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...
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,...
Boston No. 11 in EPA Energy Star rankings
BOSTON – Seventy-nine of the 100 Energy Star-certified buildings in New England are located in Boston, a figure which landed the city on the...
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...
Converted Organics ‘committed’ to R.I.
JOHNSTON – Waste-to-fertilizer manufacturer Converted Organics Inc. is still “100 percent committed” to building a 40,000-square-foot facility next to the R.I. Central Landfill, one...
Kopin posts record $2.59M profit
TAUNTON – Transistor and microdisplay maker Kopin Corp. (Nasdaq: KOPN) posted a $2.59 million profit for 2008, a $9.14 million improvement from its fiscal...
35 R.I. projects to share $7.55M <br> in open space, watershed...
PROVIDENCE – State and federal officials today joined in announcing more than $7.55 million in grants to 35 projects intended to protect or restore...
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