Golf no longer enough at some clubs
Not long ago, Rhode Island Country Club could afford to charge prospective members $40,000 just for the privilege of joining. After all, the exclusive...
House passes ‘decoupling’ for N. Grid
PROVIDENCE – Some of the state’s largest energy users are grumbling about, but amenable to, legislation passed by the R.I. House of Representatives Thursday...
FM Global secures LEED gold
JOHNSTON – The U.S. Green Building Council last week certified the new FM Global headquarters as meeting its gold standard for Leadership in Energy...
N. Grid in rights issue; appeals PUC case
LONDON – National Grid Plc, Rhode Island’s dominant gas and electric utility, said Thursday it plans to raise $4.6 billion with a rights issue...
U.S. consumer prices in surprise decline
WASHINGTON – The cost of living in the U.S. fell in April, the U.S. Labor Department said Wednesday, surprising economists who had expected a...
R.I. gas prices fall as oil drops below $70
PROVIDENCE – Gasoline prices have fallen in Rhode Island after six weeks of increases, AAA Southern New England reported Monday.
The auto club’s May 17...
U.S. reduces forecast for LNG importing by 5.1%
The U.S. Energy Department last week reduced its forecast for 2010 U.S. liquefied natural gas imports by 5.1 percent.
Imports may rise 35 percent in...
DOT to dim lights on three state roadways
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Transportation announced last week that it will conduct a three-month, reduced-lighting test on three roadways beginning May 18.
The...
Stymied by condo covenants
Don Mallinson, above, would like to string a clothesline over his patio so he can dry clothes without turning on his energy-sucking dryer. But...
A new call to duty for Fort Adams
In 1956, Rear Admiral Ralph Earle Jr. offered a suggestion to the Newport Historical Society. The commander of the Newport Naval Base said Fort...
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