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R.I.’s coast is moving; start dealing with it realistically
Thirty years ago, Wallace Kaufman and Orrin Pilkey published the landmark book on coastal erosion, “The Beaches Are Moving; The Drowning of America’s Shoreline.” One of their many keen observations is simply that shorelines retreat. more
Guest Column:
Jonathan Stone | 12/3/12
DEM, Nature Conservancy preserve Richmond land
The R.I. Department of Environmental Management and The Nature Conservancy have announced the permanent protection of 245 acres of forestland in Richmond. more
| 11/30/12
Brown lands $750K from ARPA for energy research
Brown University has been awarded $750,000 from the U.S. Energy Department’s Advanced Research Projects Agency through its Open 2012 program. more
| 11/30/12
U.S. heads for warmest year recorded in lower 48 states
The U.S. is about to register the warmest year on record in the lower 48 states, and the world its ninth-hottest, a United Nations agency said in a report, adding new urgency to quest to control global warming. more
R.I., Conn. bus companies to pay on EPA settlement
Ocean State Transit and Connecticut-based STA, both subsidiaries of Student Transportation of America, will address excessive school bus idling, reduce children’s expose to diesel pollution and implement environmental projects under a settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. more
| 11/27/12
National Grid to invest $40M in Clean Line Energy
National Grid will invest $40 million in Clean Line Energy Partners LLC, an emerging leader in the development of long-distance, high-voltage direct current, the companies announced Tuesday. more
| 11/27/12
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
Mass. approves Cape Wind, NSTAR PPA
The Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities has approved the 15-year power purchase agreement between Cape Wind and NSTAR, Cape Wind announced Monday. more
| 11/26/12
Brown team studying new fuel-cell catalyst
Imagine a future where almost all cars and houses are powered by a fuel cell, an electrical generator – not a battery – that has no pollutant emissions and does not use petroleum-based fuel. It’s been an idea for years, but difficult to make a mass-production reality due to certain constraints, including costs. more
By Michael Souza
Contributing Writer | 11/26/12
Report: R.I. ranks 5th in U.S. for energy efficiency investments
Since the inception of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative in Rhode Island, the RGGI invested $7.3 million through December 2011, primarily in energy efficiency and conservation conservation projects, making Rhode Island fifth in the county in energy efficiency investments, according to a report from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative. more
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