Deepwater poaches exec from rival firm
WILMINGTON, Del. – Deepwater Wind, the wind-energy company picked by the Carcieri administration to build the state’s first offshore wind farm, has poached a...
Dry cleaning goes green
Jack and Stephanie Isenberg think nonchemical-based dry cleaning is the wave of the future in the industry. In January, in fact, they put money...
Bill could bolster renewable energy points
Long-term contracts are needed by renewable energy developers to secure financing for their projects. We therefore fully support the R.I. Public Utilities Commission’s (PUC)...
National Grid backs down on renewables
PROVIDENCE – National Grid has dropped its R.I. Supreme Court appeal of a ruling by the R.I. Public Utilities Commission (PUC) that ordered the...
Construction starts on Salty Brine bathhouse
NARRAGANSETT – At Salty Brine State Beach, construction is underway on a new 2,478-square-foot, two-level bathhouse that will be more than three times larger...
Bluewater’s R.I. wind farm mulled in Vt.
BURLINGTON, Vt. – Vermont’s two largest electric utilities are examining whether to sign long-term contracts to buy power from an offshore wind farm that...
Mass. picks 3 South Coast transit options to proceed to full...
BOSTON – State and federal officials have eliminated several alternatives from the list that will be evaluated in the environmental review for the South...
U.S. prepares to spend $100B on tech
WASHINGTON — Technology companies stand to generate more than $100 billion in additional revenue thanks to the $787 billion economic stimulus bill that President...
Five Questions With: Colleen Conley
Colleen Conley is a wife, mother and a small-business owner with Anzu. Now she has become an activist. Conley is the project coordinator in...
Majority in Mass. support multiple casinos
DARTMOUTH – A survey of Commonwealth residents found that more than half would favor bringing two or more resort casinos to the state, according...















