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Now in its fifth year, KidWind has now reached more than 1,000 fourth graders who have learned from RWU engineering and education students.
RWU educational wind program has now reached over 1,000 local 4th graders
Now in its fifth year, KidWind has now reached more than 1,000 fourth graders who have learned from RWU engineering and education students. more
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Green Oceans’ suit against Revolution Wind dismissed
A Newport County Superior Court judge last week ruled against the local citizens group Green Oceans, which had sued to prevent Revolution Wind from going forward with plans to install 65 turbines … more
Block’s book battles confirmation bias with facts
STORY OF THE WEEK: Add Ken Block to the lengthy list of people who’ve told Donald Trump or his campaign that his fake narrative about a stolen election in 2020 is a lot of baloney. In … more
Letter: Require SouthCoast to restore river-marsh connection
Editor’s note: This letter, concerning SouthCoast Wind’s proposal to run transmission cables through the Sakonnet River and over a section of Portsmouth, was addressed to Ronald Gagnon of … more
Letter: Portsmouth does not have a PR problem
To the editor: A recent Portsmouth Times article reported that one Portsmouth town councilor thinks Portsmouth has a PR problem. The actual problem is that Portsmouth has difficulty telling … more
Council members J. Mark Ryan, Charles Levesque, and Leonard Katzman (from left) at a hearing on the East Main Road roundabout proposal in December 2023 at Portsmouth High School. Levesque said at that meetings and several others at PHS, the disconnect between the council and many residents became clear. “Through most of the public hearings, it was apparent to me that there was a real division between what the town felt it was putting out and what the people felt they were hearing,” he said.
Does the Portsmouth Town Council have a PR problem?
PORTSMOUTH — There’s been a growing disconnect between the Town Council and many members of the public lately and something needs to be done about it, one council member says. … more
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Map shows proposed route of SouthCoast Wind's transmission cables through Portsmouth.
DEM hears objections, support on SouthCoast cable route
PORTSMOUTH — Nearly three dozen people on both sides of the offshore wind debate offered their two cents to the R.I. Department of Environmental Management (RIDEM) during a public comment … more
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East Main Road resident Lynne Kushner speaks during a Town Council meeting last October at Portsmouth High School regarding the future of the transfer station.
Portsmouth mulls written rules to tackle bad meeting behavior
PORTSMOUTH — On the heels of several contentious meetings that were marred by heckling and insults lobbed between residents and Town Council members, the council Monday night took the … more
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Map shows proposed route of SouthCoast Wind's transmission cables through Portsmouth.
RIDEM seeks comment on SouthCoast Wind plan
PORTSMOUTH — Have an opinion on SouthCoast Wind’s proposal to run cables under the Sakonnet River and Mount Hope Bay to transfer electricity from an offshore wind facility? more
File photo of temporary LNG vaporization facility on Old Mill Lane.
Jan. 24 hearing in Portsmouth on LNG facility is canceled
PORTSMOUTH — Citing improper notification of abutters, the R.I. Energy Facility Siting Board (EFSB) has canceled next week’s hearing on the proposed permanent installation of Rhode … more
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Carol Mello of Portsmouth (left) and Constance Gee of Westport (third from left), who oppose SouthCoast Wind’s proposal, hand out work sheets while one of the wind energy supporters, Jill Gabrielsen (right), shows how she feels outside the Portsmouth High School auditorium before Tuesday’s Town Council meeting.
Portsmouth enters host community agreement with SouthCoast Wind
PORTSMOUTH — After more than three hours of listening to both opponents and supporters of wind energy Tuesday night, the Town Council voted 5-1 to enter into a host community agreement … more
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Map shows proposed route of SouthCoast Wind's transmission cables through Portsmouth. (Mayflower Wind is the company's former name.)
Big issues for Portsmouth on the table this month
Monday’s Town Council meeting flew by in 18 minutes, but that certainly won’t be the case for its next two gatherings. more
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Letter: Town deal with SouthCoast Wind deserves support
Next Tuesday, Jan. 16, at Portsmouth High School, there will be a special Town Council meeting to vote on a proposed agreement with SouthCoast Wind to run an electric line along … more
A map rendering showing the proposed path of power lines from SouthCoast Wind up the Sakonnet River to connect in Somerset. (Courtesy Southcoast Wind Energy LLC)
CRMC OKs Sakonnet River transmission line for wind farm
The financial agreements anchoring a 149-turbine offshore wind farm proposed south of Rhode Island have come undone, but that hasn’t stopped state coastal regulators from reviewing — and … more
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Map shows location of SouthCoast Wind’s geotechnical survey work that will take place in Portsmouth from Oct. 30 to Nov. 16.
SouthCoast Wind to start geotechnical survey in Portsmouth
PORTSMOUTH — A geotechnical survey for SouthCoast Wind is scheduled to begin here on Monday, Oct. 30. Geotechnical operations are planned for 13 test boring locations along Boyds Lane … more
Offshore wind is the subject of intense debate in Rhode Island.
Anti-wind farm group sues CRMC over Revolution Wind OK
Green Oceans, a Little Compton-based citizens group that fiercely opposes offshore wind farms, is in the midst of a civil lawsuit it has filed against the state Coastal Resources Management Council … more
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Offshore wind is the subject of intense debate in Rhode Island.
Two sides to the wind farm debate
A Rhode Island citizen activist made a powerful pitch about the dangers of offshore wind projects to a mostly supportive audience in Westport, Mass., on Tuesday, Sept. 19, and a small group of … more
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Maggie Lauder is a senior at Portsmouth High School who is being honored by the R.I. Environmental Education Association.
Portsmouth student honored with environmental award
PORTSMOUTH — A Portsmouth High School senior is one of the four recipients of the R.I. Environmental Education Association’s (RIEEA) 2023 Environmental Education Award. more
Tiverton farmer Bill Hathaway hauls a stack of hay from the Pardon Gray Preserve farm this summer.
Farmed land is dwindling, but some hope for a change
Editor’s note: This is the third in “ Keep the Farm in Farm Coast ,” a series of articles on the changing face of agriculture in the Southcoast and Sakonnet areas. For more, see … more
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A map rendering showing the proposed path of power lines from SouthCoast Wind up the Sakonnet River to connect in Somerset, Mass.
SouthCoast Wind files court challenge to R.I. regulators
An offshore wind developer wants a state supreme court justice to vacate a decision by state regulators to suspend their review of a Sakonnet River transmission line for the project. In a … more
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Aerial view of one of the five wind turbines 3.8 miles southeast of Block Island generating electricity at the Block Island Wind Farm. An application for a separate wind farm project, SouthCoast Wind Farm, has been put on hold after state regulators questioned its economic viability.
State presses pause on SouthCoast Wind review
It doesn’t make sense to review a project application when there’s no money to fund it.   So concluded state energy regulators, who on Thursday opted to pause their review of an … more
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Aerial view of one of the five wind turbines 3.8 miles southeast of Block Island generating electricity at the Block Island Wind Farm. A separate wind farm project, SouthCoast Wind Farm, is under scrutiny amid new allegations by a state coastal engineer.
State engineer alleges SouthCoast developer lied to regulators
Financial headwinds aren’t the only obstacle a Massachusetts offshore wind farm developer must overcome to secure critical approvals from Rhode Island regulators. SouthCoast Wind Energy LLC is … more
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Portsmouth: Premature to support alternative cable route
With the majority of members saying it’s premature to take an official stance at this time, the Town Council Monday declined to support a Little Compton resolution urging SouthCoast Wind to explore a cable path over land in Westport, rather than through the Sakonnet River. more
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Letter: Too much ignorance on wind farms' impacts
I write in response to Rick Russo’s letter “Be factual not emotional about wind energy.” While I appreciate that Mr. Russo is “not a fan of wind,” his beef with … more
The Rhode Island Energy Facility Siting Board considered Monday whether to continue its review of SouthCoast Wind Farm’s cable plan. (Screenshot)
Mass. wind farm needs R.I. regulators’ approval. But is SouthCoast Wind Farm an impossible choice?
The state’s top energy regulator vented over the “Hobson’s Choice” posed when offshore wind developers seek to renege on their contracts with utility companies. more
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