How sad: Carcieri’s shortsightedness leaves RI behind MA AGAIN!
Gov. Carcieri had the chance to sign a renewable energy bill that overwhelmingly passed the House and Senate and would have created good-paying, green-collar jobs in Rhode Island as well as reduce our dependency on pollution-causing fossil fuels. But once again, Gov. Carcieri let us down and vetoed the bill.
Just a few miles away in Massachusetts, Gov. Deval Patrick today signed a bill that puts his state light years ahead of us and will make MA a real hub for the renewable industry. Here’s the video from NBC10’s story at 6:00.