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Gasoline prices in the Ocean State fell 9 cents this week in the seventh consecutive week of price declines, AAA Southern New England reported Monday.
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By PBN Staff
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U.S. wind-power capacity grew 31 percent in 2011, accounting for 35 percent of all new electricity-generation capacity, the American Wind Energy Association said.
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Bloomberg News
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4/23/12
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In the first round of 2013 grant funding through the Renewable Energy Fund, the R.I. Economic Development Corporation board of directors has approved a combined $184,334 to seven companies to support solar photovoltaic systems that will produce electricity in a “cleaner, more sustainable manner,” the quasi-state agency announced Tuesday.
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By PBN Staff
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First Wind, in an acquisition of Victus Solar developments in three Massachusetts towns, now holds the rights to just over 26 megawatts in solar-electric projects, reported the Boston Business Journal.
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By PBN Staff
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Both Rhode Island and Massachusetts drivers saw gasoline prices rise this week, the second consecutive week of increases after a nine-week decline, AAA Southern New England reported Monday.
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By PBN Staff
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Rhode Island’s gasoline dropped 3 cents this week, the fifth week of declines after five consecutive weeks of increases, according to AAA Southern New England.
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By Emily Greenhalgh |
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Rhode Island’s gasoline price dropped 6 cents this week, the sixth week of declines after five consecutive weeks of increases, according to AAA Southern New England.
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By Emily Greenhalgh |
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Ten developers are interested in building wind farms off the coast of Massachusetts. According to the Boston Globe, these farms could generate nearly 10 times more energy than the the long-stalled Cape Wind project.
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By PBN Staff
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The Metcalf Institute for Marine and Environmental Reporting has awarded a three-person team from the Salk Lake Tribune with the 2012 Grantham Prize for Excellence in Reporting on the Environment.
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By Emily Greenhalgh |
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Oil dropped in New York as rising Spanish borrowing costs pushed the dollar higher, adding to concern that Europe’s debt crisis will curb crude demand.
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By Lananh Nguyen and Ben Sharples |