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Oil drops from two-month high in N.Y. as U.S. demand eases
Oil slid from the highest close in more than two months as investors sold contracts on speculation that recent gains were excessive amid signs of weakening demand in the U.S, the world’s biggest consumer of crude. more
Fishermen may face 70% cod cut in ‘13
The New England Fishery Management Council’s executive committee may cut the allowable cod catch for fishermen by up to 72 percent, the Gloucester Times reports. more
| 8/3/12 | 1 comment
Drought seen prompting short-term pause in U.S. farmland gains
Farming’s inherent risk, forgotten during years of booming incomes that pushed farmland values to records, may damp enthusiasm for investing even as government subsidies buoy U.S. cropland returns, analysts and farmers say. more
Report: R.I. storms linked to global warming
A new environmental report on the Ocean State has confirmed that extreme rainstorms and snowstorms are happening 90 percent more frequently in Rhode Island than they did in the past. more
Escobar Farm named dairy farm of the year
Portsmouth-based Escobar Farm has been named Rhode Island’s 2012 Outstanding Dairy Farm of the Year by the Rhode Island Green Pastures Committee, the R.I. Department of Environmental Management announced Thursday. more
| 8/1/12
Providence-based Glee Gum named world’s only fair-trade gum
In 2011, consumers around the world spent $6.6 billion on Fairtrade certified products, a 12 percent increase over the pervious year, according to a report by nonprofit Fairtrade International. more
Barrington town council votes on plastic bag ordinance
Barrington’s town council took its first step towards banning one-time use plastic bags at a meeting Monday night. more
Oil falls for first day in five as European confidence worsens
Oil declined in New York for the first time in five days as European economic confidence worsened, fanning concern that fuel consumption may slow. more
R.I. buildings enter energy competition
More than 3,200 buildings across the country, including 22 from the Ocean State, are competing in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s 2012 National Building Competition: Battle of the Buildings. more
Oil falls on U.S. stockpile gain, China concern
Oil traded near its lowest in a week in New York on speculation that an increase in U.S. crude stockpiles signaled slowing demand in the world’s biggest consumer of the commodity. more
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