Tribe still interested in Navy land
WASHINGTON – The Narragansett Indian Tribe is interested in acquiring the land the U.S. Navy plans to abandon on Aquidneck Island after all.
In...
Oil climbs above $80; gas prices steady
PROVIDENCE – Gasoline prices in Rhode Island were unchanged Monday after falling for four consecutive weeks, AAA Southern New England reported.
The auto club’s Feb....
Quonset gets $22M for wind turbine
WASHINGTON – The Quonset Development Corporation has been awarded $22.3 million in federal stimulus money to upgrade the infrastructure at Quonset Business Park and...
Funds to spur state’s green economy urged
Larry Gemma sees the potential of a green industry in Rhode Island. The president of Gem Plumbing & Heating Co. said investments in green...
Study: Mercury thermostat pick up lags
Environmental activists say a national program to collect mercury thermostats to prevent them from contaminating the environment is failing its job in Rhode Island....
Dams raising hopes for hydropower
Amid all the talk about building a giant wind farm off the coast of Rhode Island, Bruce DiGennaro and his business partner are fixed...
PUC cuts Grid rate increase request
WARWICK – Small commercial customers will see their electric bills rise by between 0.2 and 4.1 percent on March 1, according to paperwork filed...
Court: CRMC must re-vote on Champlin’s
(Updated, 5:20 p.m.)
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Supreme Court on Thursday sent the proposed expansion of Block Island’s Champlin’s Marina back to the R.I. Coastal...
Gas prices drift lower; oil steady at $74
PROVIDENCE – Gasoline prices in Rhode Island have fallen for the fourth week in a row, AAA Southern New England reported Monday.
The auto club’s...
Keep the plows ready, just not idling so long
Last week’s predicted blizzard never materialized. Snow, yes; end of the world as we know it, not quite.
One happy byproduct of the hype was...
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