra |
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 16, 2017
“Whoever signed the water deal for the sake of the Burrillville power plant was not authorized on the part of the Narragansett Tribe,” said Tribal Councilor Randy Noka…
Posted in Activism, Burrillville, Charlestown, Civil Rights, Climate, Corporate Greed, Energy, Environmental Racism, Featured, Indigenous Americans, Photos, Rhode Island, State House, Video, Water | Tagged Bureau of Indian Affairs, Burrillville Land Trust, Darlene Monroe, Domingo Talldog Monroe, Invenergy, Julia O’Rourke, narragansett indian Tribe, NIT, Paul Roselli, Randy Noka, Rhode Island Indian Council, Rhode Island State House, Suzanne Dumas |
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 Bob Plain on October 3, 2017
“There’s a constitution in this tribe,” said Domingo Talldog Monroe. “The body is the final say. That’s the way it is set up through our bi-laws and constitution as a tribe…”
Posted in Burrillville, Charlestown, Energy, Featured, Indigenous Americans | Tagged burrillville, fossil fuel, fracked gas, Invenergy, narragansett indian Tribe, water |
By Steve Ahlquist on October 3, 2017
‘We are not taking sides in this case. We have nothing to say about this. We are neither agreeing with the plaintiffs (CLF and Town of Burrillville) nor are we agreeing with the Defendants (Invenergy and City of Johnston)…”
Posted in Burrillville, Climate, Corporate Greed, Environmental Racism, Featured, Infrastructure, Johnston, News, Providence, Rhode Island, Water | Tagged CLF, Committee on Women and Healthy Communities, Conservation Law Foundation, Invenergy, Jerry Elmer, jorge elorza, Providence City Council, Providence Water Supply Board, PWSB, Rhode Island Superior Court, Sabina Matos, seth yurdin |
By Steve Ahlquist on September 28, 2017
Invenergy lawyers have identified the Narragansett Indian Tribe as a source for additional back-up or contingent water supply for its proposed $1 billion fracked gas and diesel oil burning power plant to be built in Burrillville Rhode Island.
Posted in Burrillville, Climate, Corporate Greed, Energy, Environmental Racism, Featured, Indigenous Americans, Infrastructure, International News, Rhode Island, Water | Tagged Bella Noka, Benn Water, Benn Water Transport Agreement, Clear River Energy Center, CREC, Invenergy, Lower Wood Aquifer, narragansett indian Tribe, No DAPL RI, Pawcatuck Basin, Randy Noka |
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 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 Lauren Niedel on August 21, 2017
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse held his annual summer fundraiser on Sunday at Kempenaar’s Clambake Club in Middletown. This year, unlike in the past, he and his distinguished guests and supporters were met with reminders that no one is immune from the Summer of Resistance. Whitehouse, known throughout the country as an environmental champion, still has […]
Posted in Activism, Climate, Congress, Featured, Middletown | Tagged Burrillvillle, fossil fuel, fracked gas, Invenergy, Kempenaar's, Sheldon Whitehouse, whitehouse |
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 25, 2017
Yurdin (Ward 1) rose to speak about the reasons for his resolution, but sending the resolution to committee seemed a foregone conclusion as Matos had already spoken before Yurdin rose. After Yurdin spoke, Matos repeated her order to send the resolution to committee.
Posted in Burrillville, Climate, Energy, Featured, Johnston, Photos, Providence, Rhode Island, Video, Water | Tagged Carmen Castillo, CLF, Committee on Women and Healthy Communities, Conservation Law Foundation, David Salvatore, Invenergy, Jeffrey Dana, Jeremy Bailey, Jo-Ann Ryan, Luis Aponte, Mary Kay Harris, Paul Roselli, Providence City Council, Sabina Matos, seth yurdin |
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