Natural gas prices up 47% since Sept. 4
NEW YORK – Natural gas prices have surged 47 percent in the past week and a half after falling to a seven-year low at...
R.I. gasoline prices fall for second week
PROVIDENCE – Gasoline prices in Rhode Island have fallen for the second week in a row, AAA Southern New England reported today.
The auto club’s...
RGGI carbon permit price slides 32%
NEW YORK – The price of a permit to emit one ton of carbon in the Northeast states’ regional cap-and-trade program dropped 32 percent...
Patrick announces green work force funds
BOSTON – Massachusetts Gov. Deval L. Patrick has announced nearly $1 million in grants for community- and school-based programs aimed at boosting work force...
Plant clinic head finds 2009 full of challenges
SOUTH KINGSTOWN– The topsy-turvy weather this summer has made Heather Faubert extremely popular among gardeners, landscapers and farmers in Rhode Island.
That’s because she runs...
Industry seeing red in Grid plan
Toray Plastics of America in North Kingstown is the kind of business that state leaders salivate over. The company employs just shy of 600...
Bristol County lifts boil water advisory
BRISTOL – The Bristol County Water Authority has lifted its boil water advisory as of 1 p.m. this afternoon.
Since Tuesday, Barrington, Bristol and Warren...
Low-tech tool testing water quality in Narragansett Bay
University of Rhode Island professor Rainer Lohman has been working to develop a new, low-tech tool to measure water quality. Last year the National...
Approach matters in power purchasing
The R.I. Public Utilities Commission is considering two electricity rate proposals for large customers. Both would more quickly pass along costs and savings in...
PUC weighs pushing National Grid to spot market
A proposal by the R.I. Division of Utilities and Carriers to change the way National Grid purchases electricity could dramatically alter how large businesses...
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