Press Releases
Press Release: 08/12/2010
Contacts: Jack Colby (401)884-0788
PUC Caves to Political Pressure: Rhode Island Consumers Lose Again
Last spring the Public Utility Commission (PUC) voted to reject National Grid's (NG) proposal to buy energy from Deepwater Wind (DW). DW had been granted the authority by NG to petition the PUC to build an eight turbine wind farm off of Block Island. The sweetheart deal between NG and DW did not provide any opportunity for other companies in the wind-to-energy business to submit more cost competitive energy plans.
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Press Release: 07/16/2010
Contacts: Maggi Rogers (401)728-5555, Henry Shelton (401)728-5555
In Too Deep (commentary)
The George Wiley Center, Tea Party enthusiasts, the RI Attorney General, The Ocean State Policy Research Institute, and the RI Public Utilities Commission, groups not often aligned, are solidly opposed to the proposed Deepwater wind project, being billed as a test of the efficacy of a larger wind farm, off of Block Island.
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Press Release: July 6, 2010
Contacts: Jack Colby (401)884-0788, Maggi Rogers (401)419-0389
Wiley
Center Pushes for Electricity Restoration to Protected Customers:
Department of Health Agrees
Members of the George Wiley Center in Pawtucket met this morning with Anne Marie Beardsworth of the RI Department of Health to ask that director David Gifford, MD join their efforts to restore electricity to protected households that have been shut off. The Department of Health agreed to take action.
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Press Release: June 30, 2010
Contacts: Maggi Rogers (401)419-0389
FOX AGREES TO MEETING WITH WILEY LEADERS
Three weeks of informational picketing outside Gordon Fox?s law office paid off on Wednesday, when Speaker Fox finally agreed to meet with members of the George Wiley center about affordable energy legislation that was left for dead in committee (H7816).
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Press Release: June 24, 2010
Contacts: Jack Colby (401)884-0788, Maggi Rogers (401)419-0389
HOUSE
SPEAKER NEEDS TO COME OUT OF HIS FOXHOLE AND ADDRESS ENERGY COSTS
Members of the George Wiley Center hold second action in two weeks at
Speaker?s law office on Dorrance Street in Providence.
Speaker of the House Gordon Fox continues to ignore the needs of everyday Rhode Islanders, even though he once claimed to champion their cause. We are keeping the pressure on for him to meet with people who are desperate for solutions to high energy costs.
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Press Release: June 17, 2010
Contacts: Jack Colby (401)884-0788, Maggi Rogers (401)419-0389
HOUSE
SPEAKER TELLS SHUTOFF VICTIMS TO SUCK WIND
George Wiley Center Responds With Action at His Law Office
A dozen members of the George Wiley Center held an informational picket outside the law office of House Speaker Gordon Fox Thursday morning. The group called attention to the fact that Speaker Fox hastily adjourned the 2010 legislative session last Thursday, leaving House Bill 7816 (affordable energy) without even a vote out of committee.
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Press Release: October 6, 2009
Contact: Liz Marsis, Operations and Development Manager at 401
728-5555
Wiley Center will hold its 8th annual fundraiser October 28th at
the Pawtucket Armory Center for the Arts, from 6:00 ? 9:00 pm.
If you think Halloween is SCARY, imagine having no electricity!
The event benefits community organizing to end hunger and utility shut-offs. Tickets are $50, with advance reservations encouraged. There will be a silent auction with many items from Rhode Island retailers & crafters, musical entertainment by Celtic folk artist Phil Edmonds, a dinner buffet catered by More Than a Meal and a beer and wine bar.
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Press Release: November 25, 2008
Contact: Liz at 401 728-5555
?Together We Have the Power? Nets Over $21,000
The Roger Williams Park Casino was the setting for George Wiley Center's 7th annual auction on November 5th, which raised over $21,000 for the statewide community organizing agency.
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Press Release: August 7, 2008
Contact: Henry at 401 728-5555
Demand for a Medical Emergency
Restoration of Service
Disabled Abuse ? by National Grid and Rhode
Island PUC
A disabled couple (ages 57 and 54) burn candles to see in the evening. The husband is a man with severe heart disease and cancer. His wife, who is now running out of money for buying candles, called Henry Shelton this morning and asked that he say to the PUC, ?please let my husband die in dignity? and restore our electricity.
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Press Release: June 17, 2008
Contact: Henry Shelton or Liz Marsis (401) 728-5555
Wiley Center Honoring It's Namesake June 18th at Local 121
The George Wiley Center is honoring the legacy of George Wiley with a reception and fundraiser at Local 121 on June 18th.
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Press Release: March 19, 2008
Contact: Liz or Julie at 401 728-5555
Empowering Low-Income Women to Become Advocates for Social Justice
With a grant from the Women?s Fund of Rhode Island, the George Wiley Center is enrolling women in a hands-on, small group training program designed to teach them how to speak up and defend their rights when facing problems that go along with poverty, such as utility shut-offs, food stamp certification, FIP benefits, etc.
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Press Release: March 17, 2008
Contact: Gael Taddeo (401) 568-4387
New Problem Solving Team Launches Energy Reach Project
The George Wiley Center and the Northern RI Chapter of the RI Campaign to Eliminate Childhood Poverty are pleased to announce the formation of a new problem solving team called Consumers Fighting Back ? Working in the Northwest Corner of Rhode Island.
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Press Release: February 8, 2008
Contact: Roger Harris, Forum Moderator, at 401-525-1584
Henry Shelton, George Wiley Center Coordinator, 401-728-5555
Community Forum in Woonsocket
The annual Community Forum of the membership of the Rhode Island Campaign to Eliminate Childhood Poverty will be held at the Woonsocket Senior Center, 84 Social Street, Woonsocket, on Saturday, February 16th.
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Press Release: January 9, 2008
Contact: Henry Shelton, Julie Silvia or Liz Marsis (401) 728-5555
Community Forums to Address Needs for All Rhode Islanders
The George Wiley Center and it?s volunteer membership in the R.I. Campaign to Eliminate Childhood Poverty will host a series of three Community Forums on problems and solutions for meeting the basic needs of all Rhode Islanders.
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Press Release: January 9, 2008
Contact: Henry Shelton, Julie Silvia or Liz Marsis (401) 728-5555
?American Blackout? To Be Screened Five Times Across RI
The George Wiley Center and its volunteer membership in the R.I. Campaign to Eliminate Childhood Poverty will host a series of free movie screenings of American Blackout, an award winning, independent film.
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Press Release: December 6, 2007
Contact: Elizabeth Marsis, Operations Manager (401) 728-5555
?Empowering Women for Socio-Economic Justice? Funded Again for 2008
The George Wiley Center?s successful program, ?Empowering Women for Socio-Economic Justice? has been refunded for a second year through a $7,500 grant from the Women?s Fund.
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Press Release: November 2, 2007
Contact: Elizabeth Marsis, Operations Manager (401) 728-5555