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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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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is slated to begin a series of hearings later this month to determine if river herring qualify as a threatened species, according to the Gloucester Times.
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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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Diana Campbell, executive director of the Mosaico Business & Community Development Corp. in Bristol, and Diane M. Williamson, director of community development for the town, are hopeful a $200,000 brownfield-cleanup grant will help ensure the firm’s site at the Bristol Industrial Park will soon be put to good use.
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By Michael Souza |
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Rhode Island was the first state to pass a mandatory recycling law, in 1986. Participation rates, however, have rarely matched the notion of the state as a recycling leader.
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5/28/12
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WJAR-TV NBC 10, Shred-It and the Pawtucket Red Sox recently held the ninth annual Great Shredding Event at McCoy Stadium, where more than 52,000 pounds of documents were destroyed. This year’s event saw an increase of 3.5 tons of documents destroyed over the previous year.
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5/28/12
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BOSTON – The Mass. Department of Public Utilities has approved NSTAR’s lowest electric rates since 2004.
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5/28/12
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Residents in Burrillville and North Smithfield are participating in a pilot program to test the R.I. Resource Recovery Corporation’s new recycling program and equipment. The trial has allowed the corporation time to work out any difficulties before going online with the rest of the state, which is estimated to take place in mid-June.
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By Michael Souza |
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Chris Fletcher, manager for the Westerly to Newport region at Bartlett Tree Experts, loves to see interns from the University of Rhode Island come each semester, eager to work and learn within the arborist industry.
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By Rebecca Keister |
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The solar-powered world that green-energy advocates long dreamed of isn’t such a fantasy these days.
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By Patrick Anderson |