Five Questions With: Jessica Jennings
Since early last summer, homeowners on the city’s west side and members of the West Broadway Neighborhood Association have been fighting National Grid’s decision...
U.S. boosts Ocean SAMP budget to $3.9M
WASHINGTON – The $410 billion annual spending bill signed yesterday by President Barack Obama includes $666,050 to support Rhode Island’s landmark Ocean Special Area...
New APC service audits electricity use
WEST KINGSTON – APC by Schneider Electric has launched a new Electrical Efficiency Assessment Service to help companies monitor the energy efficiency of their...
Study: Solar ‘cheaper than grid’ by 2012
BOSTON — A new study predicts that by 2012 the price of solar power will match or be cheaper than the cost of grid...
Gas prices steady in R.I., rise in Mass.
PROVIDENCE – “For the second consecutive week, the average price of gasoline in Rhode Island is unchanged,” Lloyd P. Alpert, AAA Southern New England’s...
A farming revival in Rhode Island
Farming is in Tyler Young’s blood. He grew up working on what is now the largest potato farm in Rhode Island, Tiverton’s Ferolbink Farms,...
Promise of Rhody wave project fades
It was billed as a major milestone in Rhode Island’s efforts to get energy from renewable sources: Gov. Donald L. Carcieri, seated in front...
Getting far from the office
American Eagle (US-21) leads Weatherly (US-17) on a tour of Newport Harbor on a summer afternoon. The classic 12-meter yachts are among a fleet...
Ocean State needs to make tough choices
President Barack Obama has finally gotten his economic stimulus package through Congress. The numbers are staggering. At $789 billion, it is the largest spending...
Economy is news, yes, but don’t forget climate
Recent news has been dominated, rightfully so, by the country’s economic crisis. Economic reporters are working overtime to cover all aspects of this story,...