The Opportunity of the Commons

Seth's Letter to the Editor echoes Kurt Vonnegut’s call for a Ministry of the Future to better serve our long-term interests. February 7, 2026 Providence Journal. Read Seth's letter Leave politics out of the Federal Reserve...

Seth’s testimony to the Senate Commission on Successful Implementation of the Act on Climate shows that RI law and policy has not been followed by this administration.  That broadening gap between legislative/policy resolve and administrative follow through threatens...

Saturday March 8, 2025, the Providence Journal published a commentary by Seth Handy: Western RI deserves better strategy to stay warm

In the March issue of the Rhode Island Bar Journal, Seth writes of the dangers of continuing a “business-as-usual” approach to Rhode Island’s energy system, and the economic opportunities we can grasp by embracing new and transformative technologies and meeting the...

Rhode Island Energy has set record high electric rates for Rhode Island, a 47% increase per household and up to 51% for commercial accounts ('Record-high winter electric rates sought: ‘Something we’ve never seen before,’ ' News, July 21). The Journal reported that...