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Oil trades near 4-month high before vote on U.S. debt ceiling
Oil traded near a four-month high as the U.S. House of Representatives neared a vote to temporarily suspend the country’s borrowing limit. more
Guardian Fuel’s Lohr receives marketer award
Jamie Lohr, a co-owner of Guardian Fuel in Westerly, was recently named 2012 marketer of the year by the Independent Connecticut Petroleum Association. The award recognizes her involvement with industry-related issues and her ability to serve as an active and articulate marketer, unafraid to address legislators. Lohr is a resident of Stonington, Conn., a lifelong environmentalist and an advocate for the use of biofuels. more
2/4/13
Storm causes power outages across R.I., Mass.
Non-thunderstorm wind gusts topping 60 miles per hour in some parts of the state left nearly 25,000 Rhode Islanders without power this morning. more
| 1/31/13
R.I. among 9 states to lower cap on emissions
Rhode Island is among nine Northeastern states poised to revise regulations that will substantially lower allowable emissions of carbon dioxide, with the goal of putting the changes into effect by January 2014, said Frank Stevenson, supervising air-quality specialist for the R.I. Department of Environmental Management’s Office of Air Resources. more

By Rhonda Miller
PBN Staff Writer | 2/18/13

Navy looks to ease turbine concerns
The controversy that’s surrounded wind turbines on Aquideck Island this year isn’t stopping Naval Station Newport from moving ahead with plans for the largest wind-power project in the state. more

By Patrick Anderson
PBN Staff Writer | 2/18/13

PC leader in managing stormwater
Weather isn’t a controllable thing. more

By Rebecca Keister
PBN Staff Writer | 2/18/13

Northeast wholesale power gains as colder weather sweeps region
Wholesale electricity prices from New York to Maine climbed as frigid weather lifted demand while a snow storm is forecast for the region over the next two days. more
RGGI states propose 45% power plant pollution limit cut
The nine member states of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative plan to lower the program’s greenhouse gas pollution cap by 45 percent, the RGGI said Thursday. more
| 2/7/13
Push is on to curb packaging debris
Businesses that package their own brands are facing increased pressure in Rhode Island to take more responsibility, including more of the financial burden, for reducing, recycling and disposing of packaging materials. more

By Rhonda Miller
PBN Staff Writer | 2/18/13

Gas prices continue to rise in R.I., Mass.
Rhode Island’s gasoline prices continued to rise this week, jumping 5 cents to $3.80 per gallon in the fourth consecutive week of price increases, AAA Southern New England said Monday. more
| 2/18/13
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