Alex Kuffner

@Tequesta18 @OnlyGolf222 Clean energy is a factor but it’s primarily because of a dependence on natural gas. I wrote about this last winter. The same issues are still in place with the federal government now expecting gas prices to go up even higher. providencejournal.com/story/news/loc…

@KuffnerAlex @OnlyGolf222 I saw in one article that Rhode Island has the 5th highest kilowatt/hour $ rate in the United States. It would be it would be helpful to our citizens to understand why we pay more than most states and is it due to Green energy policies?

Barrington vs. Westerly, D-VI Unified Volleyball championship providencejournal.com/picture-galler…

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@partymonster_ri Hi Bill, thanks for sending that. It looks like they closed. hawkri.org/index.php

@KuffnerAlex Hi Alex. I read the article on "Congress of the Birds. I thought this might be of interest to you. facebook.com/share/1Cr2L86A… Born to be Wild has been around a long time!

@Peter_Night @UsChamberOfCom I get it and I take your point about being clear about the US Chamber and its position on fossil fuels.

@KuffnerAlex @UsChamberOfCom The problem is that the fossil fuel industry dominates the market of ideas. The RI Chamber of Commerce report is an expression of this corporate monoculture. That's what I saw coming in my Substack post—not news but vital background information in my view peternightingale.substack.com/p/rhode-island…

Disappointing ProJo article by @KuffnerAlex echoing expected RI @UsChamberOfCom talking points. Dis I miss something? substack.com/chat/1758995

Trump fires NOAA scientists helping whales and offshore wind coexist canarymedia.com/articles/offsh…

Political Scene: In 2023 Rhode Island created a first-of-its-kind lead-safe apartment registry. More than 18 months later, some landlord-lawmakers still aren't complying with it. They include the Assembly's top property owner and Senate Majority Leader link in replies

RI @GovDanMcKee is proposing a new electric vehicle fee to offset the loss of gas tax collections to battery-powered cars. But so far gas tax collections are still going up Do new EV fees risk slowing a technology transition already facing headwinds? providencejournal.com/story/news/pol…

"... all of the blades should be analyzed for aerodynamic flutter stability before any more are installed in offshore turbines. He also suggested that a scale model of the blades needs to be tested in a NASA wind tunnel before installation." capecodtimes.com/story/news/202…

Outdoor air pollution is often worse in the summer. Join Breathe Providence on July 23 at the South Providence Library to build a DIY air filter to stay cool and reduce air pollutants in your home. Free and open to the public but supplies are limited. breatheprovidence.com/events/diy-air…

AG, former CRMC official slam country club's attempt to change rules for illegal seawall providencejournal.com/story/news/pol…

'The Narrow River won': A fight to build a house on stilts in Narragansett may be over. providencejournal.com/story/news/pol… via @projo

Great story from @KuffnerAlex on the Flood Rover!! 🛻🌊🛻🌊 providencejournal.com/story/news/env…

Patinkin: Peggy Sharpe could have led a quiet life, instead she left RI a better place providencejournal.com/story/news/202…

At outset of heat wave, a worker collapsed onto a scaffolding and died in Providence providencejournal.com/story/news/loc…

@projo: The final report from a legislative commission studying the decline of quahog harvests in Narragansett Bay recommends transplanting more of the hard-shelled clams from tainted areas to cleaner waters, expanding a program to seed the Bay with babies, and exploring the idea of building a shellfish hatchery to augment wild stocks. The report does not recommend what the commercial shellfishermen who were on the commission want: changes to 20-year-old nitrogen restrictions on discharges from sewage treatment plants that they believe have led to a shortage of microscopic algae that quahogs need for food. “I didn’t feel confident that we should have legislated it at this point,” said @RepJoeSolomon, the Warwick Democrat who co-chaired the commission. “What was clear was that more study was needed.” “I'm proud of the work of the commission members,” he said. “I think getting everyone in a room together showed how much progress can be made. We’re going to push for more coordination going forward.” Full story: providencejournal.com/story/news/env…