Wind-energy industry needs uniform rules
For all its byzantine regulatory nightmares, Rhode Island is remarkably advanced in addressing the uses of the ocean waters. The Special Area Management Plan...
Cities, towns urged to standardize wind rules
Rhode Island is letting a potential new industry slip away because the mishmash of local regulations surrounding wind turbines discourages installers, say two executives...
Block Island wind power on ‘high end’
WARWICK – A consultant for the R.I. Division of Public Utilities and Carriers said in testimony filed Tuesday that he stood behind his earlier...
Gas prices tick up; experts see $3 a gallon
PROVIDENCE – Gasoline prices in Rhode Island have risen for the first time in a month and a half, AAA Southern New England reported...
CO2 permits drop to lowest levels of year
Carbon dioxide permits in the U.S. Northeast’s cap-and-trade program for power plants fell to their lowest level this year on waning public concern over...
The ground floor of green building
Charles Natale Jr. and Christopher Rein say they are living the dream. Their work at ESS Group Inc. may not be as glamorous as...
Environmentalists make law a powerful ally
House Bill 7014 before the R.I. House Environment and Natural Resources Committee appears, at first glance, innocuous enough. The bill would add just two...
Red tide predicted for spring, summer
PROVIDENCE – The price of clams may go way up this summer. Rhode Island environmental officials are paying close attention to a new report...
R.I. starts stimulus-funded weatherizing
PROVIDENCE – After an admittedly slow start, the R.I. Office of Energy Resources has started using federal stimulus money to pay for weatherizing residences.
Kenneth...
David Byrne set to take city for a ride
PROVIDENCE – Musician – and avid bicyclist – David Byrne will moderate a panel entitled “Cities, Bicycles and the Future of Getting Around” at...
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