{"id":2343,"date":"2025-09-08T10:49:35","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T14:49:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/world.350.org\/rhodeisland\/?p=2343"},"modified":"2025-09-08T12:42:33","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T16:42:33","slug":"yes-to-wind-rally-in-newport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/world.350.org\/rhodeisland\/yes-to-wind-rally-in-newport\/","title":{"rendered":"Yes to Wind Rally in Newport"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Friday August 22nd, the Trump administration issued a stop work order for the 80% built Revolution Wind farm. The developer, \u00d8rsted, was ordered by the BOEM to halt all ongoing activities of the $4 billon project, with their given reason being \u201cunspecified issues.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cRevolution Wind is essential not only for our fight against the climate crisis, but also for Rhode Island\u2019s energy security and economic future. This represents the Trump Administration throwing the people of Rhode Island under the bus in the service of the oil and gas industry.<\/em><\/p>\n

The Trump Administration\u2019s attempt to claw back permits on a project that has already obtained every state and federal approval necessary, and is nearly 80% complete, is un-American. It risks putting hard-working men and women out of a job and sabotaging our ability to contain sky-high energy costs. Rhode Islanders want this project to succeed because it means good-paying jobs, lower energy bills, and a cleaner, more resilient future. We stand with \u00d8rsted and the workers who are making this critical project a reality,\u201d<\/em> said Christian Roselund, the Campaign Lead for CARI’s Yes to Wind in response to this stop work order.<\/p>\n

The day after CARI’s Yes to Wind team heard the news, we immediately began mobilizing.<\/p>\n

Our response was clear: Rhode Island stands with workers, communities, and clean energy future. To show this we delivered a strong, visible rebuke of the stop work order in the form of a rally in Newport on Tuesday August 26th.<\/p>\n\"\"\n

The Yes to Wind Rally, held in Queen Anne\u2019s Square, featured remarks from Rhode Island elected officials and community leaders, highlighting the project\u2019s importance for lowering energy costs, creating good jobs, and securing Rhode Island\u2019s energy future with offshore wind. After opening remarks from CARI’s Executive Director Jeff Migneault, our lineup of speakers was:<\/p>\n