South Coast commuter rail pilloried by communities along route
BROCKTON – Opposition to the South Coast commuter rail project is brewing in a number of the communities that the trains are likely to...
Chafee nominates five to CRMC
(Corrected, May 9)
PROVIDENCE – Four new faces could arrive at the agency that regulates Rhode Island’s shorelines if the state Senate confirms Gov. Lincoln...
Wind farm developers want same area
NARRAGANSETT – Two developers want the same approximately 45 square miles of ocean as a place for wind farms, a federal agency said Tuesday.
In...
State clarifies Port of Davisville deep enough for wind industry
NORTH KINGSTOWN – The Port of Davisville is deep enough to accommodate ships that would serve an envisioned wind turbine assembly facility, a state...
R.I. gas breaks through $4 mark
PROVIDENCE – Gasoline prices have broken through the $4 mark in Rhode Island, AAA Southern New England said on Monday.
The auto club’s May...
Textron’s HQ earns EPA’s Energy Star
PROVIDENCE – The Textron Inc. headquarters building has earned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Energy Star designation for the building’s energy efficiencies.
The award...
RIGBC director resigns amid tight finances
As a consultant in 2008, Connie McGreavy suggested the New England Institute of Technology host a chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council. Little...
Staying connected to customers key to disaster recovery
When the waters from the Pawcatuck River kept rising and eventually swamped Napa Auto Parts in March 2010, owner James “Jamie” Silvestri thought it...
Oil caps eighth straight month of gains on consumer spending
DALLAS - Oil rose, capping an unprecedented eighth straight month of gains, as better-than-expected consumer spending signaled fuel demand may climb.
Futures reached a 31-month...
Mass. offers energy efficiency course
BOSTON – Massachusetts announced last week a program to train builders to use thermal imaging-enhanced building assessments to boost the energy efficiency of Bay...
