Rhode Island may not be a state that comes to mind when one thinks about clashes between environmentalism and coal. It should, however, be first in one’s mind when it comes to the problems of big government and pandering politicians.  Applied to energy policy, those problems make the state a veritable case study in the perils of green politics.

Take, for example, Democrat John Edwards, who represents two suburban waterfront towns in the lower chamber of the state’s legislature.

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