Legislative report urges caution on offshore wind port investments
(Updated, April 29 at 9:30 a.m.)
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island should tread lightly when it comes to investing in land-based operations for the offshore wind...
Rhode Islanders are breathing unhealthy levels of smog
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Islanders continue to breathe unhealthy levels of ozone air pollution, or smog, according to the State of the Air 2011 study...
Gas price surge higher in Mass. than R.I.
PROVIDENCE – Gasoline prices in Rhode Island surged 8 cents but Massachusetts was hit harder this week, with an average price hike of 16...
Gilbane chooses Goldwind to provide wind turbines
PROVIDENCE – Gilbane Building Co., the firm overseeing the construction of wind turbines at a Providence wastewater treatment plant, has selected Goldwind USA to...
Electricity from Deepwater Wind farm comes with $409M premium
WARWICK – Electricity from a wind farm planned for off of Block Island could come with a higher cost premium than previously estimated, according...
Obama plan targets commercial spaces
Faced with rising energy prices and pressure to reduce operating costs, an increasing number of commercial real estate owners are considering renovating their buildings...
Bill seeks to create greenhouse board
PROVIDENCE – Legislation introduced in the state Senate looks to “place Rhode Island on a greener path” by creating an advisory board tasked with...
RISD students think inside the box
This is one Rhode Island School of Design course that wants students to think inside the box – specifically a shipping container. Sixteen students...
Deepwater Wind lawsuit allowed to proceed in R.I. Supreme Court
(Updated, 12 p.m.)
PROVIDENCE – In a setback for a planned $220 million wind farm off of Block Island, the R.I. Supreme Court allowed a...
Textron HQ receives Energy Star compliance
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...
