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Watch Out For Offshore Wind Disinformation

Green Energy Consumers

Climate change is the greatest threat to natural landscapes, marine ecosystems, and fishing industries in Rhode Island and Massachusetts. These changes will drastically alter the fishing industry and the economy. Narragansett Bay has already warmed by nearly 3F since 1960.

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Support the Rhode Island Building Decarbonization Act of 2025!

Green Energy Consumers

This year, our top legislative priority in Rhode Island is the Building Decarbonization Act ( H5493 / S91 ), because the Ocean State is not currently on track to achieve the emissions reductions required by the Act on Climate.

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Bad News for Electric Cars

Green Energy Consumers

For the past several weeks, weve been working hard on a campaign to protect key regulations, called Advanced Clean Cars II (ACCII), which would have steadily increased the supply of electric vehicles (EVs) available to drivers in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, such that 100% of new car sales would have to be electric by 2035.

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The Latest IPCC Report & What It Means for Massachusetts & Rhode Island

Green Energy Consumers

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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The Future of Gas in Massachusetts & Rhode Island

Green Energy Consumers

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 Must Increase its Capacity to Make Climate Progress

Green Energy Consumers

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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New Electric School Buses Coming to Massachusetts & Rhode Island

Green Energy Consumers

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.