Opposition to Invenergy's proposed power plant in Burrillville
Attached is Attorney General Kilmartin's press release.
EFSB Order
The Energy Facility Siting Board met in open meeting on Tuesday, December 12, 2017. After discussion, the Board order a show cause hearing... more ››
Special Legislative Commission
The Special Commission to Study the Energy Facility Siting Act will meet on December 18, 2017 at 3:00 p.m. in Room 101 of the State House.... more ››
EFSB Order
The Energy Facility Siting Board met in open meeting on Tuesday, December 12, 2017. After discussion, the Board order a show cause hearing... more ››
Special Legislative Commission
The Special Commission to Study the Energy Facility Siting Act conducted their first meeting on Tuesday, November 21, 2017.... more ››
EFSB Hearing Scheduled
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS
ENERGY FACILITY SITING BOARD
Town Calls for Dismissal
The Town of Burrillville and the Conservation Law Foundation are again asking the Energy Facility Siting Board to dismiss Invenergy’s... more ››
Burrillville Town Manager
Rhode Island Public Radio reports on the Energy Facility Siting Board decisions of October 17, 2017.... more ››
EFSB Ruling
Note: The following clarifies an earlier post, making it clear that it is the Invenergy motion that called the municipal resolutions "... more ››
Energy Facility Siting Board
The Energy Facility Siting Board will conduct final hearings regarding the Invenergy Thermal Development LLC’s application to construct The... more ››
RI Municipalities Oppose CREC
News Release
October 11, 2017Contact: Dyana Koelsch
DyanaK@DK-Comm.com... more ››
UPDATE: EFSB hearings
The Energy Facility Siting Board has scheduled hearings on October 17, 18 and 19, 2017.The hearing concerns pending motions and objections.... more ››
According to DEM…
On June 19, 2017, DEM issued a letter of deficiency notifying the Applicant that DEM was suspending review of the Wetlands Application...
RI Land Conservationists Worry Invenergy Power Plant Will Fragment Forest, Harm Species
Bill Eccleston, self-proclaimed woodsman and former co-chair of Burrillville's first Comprehensive Planning Committee, discusses the... more ››
According to DEM…
The diverse number of plants and animals, and the larger than typical number of state-listed species, found prior to and during the... more ››
According to DEM…
The harms of forest loss and fragmentation are well documented in the literature.
According to DEM…
[T]he majority of the ecological impacts from the Facility will occur in upland areas outside the scope of the wetlands permit, and... more ››
According to DEM…
The RI Wildlife Action Plan identifies habitat fragmentation as one of foremost threats to Rhode Island's biodiversity, including State... more ››