Local, Vt. architects win ‘green’ design contest
PROVIDENCE – Architects from Providence and Vermont shared top honors in the city’s first “green” housing design contest, Mayor David N. Cicilline said this...
RIPTA facing budget gap despite rate hike
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Public Transit Authority’s base fare will go up 25 cents to $1.75 one way, under the rate plan unanimously approved...
FloDesign wins 2 MIT clean energy competitions
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – FloDesign Wind Turbine Corp. of Wilbraham, Mass. was the first-place winner on May 12 at the MIT Enterprise Forum Ignite Clean...
WashTrust offers special loan for septic upgrades
WESTERLY – The Washington Trust Co. has announced a special loan rate to help homeowners looking to improve and upgrade their septic systems in...
AAA: R.I. gas prices rise for 8th week
PROVIDENCE – “Gasoline prices in Rhode Island jumped another 10 cents last week, the second straight week of double-digit increases,” AAA Southern New...
Save The Bay gets $1.08M for marine education
PROVIDENCE – Members of the state’s congressional delegation today joined in announcing more than $1.08 million in federal funding for the Explore the Bay...
EPA cites NuChrome with compliance delays
FALL RIVER – Hardware restoration and re-plating company NuChrome Inc. has been cited by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency with continued noncompliance, the EPA’s...
Coming straight from the source
Have you ever seen the cows that provide the milk you are drinking, or milk for the cream in your cream puff, the custard...
Report: Energy development costs at record high
CAMBRIDGE – The costs of constructing oil and natural gas production facilities, refineries and petrochemical plants have risen to a record, Cambridge Energy Research...
Gamm, PP&L team for electricity ‘green up’
PAWTUCKET – The Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre announced this month that it is partnering with People’s Power in Light to “green up” its electricity by...
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