Arpin a mover in green crusade
Peter Arpin isn’t just interested in helping his family’s company, Arpin Van Lines, be a leader in the green-business movement. He’s doing his part...
R.I. Foundation awards ‘strategy’ grants
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Foundation awarded 14 “strategy” grants totaling $565,028 to local nonprofit agencies during the first quarter.
Strategy grants aim to encourage...
IEA calls on oil producers to act as prices risk recovery
LONDON - The International Energy Agency said that oil producers need to increase supplies as prices are threatening the global economic recovery.
Brent crude rose...
Former Chafee staffer to work for wind energy lobbying group
(Updated, 10:30 a.m.)
WASHINGTON – A former staffer for Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee has landed a job with the American Wind Energy Association, the lobby...
National Grid full-year profit rises as U.S. margins improve
LONDON - National Grid Plc, the operator of Britain’s power-distribution network, said full-year profit rose as margins improved at the utility’s U.S. business.
Earnings from...
National Grid may decide on U.S. unit sale by March
LONDON - National Grid Plc, the operator of Britain’s power-distribution network, may decide to sell its U.S. operations by March next year after struggling...
Gas prices retreat
PROVIDENCE – Gasoline prices gave up their eight-week and seven-week streaks of increases in Rhode Island and Massachusetts, respectively, AAA Southern New England said...
National Grid may have passed on costs of executive perks to...
BOSTON – National Grid USA may have passed on costs for executive perks to wholesale-electric customers, the Boston Herald reported Monday.
According to the newspaper,...
Higher prices to restrain U.S. growth
WASHINGTON - The economy in the U.S. will grow less than previously estimated this year as rising commodity costs hurt consumers, a survey showed.
Gross...
Chafee puts stamp on CRMC
The R.I. Coastal Resources Management Council may soon gain some new members, but questions about how the agency operates are likely to continue to...
