Green Energy Consumers

MARCH 9, 2022

Last week , Rhode Island legislators Sen. 2448 ) creates a process to plan for the infrastructure and other changes involving cars, trucks, and public transportation in order to meet the 2030 target, which is critical for the state to meet its 2030 greenhouse gas emissions reductions under the Act on Climate. 7653 and S.

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Green Energy Consumers

JULY 7, 2023

Rhode Island has committed to combating climate change by adopting one of the strongest climate policies in the nation: An Act on Climate , committing the state to 45% emissions reduction by 2030 and net zero by 2050. While Rhode Island is at the forefront of aggressive climate policy, it is not alone.

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Green Energy Consumers

JUNE 20, 2022

Rhode Island just passed legislation that requires the state’s electric suppliers to procure 100% renewable electricity by 2033, using the highest quality (“Class I” or “new”) Renewable Energy Certificates.

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Rhode Island Massachusetts Emissions Renewable 99

Green Energy Consumers

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Utility-supplied natural gas (methane) is the primary heating fuel in both Massachusetts and Rhode Island, supplying 52% and 54% of homes, respectively. Given their mandates to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050, both states are exploring strategies to transition away from their prevalent gas distribution systems.

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Rhode Island Massachusetts Gas Future 106

Green Energy Consumers

JULY 7, 2022

Starting today, July 7, Rhode Islanders who want to purchase or lease an electric vehicle (EV) are eligible to receive a rebate from the newly re-instated DRIVE EV program. This is big news for drivers who are tired of paying $5 per gallon of gasoline and are ready to buy a car that’s much better for the climate.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2018

All the participating jurisdictions are members of the Transportation and Climate Initiative (TCI), a regional collaboration of Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states and the District of Columbia that seeks to improve transportation, develop the clean energy economy, and reduce carbon emissions from the transportation sector.

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Green Energy Consumers

APRIL 22, 2024

As the New York Times put it, “in terms of lowering the emissions that are heating the planet, this regulation does more than any other climate rule issued by the federal government and more than any measure planned in the remainder of Mr. Biden’s first term."

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Green Energy Consumers

MARCH 25, 2023

On Monday, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released it s most recent report , which states in no uncertain terms that we need to increase the pace of greenhouse gas emissions reductions. To avoid the worst effects of climate change, the IP CC report said we must reduce carbon emissions by two thirds by 2035.

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Green Energy Consumers

DECEMBER 27, 2022

On December 15th, Rhode Island's Executive Climate Change Coordinating Council (EC4) approved the final draft of the 2022 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Plan. Green Energy Consumers, unfortunately, found the Plan lacking in several ways, which we will detail in this blog.

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Green Energy Consumers

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Now, the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced who got awarded – and school districts in Massachusetts and Rhode Island are on the list! Earlier this summer, we wrote about applications being open for the Clean School Bus Program. GECA staff and partners with an electric school bus in Beverly, MA.

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Green Energy Consumers

APRIL 4, 2022

On Friday, Superior Court Judge Brian Stern put a pause on PPL's purchase of Rhode Island's electric and gas utility from National Grid. This pause is temporary and will allow for the judge to hear the Attorney General's case on why the Division of Public Utilities and Carriers misunderstood the laws that govern this transaction.

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Green Energy Consumers

MARCH 3, 2025

(Rhode Islanders this is a story about Massachusetts, but it applies to the Ocean State just as well, given the Act on Climate.) Mass Save is the Commonwealths major energy efficiency program. Its jointly administered by the investor-owned gas and electric utilities and the Cape Light Compact.

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Rhode Island Massachusetts Gas-Electric Climate 72

Green Energy Consumers

OCTOBER 29, 2024

As the presidential election approaches, we are grounded in the work that has been done in the first half of this decade to advance clean energy policy and jobs, reduce household energy costs, and reduce reliance on fossil fuels.

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Green Energy Consumers

MARCH 31, 2021

Last week was a huge step forward for climate action in New England.

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Rhode Island Climate Climate Change Energy 98

Green Car Congress

APRIL 8, 2021

Lightning eMotors’ new and repowered products give us the flexibility we need to provide sustainable transportation systems to the Pacific Islands. Hawaii is making big investments in sustainable energy, and zero-emission transportation is the next step the islands have to take to meet their targets. Hawaiian Electric and AMPLY.

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Green Energy Consumers

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Recently, electric vehicles (EVs) have been in the news because various states around the country including our very own Rhode Island are introducing extra registration fees for EVs.

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Green Energy Consumers

MAY 3, 2022

Rhode Island is headed in the wrong direction when it comes to greenhouse gas emissions. This new data puts into question whether the state will be able to meet its 2020 climate goal, set in the 2014 Resilient RI Act.

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Green Energy Consumers

APRIL 16, 2021

Green Energy Consumers policy coordinator Kai Salem speaks at a distanced rally for Act On Climate at the State House this April. Last weekend, Governor McKee signed the 2021 Act On Climate. Now, Rhode Island has an exciting and urgent challenge ahead of it: meeting the binding climate goals set by this landmark legislation.

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Green Energy Consumers

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Earlier this week, we learned that Connecticut Governor Lamont withdrew his support for the regional Transportation & Climate Initiative (TCI). When that news hit, we knew it was going to put pressure on the governors of Massachusetts and Rhode Island to follow suit.

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Green Energy Consumers

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Transportation is the largest source of climate-warming emissions in both Rhode Island and Massachusetts, so Green Energy Consumers Alliance is focused on finding policy solutions to advance low-carbon alternatives to gasoline.

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Rhode Island Climate Transportation Massachusetts 96

Green Energy Consumers

JUNE 14, 2021

However, this is not a done deal: over the coming year , Rhode Island regulators are charged with reviewing whether the sale is in the “public interest.” The Rhode Island Division of Public Utilities’ decision will have significant impacts not just on the two companies , but on consumers , state policy, and climate action.

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Green Energy Consumers

MARCH 9, 2025

We are excited to launch the Consumers for Climate Podcast, now available on Spotify , Apple Podcasts , and Amazon Music ! This podcast reflects our mission to empower consumers and communities to make energy choices that speed a just transition to a zero-carbon world.

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Green Energy Consumers

MAY 20, 2024

There are weeks not months left in Rhode Island’s 2024 legislative session, which means we must act urgently to pass crucial legislation for climate.

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Green Energy Consumers

JULY 12, 2022

A note from Larry Chretien, Executive Director: This blog was written by Kai Salem and Mal Skowron as a wrap up of the super strong 2022 legislative session of the Rhode Island General Assembly. Kai is moving on from Green Energy Consumers to attend law school at Columbia University.

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Green Energy Consumers

JANUARY 10, 2022

If you’re a Massachusetts or Rhode Island resident, there is an opportunity for you to take action in February in support of heavy-duty vehicle electrification. Medium- and heavy-duty trucks not only contribute to climate change but also release nitrogen oxides (NOx) and particulate matter (PM) which are hazardous to human health.

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Green Energy Consumers

JULY 9, 2024

At Green Energy Consumers Alliance, we’re all about that “think globally, act locally” thing. So it hurts to report that our beloved states, Massachusett s and Rhode Island, have carbon emissions going up, not down as their laws and the planet require. Unfortunat el y, this is true at a global and national level as well.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

Selin and Friedman use the global 3-D chemical transport model GEOS-Chem to track the day-to-day transport of PAHs—toxic byproducts of burning wood, coal, oil and other forms of energy that remain in the atmosphere for less time than other persistent organic pollutants regulated by global standards.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 1, 2014

Last week, the California Energy Commission carried out one of these initiatives, voting to use nearly $50 million to put in place 28 new, public hydrogen refueling stations and one mobile refueler by the end of 2015. Scott, the California Energy Commission’s lead commissioner on transportation. Earlier post.). —Janea A.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 31, 2009

The Commonwealth’s Clean Energy Biofuels Act, signed in July 2008, also required Massachusetts to seek an agreement with its fellow RGGI member states to implement a LCFS on a regional basis. Tags: Climate Change Emissions Fuels Policy. The states are collaborating with the Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management (NESCAUM).

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Green Energy Consumers

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Our non-profit organization is committed to educating people about climate-friendly behaviors and technologies. We're also advocates for excellent climate policies in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Here are our most useful and popular blogs and webinars of 2021.

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Green Energy Consumers

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Converting our heating systems from fossil fuels to electric heat pumps is an urgent step in our process of cleaning up our act in the face of mounting climate catastrophes.

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Green Energy Consumers

MAY 27, 2021

There are only a few weeks left in Rhode Island’s legislative session, which means we must act urgently to pass crucial legislation for climate action.

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Green Energy Consumers

AUGUST 12, 2022

Last week, the Environment Council of Rhode Island (ECRI) hosted a forum for candidates running RI Governor to discuss their plans for the environment if elected. The forum covered several of Rhode Island’s most pressing environmental issues, including environmental justice and implementation of the Act On Climate.

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Green Energy Consumers

MARCH 12, 2025

Seize the day might be a good mantra if youre exploring your options for reducing your energy costs in 2025. While there is potential for changes to energy programs at both the local and federal levels, there are many incentives currently still available.

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Green Energy Consumers

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Rhode Island ’s Executive Climate Change Coordinating Council (EC4) needs your input on their draft chapter s of the 2022 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Plan: P riority A ctions within the Electric, Transportation, and Thermal Sectors. Comments are due by December 2 nd. You can access the draft chapters here.

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Green Energy Consumers

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Under the Act on Climate , Rhode Island must meet 4 different emissions reduction mandates: 10% below 1990 levels by 2020 ; 45% by 2030 ; 80% by 2040 ; and net- zero emissions by 2050.

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Rhode Island 2020 Climate Emissions 95

Green Energy Consumers

JULY 29, 2024

Conducted by Hart Research between June 7-16, this poll surveyed over 1,200 registered voters in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island, showcasing strong regional support for transitioning to clean, renewable energy sources.

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