Rob Smith

I honestly enjoy the implicit assumption that the natural state of Germans is to be subdivided into a million tiny fiefdoms like in the HRE

Just learned that former Rhode Island Transit Riders co-director Patricia Raub has passed away. She was also heavily in the Friends of the Wanskuck Library group.

I enjoyed every opportunity to work with her, and her loss will be felt heavily around here.

And if you are around Providence this Friday, come hear the wonderful @triofrancos.bsky.social talk her new book at Watson:

Feds 'covered up' toxic forever chemicals in the water of this Ontario city for 5 years - Investigative Journalism Bureau The federal government concealed toxic water contamination in North Bay, Ont., for almost five years before warning residents of a dangerous chemical spill from the city’s airport and a nearby militar...

Apparently, the Canadian gov apparently knew for years about dangers levels of PFAS in the water — and didn't tell anyone

ijb.utoronto.ca/news/feds-co...

Vineyard Wind reaches 50% power production - The New Bedford Light The offshore wind farm is sending power from at least 30 turbines to the Massachusetts grid.

Amid a continued clampdown on the #offshorewind industry by the Trump administration, Vineyard Wind has quietly progressed with project buildout and reached 50% power production. That means about half of the project’s 62 turbines are sending power to the Massachusetts grid.

Revolution Wind setbacks prompt Eversource to take $75 million hit - The Boston Globe Eversource will record a $75 million charge against its third-quarter earnings primarily because of cost overruns at the Revolution Wind energy project.

By Jon Chesto -- Revolution Wind setbacks prompt Eversource to take $75 million hit
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/15/b...

Esmeralda 7 Solar Project Has Been Canceled, BLM Says It would have delivered a gargantuan 6.2 gigawatts of power.

SCOOP: The Bureau of Land Management says the largest solar project in Nevada — the Esmeralda 7 mega-farm — has been canceled

The news was quietly dropped via a sudden website update with no public word from any of the companies involved or a statement from the agency

@heatmap.news

people sleep on his solo albums too often, outside the radio hits imo

the hasbro news has really sent our local subreddits into a mini meltdown

What actually happens to recycled plastics in Rhode Island? - TPR: The Public's Radio In order to help reduce plastic waste and help the environment, Rhode Islanders are encouraged to reduce, reuse, and recycle plastics.  But what actually happens to the plastic the state collects for ...

Story by @robesmit.bsky.social for @ecorinews.bsky.social and @ripbs-tpr.bsky.social

thepublicsradio.org/environment/...

As They Become More Common, Heat Waves Will Also Be More Destructive - ecoRI News Rhode Island hasn’t always needed to be ready for the consequences of extreme heat, but that time is coming to end as climate change ramps up.

Slugging around Providence today in the heat? Check out our story about heat waves, why they are happening and how we could prevent their worst impacts in the future: ecori.org/as-they-beco... @ecorinews.bsky.social

Incredible Journey: Trackers Show Where Some Rhode Island Plastic Bottles Wind Up - ecoRI News One of the most-asked questions by ecoRI News readers is whether recycling actually works.

NEW: RI has low recycling rates, but where does our used plastic end up after you put it in the blue bin?

We stuck some trackers in plastic bottles and found out:

ecori.org/incredible-j...

RIPTA Crashes on Smith Hill and Governor Wonders What Happened - ecoRI News RIPTA services have been macheted year in and year out for nearly two decades, and the chair of the agency’s board wonders why less people are riding the bus.

"Rhode Island ridership is down because state officials don’t understand or, more likely, don’t care about the vital role public transit plays..."

Transit ridership is up nationally, down here in Rhode Island. What a mystery, what could be the reason.

ecori.org/ripta-crashe...

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Three day weekend starts today

what pivot to video is this i lost count so long ago

RLM screencap with Jay Bauman saying "don't ask questions just consume product and then get excited for next products"

All first-time donations to ecoRI News are tripled thanks to a generous South County couple. ecori.kindful.com?campaign=137...

Read this note from our publisher @jodetz.bsky.social about why attracting new donors is so important to our newsroom.

A couple opponents have cited Trump executive orders opposing offshore wind....

The tell was they described themselves not as residents but "RI propertyowners."

Actually really funny: someone against the project really emphasized they lived in Portsmouth compared to some of the supporters.

The next two speakers were against the project and quietly implied they owned secondary homes in the state with a primary residence elsewhere.

There's been a lot of opposition speakers so far, mostly relying on typical anti wind talking points that offshore wind projects can seem to shake.

Nearly two hours in and there's still 34 speakers to go tonight

So far only person has spoken against the project, the rest have been members of the public and environmental groups supporting the project

SouthCoast Wind representatives present their plan for export cables in Portsmouth

Climate Action Rhode Island holding signs advocating for offshore wind

In Portsmouth tonight: the state EFSB is hosting a public comment at the middle school over the export cables that are planned to go through town

A Jubilee video but me vs 20 Mr Lemon fans on why Del's is the one true frozen lemonade drink

places like the north burial ground are great places to see some urban wildlife in providence tbf

I wish them all the best, but this sounds like the open house from hell for me.

www.providencejournal.com/story/news/l...

A heat wave hit New England's grid. Clean energy saved the day. On the hottest day this year, behind-the-meter solar panels and a growing network of batteries helped prevent blackouts and saved consumers millions of…

www.canarymedia.com/articles/cle...

‘Extinction crisis’ could see 500 bird species vanish within a century – report Researchers say urgent conservation efforts will be needed to mitigate the ‘shocking statistic’ that threatens to unravel ecosystems

Another day, another apocalypse.

an excellent history that most importantly paints everyone from Massachusetts as the biggest villains around

RI uses twice as much solar & wind (mostly solar) for its energy as CT, but half as much as MA... however, it's the most reliant on fossil fuels (primarily gas) of the three, using it for 80% of its energy compared to the others which are in the 50-60% range: ember-energy.org/data/us-elec...