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Expecting Alviti-Led RIDOT to Reduce Transportation Pollution is Gross Negligence

Nothing in Peter Alviti Jr.’s eight-plus-year reign as RIDOT director indicates he considers reducing transportation sector emissions a priority. He spits in the eye of the climate crisis by spending millions widening highways in hopes of cutting commute times by minutes. He dismisses those who disagree with his 20th-century approach to transportation.

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Leave the Leaves Alone

We gather this natural mulch into piles with fossil fuel-powered leaf blowers, to truck it away. We burn the overwinter habitat of pollinators and wildlife. We imprison the colors we briefly appreciate in opaque plastic bags.

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Hungry Hungry Hippos: Burying, Burning of Resources Feeds Mindless Consumption

Landfills and incinerators may appear to be a quick and cheap solution, but their substantial costs inevitably show themselves. The out-of-sight, out-of-mind approach to burying and burning stuff we no longer want feeds unrestrained consumption.

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