The gold standard in green design
The Potter League for Animals shelter and education center in Middletown is the first Rhode Island building to be LEED-certified at the gold level...
URI students find energy savings at Navy base
University of Rhode Island students recently pitched a plan to the Naval War College in Newport that could help reduce the military’s utility bills.
During...
$135M to fund R.I. water, sewer work
PROVIDENCE - State officials on Tuesday said they plan to borrow $135 million to fund water infrastructure projects across Rhode Island, the bulk of...
R.I. gas prices fall as $100 oil is forecast
PROVIDENCE – Gasoline prices in Rhode Island have fallen for the fifth week in a row, AAA Southern New England reported Monday.
The auto club’s...
Business Plan Comp. announces Green Track
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Business Plan Competition last week announced that it will introduce a Green Track in the 2010 competition.
The new Green...
Jamestown contemplates erecting wind turbine
Jamestown could become the next Rhode Island town to erect a wind turbine if officials decide it makes financial sense.
Last week an advisory...
URI team seeks grail in biodiesel manufacturing
It may just be the holy grail of the biodiesel manufacturing process.
Today, biodiesel can be created from spent vegetable oil collected from restaurants...
Reverse auction cuts R.I. gas bill by $1M
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Administration said Friday it used a reverse auction to shave about $1.2 million from government natural gas bills...
SGE finds opportunity blowing in the wind
Some companies fold under pressure, others thrive. Middletown-based civil engineering company SGE is an example of the latter. The company has followed market opportunities...
Rising tide of plastic bottles creates an opportunity
To protect the environment and provide a top-notch product at the same time, Plasticycle Technologies LLC developed a new way to recycle beverage bottles,...
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