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Solar project planned for North Smithfield
A solar energy project is in the formative stages on North Smithfield land where a mill once combed and scoured wool, according to Smed Blair, vice president of real estate and development for Sam-Man Realty, which owns the land. more
Power returned to most residents, FEMA to address Nemo damage
Winter storm Nemo, which hit full force late Friday and dumped more than two feet of snow of parts of the Ocean State, left more than 187,000 Rhode Islanders without power. more
| 2/11/13
Massachusetts will halt trains as blizzard hits, may shut roads
Gov. Deval Patrick asked Massachusetts drivers to stay off streets and highways today, amid a blizzard that is forecast to bury parts of the state in the deepest snowfall in almost two years. more
East Coast may warm from this weekend through mid-Feb.
Temperatures in the U.S. Northeast may start to rise above normal this weekend and stay there through the middle of the month. more
Snow, sleet in eastern half of U.S. may make ‘a mess’ for travel
Snow and freezing rain expected from Washington to Boston have begun to tie up air traffic and make travel difficult in the mid-Atlantic region. more
U.S., Thailand had biggest losses from weather damage in 2011
The U.S. and Thailand, the U.S. suffered the most economic damage from extreme weather events in 2011, the Berlin-based research group Germanwatch said. more
Businesses at home in recycled shipping containers
There’s plenty that could go wrong with a business plan dependent on attracting small businesses to work in stacked shipping containers, beside a train track, near a busy convergence of highways pouring into downtown Providence. more

By Rhonda Miller
PBN Staff Writer | 3/18/13

Volunteers step up in Sandy cleanup
Trips to Misquamicut Beach in Westerly have been annual rites of summer for Michael Ziegler, district sales manager at Collette Vacations, since he was a child. more

By Patrick Anderson
PBN Staff Writer | 3/25/13

Streamlined DEP permits have worked, report says
BOSTON – Initiatives to streamline permitting at the Mass. Department of Environmental Protection have dramatically shortened the time to permit and removed unnecessary barriers to jobs and economic growth, according to a report released by Gov. Deval L. Patrick last week. more
4/1/13
Marketplace keeps once-discarded items in use
The Ocean State has one landfill with an anticipated 25 years until it reaches capacity. Stretching its lifespan is clearly to the state’s benefit, says David Bordieri, waste-prevention coordinator for the R.I. Resource Recovery Corp. more

By Rhonda Miller
PBN Staff Writer | 4/1/13

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