AAA: Gas rises 2¢ at R.I. stations, diesel falls 1¢
PROVIDENCE – Gasoline prices at Rhode Island stations “are now just 3 cents from the all-time high ever recorded locally … in the immediate...
Big River watershed back in the mix
More than 40 years after 8,600 acres in central Rhode Island were set aside for a reservoir that was never created, plans are finally...
Climate change now part of business landscape
For the past decade business leaders have often argued that climate change is an issue for environmentalists to worry about, but that attitude is...
Carcieri to seek bids for an offshore wind farm
The state will seek bids from private developers to build and operate an offshore wind farm designed to generate 1.3-million megawatt-hours per year just...
Water solutions more than digging holes
While the political insiders seem to have decided that it is time to tap into the aquifer in the Big River Management Area, we...
National Grid wins national energy-efficiency awards
WALTHAM, Mass. – National Grid’s energy efficiency programs garnered three national awards this year from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Department of...
Carcieri proposes wind farm off Block Island
PROVIDENCE – The state will seek bids from private developers to build and operate an offshore wind farm designed to generate 1.3-million megawatt-hours per...
Carcieri to seek bids for offshore wind farm
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Donald L. Carcieri this afternoon will announce a plan to seek bids from private developers to build and operate an ...
17 states ask high court to make</br> EPA rule on greenhouse emissions
WASHINGTON – A multistate petition filed today with the U.S. Supreme Court asks the court to require a ruling from the U.S. Environmental Protection...
Seaport Council awards $8.2M for port projects
BOSTON – The Mass. Seaport Advisory Council this week awarded $8.2 million for improvements to ports from Fall River to Salem. The greater part...













