Push for wind energy may strain electrical grid
President Barack Obama’s push for wind and solar energy to wean the United States from foreign oil carries a hidden cost: overburdening the nation’s...
SAMP weaves a complex web for development
Drilling at the first three of seven preliminary test sites on the ocean floor southeast of Block Island has been completed by Deepwater Wind,...
Paths to recreational prosperity
The smallest state in the nation – just 37 miles wide, east to west – is home to eight separate bike paths, from Quonset...
Alteris opens Providence office
Alteris Renewables, the Bristol-based solar and wind company, has moved 16 staffers to Providence.
Members of the firm’s finance department and call center, along...
R.I. food stamp enrollment nears 10%
PROVIDENCE – The number of Rhode Islanders receiving food stamps in May was 21.3 percent higher than levels a year earlier, according to new...
R.I. residents spend 5.4% of pay on gas
PROVIDENCE – The average Rhode Island driver spent $2,215 on gasoline last year, or 5.4 percent of his or her income, according to a...
AAA: Gas prices up 6 cents in R.I.
PROVIDENCE – Gasoline prices have increased for the second week in a row, with the cost of a gallon 6 cents higher in Rhode...
Editorial Cartoon: Rhode Island Gothic
Two farmers who are depicted similar to the American Gothic painting are speaking about farm values. The wife states “Rhode Island farm value per...
City DPW vehicles to get emission-control systems
Providence is getting $565,000 of federal stimulus money to outfit 42 city vehicles with emission-reduction technology.
Under this initiative, 30 trucks from the Department...
URI seeks volunteers for water-quality testing
NARRAGANSETT – A team of University of Rhode Island scientists will soon begin deploying a new, low-tech tool for monitoring water quality in Narragansett...
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