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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 …
Members of Climate Action Rhode Island used flashlights and headlamps to illuminate their protest signs on the dark sidewalk. About 50 people rallied to shout their support for offshore wind and protest the two lawsuits filed by the Preservation Society, appealing the approval of South Fork and Revolution Wind 1 offshore wind farms.
Prioritizing ocean views over the climate crisis and the heightened risk to environmental justice communities is a form of energy privilege, write members of the Rhode Island State Committee of the New England for Offshore Wind Coalition.