Gas prices rise for 10th straight week
PROVIDENCE – Gasoline prices have climbed for a 10th straight week as the cost of a gallon rose 5 cents in Rhode Island and...
Transit advocates back gas tax hike
PROVIDENCE – A coalition that advocates for Rhode Island’s public transportation system today called on Gov. Donald L. Carcieri and the General Assembly to...
Cicilline uses conference to push green programs
In accepting a $372,500 award that will help fund a partnership between the city of Providence and the Apeiron Institute for Sustainable Living, Mayor...
Bay inspires artists, Tiffany to give back
Bristol artist Tom Deininger long had wanted to come up with a way to help Save The Bay, because Narragansett Bay is such an...
Carbon price falls in RGGI’s 4th auction
NEW YORK – The price of a permit to emit one ton of carbon in the Northeast states’ regional cap-and-trade program fell by 8...
New U.S. economic data dismal for May
WASHINGTON – Construction of new homes in the U.S. bounced back in May from the postwar low it sank to in April, while factory...
Washington Trust lauded for recycling efforts
WESTERLY – The Washington Trust Co. was recently given an award for its recycling efforts in which it recycles about 5,000 pounds of paper...
AAA: R.I. gas prices up nearly $1 in ’09
PROVIDENCE – Gasoline prices climbed for the ninth week in a row as the cost of a gallon rose 7 cents in Rhode Island...
Rhody Fresh cooperative helping farmers survive
In February 2008, when the price of milk was at a highpoint, the LaPrise family bought 30 head of dairy cattle, built a new...
Municipal water-treatment projects increasingly complex
Lawyer Teno A. West didn’t take the direct route on his career path.
After obtaining a master’s of public administration, he served several years...
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