Jed Thorp
@JedThorp
Director of Advocacy at @SaveTheBayRI, father, husband, jazz lover, @RhodeIslandFC fan and believer in the power of people to make positive change.
It's time our legislators bring the bottle bill to a vote | Opinion providencejournal.com/story/opinion/… via @projo
With the Baykeeper boat back in the water, @SaveTheBayRI is able to be more responsive to on-the-water concerns as they arise. These days, that work involves keeping an eye on the Washington Bridge demolition project as it moves forward.
Centerville Bank Stadium is fantastic but @RhodeIslandFC has to do something about the ridiculously long lines for food. ⚽️😬
“We support the staff’s recommendation and the Council’s decision to remove the unauthorized wall, restore the function of the coastal feature, and undo the harm caused. By entertaining the water-type change petition in the first place, the politically appointed council has aided…
A bottle bill deserves to pass the R.I. General Assembly. Here’s why beverage brands think so. rhodeislandcurrent.com/2025/06/06/a-b…
Just in time for #QuahogWeek, we’re celebrating a water quality success story for our environment, quahoggers, and economy 🌊 ! dem.ri.gov/press-releases…
Did you know: Keep America Beautiful noted a 1,410% increase in “nips” from their 2009 to 2020 National Litter Studies. In 2023, volunteers in RI collected over 85,000 nips from the environment in just 90 days. Time to pass a #RIBottleBill. @SaveTheBayRI
Commentary from Steve Alexander, Scott Breen, Scott DeFife, Emily Howe and @JedThorp: A bottle bill is not only good for the environment, it’s good for business, proponents of House bill 6207 write. bostonglobe.com/2025/04/18/met…
Fights litter? ☑️ Improves recycling? ☑️ Reduces plastic waste? ☑️ Is broadly popular? ☑️ Legislation introduced? ☑️ It's time to pass a #RIbottlebill! Take action: cleanwater.org/actions/rhode-…
Is RI's coastal agency broken? Why former members are speaking out for reform. providencejournal.com/story/news/pol… via @projo
The Final Report of the Joint Legislative Commission to Study Plastic Bottle Waste has been posted, and it recommends creating a Deposit Return System (DRS) for beverage containers (aka 'bottle bill') and a producer responsibility system for packaging. rilegislature.gov/commissions/PB…
TAKE ACTION! CRMC Reform Bill H 5706 will be heard Tuesday, April 8, at 5 pm in the House Committee on State Government & Elections. We urge advocates to join Save The Bay at the RI State House to provide testimony in person. For those unable to attend, written testimony may be…
Good turnout for tonight’s community meeting on the @Prov_Port Master Plan. @SaveTheBayRI @CLF @CityofProv
Do the folks at @ThePublicsRadio realize there’s dead air this morning? If there’s a local host, we can’t hear you. 🤷♂️ @EdServRIPBS
I'll just point out that "coloring books" was not among the recommendations of the 20-member commission that spent the past 18 months looking at policies to reduce litter... McKee distributes coloring books meant to encourage students to avoid littering turnto10.com/news/local/mck…
How about we finally get rid of the politically-appointed volunteer Council and make coastal resources a normal state agency where legal and regulatory decisions are made by people who know the issues? 🤷♂️🤷♂️🤷♂️🌊⛵️⛱️⚓️
“Regardless of whether a podiatrist or dental hygienist or whatever else, we should not have a volunteer council making regulatory decisions about our coastline,” @JedThorp of @SaveTheBayRI said. bostonglobe.com/2025/03/14/met… via @BostonGlobe
Poll: 58% support bottle bill, 85% concerned about litter - Jamestown Press jamestownpress.com/articles/poll-…