First show of the 2023!  Happy New year everyone!  This episode we are talking about Grow Smart RI.  We’ve talked about them briefly in past episodes but recently they were the recipients of the Community impact Award presented by Rhode Island Historical Preservation and Heritage Commission and Preserve Rhode Island.

The work that Grow Smart RI does has a lot to do with a concept called smart growth. And that concept relates to development, which contemplates environmental stewardship, conservation. 

 We get into more detail about some projects being discussed now such as, solar siting and land development.  Take a listen 

This week we are talking about an article titled, the fossil fuel industries deceptive campaign to kill offshore wind. Do you think we agree or disagree? Our answer might shock you, take a listen.

https://heated.world/p/the-fossil-fuel-industrys-deceptive

Today we are talking about the Earth Shot Prize.  We have never heard of this until last week. The Earth Shot Prize has an award ceremony attached to it and was presented in Boston, with Prince William and Kate Middleton recently.  We discuss what we have learned and talk about some of the really cool things people are doing to help our environment on a global scale.  Take a listen.

Learn more here: https://earthshotprize.org

We are talking about how the EPA takes action to hold school bus idling violators accountable. What? Yup! Out of all the industrial sources of hazardous air pollutants under the Clean Air Act apparently we should be looking at school buses. You can’t makes this stuff up. Take a listen as we have a lot of laughs covering some of the rules, regulations and action from the EPA.

Here is the link to the article we were talking about.  https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-takes-action-hold-school-bus-idling-violators-accountable-four-massachusetts

 Bus Drivers, Parents with children that ride a bus to school, you’ll want to listen to this.

This week we are gearing up for the holiday season.  You can’t think of the Christmas season without thinking of Christmas trees.  Unfortunately this year things might be different.  We are going to discuss Christmas trees and some of the farms in our area that are having to close early. Why?  Take a listen 

Do you know what it’s like not to have access to water?  

This week’s topic is a tough one to discuss and a lot of questions are asked.  Recently the Navajo nation in Arizona filed a claim against the State of Arizona regarding the lack of adequate water access on the reservation.  So who controls the water on the reservation?  Where is the case now?  Take listen to find out.  

We start the show with spoof from a short video talking about an oil spills and what goes on etc. See Here: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3m5qxZm_JqM).  Although the video is a funny spoof, it brought us to today’s topic about the oil industry.  There has been quite a bit of recent news coming out of California, about fossil fuel campaigns that are attacking specific California oil drilling laws.  Fossil fuel companies are pouring their record profits into lobbying efforts at all levels of government to try to change laws or get issues on the ballot.  We are going to discuss this more in detail and also what does that mean for the environment and for you the consumer.

This week’s topic we are going to discuss the effects climate change has had on the preservation of Historic Cemeteries.  The Rhode Island has over 2,000 recognized historic cemeteries.  More and more historic cemeteries are becoming increasingly in danger of flooding and are starting to erode.  Is it worth the money to save those who are lost?  What can we do to fix these issues?  We answer these questions and more. 

BOUNS Question:  What is a Taphophile? 

Take a listen and find out! 

This week’s episode is a very hot topic around Rhode Island due to the sheer number of parties involved and the fact that this case has been going on since 2003!   

We are talking about Champlin’s Marina. If you’re familiar with Block Island, than you know Champlin’s Marina has been there for a while.  We discuss their attempt to expand the footprint of its marina to accommodate more boats and why in 2003 the Coastal Resources Management Counsel (CRMC) denied their request for expansion.  So why is this important today?  Take a listen to find out what’s happing now. 

Last show we talked about offshore wind and how some towns are filing a motion to intervene. This episode we are going to give you more of a foundation of what intervening generally looks like and what it actually means.