Natural Resources

R.I. concrete manufacturing plant faces EPA fine for Clean Water violations

Natural Resources 11/01/2010

BOSTON – PRM Concrete Corp., a Rhode Island concrete manufacturer, is charged with violating the Clean Water Act at its Pawtucket plant by discharging...

Raytheon unit eyes grant to study energy storage

Natural Resources 10/30/2010

TEWKSBURY, Mass. – Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems has applied for a grant to study ways to store energy generated from an eight-turbine wind...

Christopher Johnson, foreground, a former AmeriCorps member, performs
during Oct. 16 opening-day ceremonies for the organization at the Statehouse. The event kicked off a year of service for 524 AmeriCorps members working in Rhode Island this year. Their service ranges from school-based programs to community service projects that include cleaning up Roger Williams Park. /

Dedicated to community service

Natural Resources 10/30/2010

Christopher Johnson, foreground, a former AmeriCorps member, performs during Oct. 16 opening-day ceremonies for the organization at the Statehouse. The event kicked off a...

Toray gains $750K for state’s largest solar project at Quonset Business...

Natural Resources 10/30/2010

Manufacturer Toray Plastics (America) Inc. is moving forward with plans to build the state’s largest solar-powered project in an attempt to whittle the company’s...

FIRST WIND's Stetson project in Maine. The company said Thursday it would not move forward with an IPO. /

Deepwater Wind investor cancels IPO

Natural Resources 10/28/2010

(Updated, 12:45 p.m.) NEW YORK – First Wind Holdings LLC, an investor in Deepwater Wind, has cancelled an initial public stock offering scheduled for Thursday. Providence-based...

"END-OF-LIFE electronics, even small ones, have some value in reuse or scrap recycling," said Steve Smith, executive director of Reduce My Eco Footprint. /

Five Questions With: Steve Smith

Natural Resources 10/27/2010

Reduce My Eco Footprint, a North Providence-based environmental waste services company, launched a free “techie waste” recycling company for local companies for all those...

Warwick to install high-efficiency lighting in municipal buildings

Natural Resources 10/27/2010

WARWICK – Municipal buildings will benefit from cost savings after funding for high-efficiency lighting will make 22 buildings more environmentally friendly, Mayor Scott Avedisian...

RHODE ISLAND RANKED NO. 2 IN THE nation on the 2010 State Competitiveness Report from Beacon Hill Institute at Suffolk University. /

Competitiveness study: Rhode Island ranks No. 20 overall, No. 2 for...

Natural Resources 10/26/2010

BOSTON – Rhode Island was awarded a No. 20 ranking in the nation in the Beacon Hill Institute at Suffolk University’s 2010 State Competitiveness...

GASOLINE PRICES IN Rhode Island and Massachusetts rose for the fourth week in a row, AAA Southern New England reported Monday. /

Gas prices continue month-long ascent in R.I., Mass.

Natural Resources 10/25/2010

PROVIDENCE - Gasoline prices in Rhode Island and Massachusetts rose for the fourth week in a row, AAA Southern New England reported Monday. The auto...

Enviro-services firm targets tech waste

Natural Resources 10/23/2010

NORTH PROVIDENCE – The for-profit environmental-services group Reduce My Eco Footprint launched its free Techie Waste recycling service on Oct. 7. The recycling service, currently...

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