Month: December 2017

2017: A Recap of an Environmental Year in the New Reality of the Absurd

See related timeline Note I didn’t write “theater of the absurd” in the title of this piece because this year outstripped the metaphor. In 2017 the actor left the stage. He literally jumped through America’s reality TV screens and into the seat of our nation’s highest office. His antics now have powerful consequences that will affect us […]

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Polar Plunges

Here are a few suggestions if you’re one of those hearty souls who likes to freeze yourself into the new year. Newport Polar Bear Plunge If midnight partying really isn’t your thing, then come have fun and let out your wild side at the Newport Polar Bear Plunge! Ring in the new year with everyone […]

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RI Attorney General Plans to Join Multi-State Net Neutrality Lawsuit

“We anticipate signing on to the lawsuit and are awaiting the language of the lawsuit to properly evaluate it,” said Amy Kempe, public information officer for Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin, referring to multi-state litigation announced and led by New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman to challenge yesterday’s rollback of net neutrality […]

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