R.I., 13 other states file suit against U.S. EPA
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island Attorney General Patrick C. Lynch announced last week that the state has joined a coalition of 13 other states, New...
Editorial Cartoon: Hot Air Power?
The R.I. State House is shown as a full-cheeked face exhaling a fierce wind. Beneath is a caption that says, “News item: In the...
Stop & Shop honored for ‘green’ leadership
WALTHAM, Mass. – The Stop & Shop Supermarket Co. LLC was honored last night with the 2008 John A.S. McGlennon Environmental Award for Corporate...
House vote set on 3rd renewable-energy measure
PROVIDENCE – A package of legislation intended to encourage renewable-energy projects in Rhode Island moved closer to reality with the passage of all four...
Block I. wind-farm proposal draws 7 bids
PROVIDENCE – Seven developers submitted offshore wind-farm proposals to the R.I. Department of Administration by the Friday deadline, according to Jerome Moynihan, state administrator...
APC to post full power usage, efficiency data
WEST KINGSTON – APC has begun posting electrical-efficiency and power-consumption data to the product information for its enterprise power and cooling products on its...
U.S. factory orders rise 1.1% in April
WASHINGTON – Total new orders received by U.S. manufacturers in April rose $5.0 billion compared with the month before to $445.2 billion, the U.S....
APC voted top data-center innovator for 2nd year
NORTH KINGSTOWN – APC has again won the Best Data Center Innovation award for its data-center solutions, the company announced today.
“To capture this prestigious...
Price of gas in R.I. breaks $4,<br> diesel nears $5 in AAA...
PROVIDENCE – The price of gasoline has increased for the 10th consecutive week, AAA said in its weekly fuel-price report, making Rhode Island...
The cutting edge of fishing gear
Ocean State Tackle owner Dave Henault is a hands-on manager, the kind who doesn’t think twice about telling a reporter to hold on the...