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Osprey population back from oblivion, says Audubon
Volunteers for the Rhode Island Audubon Society’s Osprey Monitoring Program reported 178 successfully fledged young in 2012, the highest number in the program’s 35 year history. more
Natural gas futures decline on forecasts of moderating weather
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. more
Slater invests another $250K in VCharge
The Slater Technology Fund has committed $250,000 in new funding to VCharge, an energy management services company, Slater announced Monday. more
| 9/24/12
Properties in Providence metro susceptible to storm surge damage
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. more
| 10/29/12
EDC grants $1M loan guarantee to eNow Inc.
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. more
DEM’s Coit named ‘Boater of the Year’
R.I. Department of Environmental Management Director Janet Coit has been named the John H. Chafee Boater of the Year by the R.I. Marine Trades Association. more
| 1/18/13
Chafee, EDC approve regulations for Renewable Energy Fund
The R.I. Economic Development Corporation board of directors and Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee have approved new rules and regulations for the Renewable Energy Fund, they announced at a Monday evening press conference. more
| 12/18/12
Heavy rains flood Fall River hospital
For the second time in a week, heavy rains and flash floods left the emergency room of Fall River’s St. Anne’s Hospital underwater, according to The Herald News. more
| 8/16/12
Company on road to harnessing power of sun for truckers
ENow Inc. CEO Jeff Flath was introduced to solar technology while working at the Cooley Group, the Pawtucket manufacturer of engineered fabrics, which was trying to incorporate photovoltaic cells into its billboards and roof membranes in the early 2000s. After Flath was replaced as Cooley Group president last year, he saw a new opportunity for solar power on the flat, sun-facing tops of tractor trailers and founded eNow. The Providence startup has designed solar systems that allow trucks to run their lights, air conditioners and radios without having to keep their diesel engines idling, using fuel and generating emissions. more

By Patrick Anderson
PBN Staff Writer | 9/24/12

URI oceanographers find less life on Earth
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. more
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