Question of the Week: What happens when RI collides with outside forces? Thanks for stopping by for my weekly column. As usual, your tips and comments are welcome, and you can follow me through the week on the twitters. Here we go. 1) Gov. Gina Raimondo continues to enjoy a favorable profile among national Democrats, […]
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Progressive Democrats Unveil Plan For Renewable Energy Pilot Program In Cranston
The Rhode Island Progressive Democrats hope to use Cranston as an example of how the Ocean State can be 100% powered by renewable energy by 2030.
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TGIF: Ian Donnis’ Politics/Media Roundup For November 1
Question of the Week: What is overlooked when one topic dominates public discussion? Read on for more on that, and thanks for stopping by for my weekly column. As usual, your tips and comments are welcome, and you can follow me through the week on the twitters. Here we go. 1) The high-stakes fight between […]
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Bonus Q&A: Rourke On Climate Change, General Assembly & Why She Backs Medicare For All
RI Political Cooperative co-chair Jennifer Rourke joins Bonus Q&A to discuss the co-op’s effort to elect more progressive candidates, her state Senate challenge next year to Majority Leader Michael McCaffrey of Warwick, what the legislature should do about climate change, and more.
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Can We Plant Enough Trees To Fix Global Warming?
If CO2 causes climate change and trees use CO2 to grow, would it be possible to plant enough trees to reverse climate change?
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TGIF: Ian Donnis’ Politics/Media Roundup For September 20
Question of the Week: What difference does it make if elected officials send their own kids to the traditional public schools in their home community? That’s my top item this week, so read on. Thanks for stopping by for my weekly column. As usual, your tips and comments are welcome, and you can follow me […]
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5 Takeaways For New England From U.N. Report On Climate Change And Land Use
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is out with a new report Thursday examining how land use contributes to climate change and other environmental problems. The report, “Climate Change and Land,” is the second of three special reports from the United Nations panel. “Global Warming of 1.5ºC” was published last October, and a third report about oceans and […]
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Report: By 2100, Mass. Could Have 26 Days A Year That Feel Hotter Than 100 Degrees
Feeling the heat this summer? Well, it’s just going to get worse. Massachusetts is going to see more hot and humid days in the coming decades, according to a new analysis from the Union of Concerned Scientists. Days that feel like 100 degrees (or higher), which rarely happen in Massachusetts now, will occur 26 times each year […]
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Study Shows Decline In Wild Bees That Pollinate Major New England Fruit Crops
New research shows a decline among some of the wild bees that pollinate important New England fruit crops. A study of 125 years of records – one of the first of its kind – shows 14 native bee species are in decline in the Northeast.University of New Hampshire Assistant Professor Sandra Rehan says the world has thousands of […]
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Spring Flowers Are Arriving In New England Earlier Than Before
It’s spring, and if you’ve take a stroll around your neighborhood, you might see early buds on the trees, and flowers poking through the soil. Sofia Rudin takes us on a walk with Providence College professor Maia Bailey. Sofia Rudin: Can you describe where we’re walking now? Maia Bailey: We’re walking up the main […]