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Millions of people in the Northeast U.S., the region most dependent on electric grids and mass transit networks for everyday life, struggled to find normalcy amid the floods, destruction and death from superstorm Sandy.
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By Henry Goldman, Brian K. Sullivan and Kathleen Hunter |
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The Apeiron Institute for Sustainable Living will host the 2012 Sustainable Schools Summit on Friday, Nov. 2, at Rhode Island College.
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By PBN Staff
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Gasoline fell on speculation that demand will decline on the East Coast as Atlantic superstorm Sandy causes widespread flooding and power outages.
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By Barbara Powell |
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(Updated, 4:30 p.m.)With more than 110,000 still without power, Rhode Islanders are working to repair the damage inflicted by Hurricane Sandy.
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By Emily Greenhalgh |
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For the first time in more than a century, weather has stopped U.S. equity trading for two straight days as Hurricane Sandy swept across New York City. NYSE Euronext will this morning test a back-up plan in case its headquarters or trading floor are unable to open tomorrow.
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By Rita Nazareth, Nina Mehta and Whitney Kisling |
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More than 6,500 properties in the Providence-Fall River-New Bedford metro area are at risk of storm surge damage from Hurricane Sandy, according to a report from real estate data firm CoreLogic.
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By PBN Staff
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Schools, businesses and government offices around Rhode Island have shut down as the state prepares for Hurricane Sandy, which is forecast to hit the Ocean State hardest between mid-day Monday and Tuesday.
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By Emily Greenhalgh |
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U.S. stock-index futures fell as Hurricane Sandy headed toward the East Coast, preventing equity markets from opening.
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By Sarah Jones |
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Residents, government offices and utilities throughout Rhode Island and Southern New England are taking steps to prepare for the arrival of Hurricane Sandy, which is set to hit the East Coast late Sunday and peak on Monday and Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service.
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By Emily Greenhalgh |
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The Audubon Society of Rhode Island named Newport Biodiesel as its 2012 Business of the Year at the society’s annual meeting on Monday, Oct. 21.
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By PBN Staff
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