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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
Save The Bay submits comment on Deepwater Wind project
Save The Bay submitted comments to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Tuesday in support of the proposal for construction and operation of Deepwater Wind’s offshore wind farm. more
EPA approves New Bedford terminal project
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has approved the $100 million, 28.5-acre marine terminal project in New Bedford. more
| 11/20/12 | 1 comment
EPA honors Brown’s Nagy
Rachel Chelsea Nagy, a doctoral student in ecology and evolutionary biology at Brown University, has been honored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. more
| 11/19/12
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