I agree about the importance of having that nuclear backbone, but do think that the grid should/needs to evolve to be more storage-focused than purely one-way generation.

I am not sure where you're getting your info on carbon footprint for wind though, it seems to be pretty darn low: https://www.energy.gov/eere/wind/articles/how-wind-energy-can-help-us-breathe-easier

We generally don't use the term "oligarch" to refer to americans, even when the definition does fit. It's usually applied to the super-wealthy shadow-ruling class in eastern Europe.

Most of the mansions were built in the gilded age - 1870-1900ish range - so closer to 100 than 200 years ago. But they were built to mimic historical styles so they seem older than they actually are.

All of them are competently landscaped, but it sounds like you might be thinking of the Green Animals Topiary Garden which is delightfully over the top, but is also now closed for the season.

> If you can get in to Rough Point, Doris Duke's mansion, it's a must-see!

Have you been recently? What's the status of their construction? Last time I was there just about a year ago they were working on seemingly the entire exterior, so the whole thing was covered in scaffolding and dust control fabric.

> Electrifying vehicles only makes sense if you decarbonize the grid.

Well yeah, I don't think there is anyone saying we should all drive EVs and also that we should also continue to rely exclusively on fossil fuels.

> over 90% of RI’s electricity comes from natural gas

That figure is for generation within RI borders, but since we're on the northeast interconnect and energy is fungible (I think that's the right word), we should look at that mix whee natural gas is only 46% of generation and wind is 3%: https://www.iso-ne.com/about/key-stats/resource-mix

But even then, clearly we have room for improvement.

Here's the 2021 annual report from RIRRC who handles all waste and recycling for the state.

Bottom-line figures, statewide totals for the year:

Solid waste: 374,818 tons

Recycling (including cans and bottles, compost, scrap metal): 185,111 tons

Rejected recycling: 18,744 tons

Presumably, that means that 185,111-18,744=166,367 tons actually gets recycled, but I am not finding data specifically about how much recyclable waste actually gets recycled. We seem to have state laws requiring recyclable material to actually be recycled, but I am far from a legal expert and there are surely loopholes; § 23-18.8-2 (3) "All solid waste capable of being recycled should be recycled".

Here's a story from the ASRI, which includes a description and picture of the sorting facility you were curious/skeptical about: https://asri.org/news-events/articles-2020-01/the-truth-about-your-recycling-bin.html

> They are not the source of the story

Except the first line is:

> Twenty-six months after GoLocalProv exclusively uncovered the dumping of contaminated soil in the Olneyville section of Providence

If there are more reputable outlets reporting on the same story, why not use one that doesn't have the track record of dishonest bias? If there are no other reputable outlets reporting on it, then we should probably question why. I'm not seeing any public announcements about this out of the office of Cunha, and I really don't think that the verdict was exclusively shared with GoLocalProv.

edit: ah here we go, a proper source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ri/pr/united-states-resolves-construction-and-procurement-investigation-route-610-project

> RI Homemade Donuts and Master donuts are good and not as far as Providence.

But Allie's is the GOAT.

Master in particular I find to be only marginally better than dunkin.

And last

Ultimately, because it's not the will of the people.

I wouldn't want the government to start building whole company towns of people living in efficiency apartments, I'd rather work in solving the actual root causes than just treating symptoms.

Increase wages, increase benefits, and give the people the ability to own their own housing to invest in and build generational wealth. Those are the bigger-picture things I think the government should be working on, rather than getting into micromanaging individual housing units. People are smart and can take care of themselves if they're given the proper tools.

Wait I thought the rule was to follow close enough that you can't see their license plate

>This reads like you are trying to publicly shame the senator into backing down.

Yes, and?

It's a perfectly legal way of getting what they want, why shouldn't OP try this method?

Yes yes, the change from "mostly corrupt" to "fully corrupt"

> Reddit is full of leftist nut bags full of dirty old sperm

Hmm I think you might be giving a clue about why you got removed here. Remind me, what is rule #2 here?

I think the "quotes" in the previous comment were to denote dishonesty.

They might be saying that's their goal, but the real purpose is just to keep certain people out of certain neighborhoods...a tale as old as time.

> “We need to do what we can to preserve housing for our residents and to maintain our neighborhoods”

by........making students occupy even more housing units? This is doing the exact opposite of what they're saying they want it to.

Thanks for the update

Ooo neat, I'll go look for that. Thanks again!

Neat, thanks for the update/setting me straight. I don't get downtown very often these days.

Yeah the mods here need to get organized and actually publish the rules they're apparently following behind the scenes.

I was told there were some updates coming soon, but that was weeks ago now and I don't think anything has (publicly) changed.

And that Biden was the most evil option lollll.

If we went for most evil, we would have nominated...Bloomberg, I guess?

> Asked specifically about the pavilion project in a follow-up inquiry, Smiley again said he doesn’t believe in “designating critical dollars to a space that is about to undergo so much change over the next few years.

I see where Smiley is coming from - the plaza project seems kinda like replacing the flooring right before you paint a room - but where does Smiley want the ARPA dollars to go instead?

Also, I thought the Superman building renovation was going to be mostly interior renovations - is the exterior failing too? The article mentions demolition work starting, but it must be more extensive than just some debris chutes going to dumpsters if it's going to significantly affect the whole plaza. I can't find any further detail on what all is being demo'd.

But big picture, this all sounds like political posturing to appear fiscally responsible by harping on high-profile projects while missing the forest for the trees. $7m is a drop in the bucket, and it's use-it-or-lose-it federal funding besides. Even then, both the plaza and Superman building projects will net out to ~$0 cost to taxpayers in the long term anyway.

>other than eating out, I haven’t figured out what activities there really are

I'm sure your gf will enjoy that

But did you see this storm drains? They're big, they're right there, and they go straight out all the way down to the water with no grate or anything. I could have fit straight through one of them.

Oh and that paint on the walkway is slippery.

That really sucks, I'm sorry. This was the first time I ran it, and I was shocked to find that they completely stopped traffic in both directions for so long. It wasn't until I was over the bridge (so like, 25 mins in) that the police finally allowed a slug of inbound cars through on the left side of the bridge.

With those movable barriers on the bridge, you'd think it would be easy to temporarily change the division of the road so there could be both both outbound lanes still, then one inbound lane, the barriers, and a protected lane for runners.

The only sign I saw ahead of time was the electronic sign in Jamestown saying something along the lines of "no trailers over 18ft 7am-8pm" which I don't think it even related to the race, it's for the roadwork on the Newport side. They really should have had signs about it at least in Jamestown the whole week leading up to it, if not the ones on 95 mentioning it too. RITBA is a sponsor of the race, so it's not like they don't have the ability to alert all motorists.

Anyway, I hope there aren't any lasting repercussions for you at work.

Oh and you can put 10/15/2023 in your calendar now.

The condition of the road surface is truly horrific when you're that close (and that slow). There's hardly a contiguous 10 SF area of the same surface. Different materials, different heights, different textures......