R.I. air travel dips 6.5% in 2008
WARWICK – Passenger traffic at T.F. Green Airport (PVD) fell 6.5 percent last year, hit by “volatile fuel prices and a floundering economy,” the...
Jamestown awarded $30,000<br>R.I. renewable-energy grant
PROVIDENCE and JAMESTOWN – The first municipal grant awarded under the R.I. Renewable Energy Fund (REF) has been awarded to the Town of Jamestown,...
Aspen Aerogels, Samsung ink distribution deal
NORTHBOROUGH, Mass. - Aspen Aerogels Inc., a nanotechnology firm that designs and manufactures energy-efficient insulation products, has signed a distribution agreement with Samsung America...
AAA: Gas prices rise again in R.I., Mass.
PROVIDENCE – “The average price of gasoline in Rhode Island has risen for the third straight week,” Lloyd P. Alpert, AAA Southern New England’s...
Deepwater agreement includes second wind farm
Rhode Island is set to get two offshore wind farms, not just one, under the terms of an agreement the state signed earlier this...
No place for trust when it comes to finances
Gov. Donald L. Carcieri is right to crow that Rhode Island has much to gain from the agreement the state signed earlier this month...
Wetlands restoration a bittersweet success
As good as it feels, the just-awarded 2008 Coastal America Partnership Award (READ MORE) is a sign of something more than the competence of...
Save The Bay director is eager to expand membership
Jonathan Stone takes over this month as the fourth executive director of Save The Bay, the largest environmental organization in the state. Stone, whose...
URI expert to lead ocean-observing drive
NARRAGANSETT – Local ocean-engineering educator and consultant Malcolm L. Spaulding has been elected president of the new Northeast Regional Association for Coastal Ocean...
New hurdle for LNG as U.S. Senate protects river
WASHINGTON – In another blow to oil giant Hess Corp.’s plans to build a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in Fall River, the U.S....
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