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Rhode Island’s gasoline prices rose 4 cents this week, after dropping last week for the first time since early July, according to AAA Southern New England.
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By PBN Staff
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Oil traded near the highest level in a week in New York amid speculation that the U.S. and China will implement measures to revive their economies.
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By Grant Smith |
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On Thursday Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee joined the R.I. Resource Recovery Corporation to distribute $1.94 million in recycling profits to the state’s 39 municipalities.
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By PBN Staff
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Natural gas futures dropped in New York for the first time in five days on forecasts of cooler weather that would limit demand from power plants.
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By Christine Buurma |
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There is one-third less life on Earth than previously thought, according to a study published by scientists at the University of Rhode Island’s Graduate School of Oceanography and researchers in Germany.
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By Emily Greenhalgh |
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(Updated, 3:30 p.m.)Textron Inc. – the Providence-based company that includes Bell Helicopter and Cessna Aircraft – was removed from the 4th Toxic 100 Air Polluters list released by the Political Economy Research Institute at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
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By Emily Greenhalgh |
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The R.I. Economic Development Corporation has guaranteed a $1 million loan to eNow Inc., an expanding Providence company that makes solar power systems for trucks.
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By Patrick Anderson |
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National Grid is investing $60 million in a new system to prepare for the severe weather season and make sure customers who lose power get it back more quickly.
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By PBN Staff
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Cape Wind Associates plans to base its wind farm operations in Falmouth, Mass., reported the Boston Business Journal.
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By PBN Staff
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As the Barrington Town Council discusses banning plastic bags, the local Shaw’s Supermarket announced that it will no longer provide plastic bags to customers at its Barrington store.
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By PBN Staff
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