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TESTING THE WATERS: The state is exploring a deal with Australia-based firm Oceanlinx Ltd., shown above running test near the cost of Australia. /

R.I. explores wave-energy deal with Oceanlinx Ltd.

A proposal to install electricity generators in Rhode Island’s waters to harness the ocean’s energy would reduce the state’s electricity costs – especially on...
GREEN HOUSE: Cranston West High School student Angelica Ferra looks at a sample of a window frame designed for use in a restoration project. /

R.I. building expo pushes ‘green’ reuse concepts

With about 10 students gathered around him, Robert Cagnetta, founder of Heritage Restoration Inc., held a counterweight that hangs inside the framing of historic...

Delays not prudent with energy projects

Right now, there is a land rush going on in the renewable-energy industry. The rush, of course, is not for land, but rather for...
CONTINUING HIGH PRICES at the fuel pump are helping lower the level of consumer sentiment, and thus constraining their willingness to spend and support the economy. Above, motorist Chris Smith fuels his vehicle at a Texaco station in Atlanta. /

Consumer sentiment continues dropping

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – After dipping last month to the lowest level since Hurricane Katrina, the mood of U.S. consumer attitudes continued to deteriorate,...
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Climate study: Severe storms in R.I. rise 88% in 60 years

PROVIDENCE – Storms with heavy rain or snowfall are 88 percent more common in Rhode Island than they were 60 years ago, according to...

AAA: R.I. gas prices again unchanged at $3.079

PROVIDENCE – Gasoline prices in Rhode Island remain unchanged for the second week in a row, according to AAA Southern New England. AAA’s Dec. 3...
THE AUSTRALIAN FIRM says it would build a 1.5-megawatt plant off Block Island, followed by a 20-megawatt plant elsewhere, under its deal with the State of Rhode Island. /

R.I. announces wave-energy deal with Oceanlinx

PROVIDENCE – Gov. Donald L. Carcieri will ink a deal with a Sydney, Australia-based energy developer to build a $45 million wave-energy electricity project...

Univ. of Vt. veteran to become URI’s new provost

KINGSTON – Donald H. DeHayes, dean of the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources at the University of Vermont, has been named to...

Attleboro gets $1M MORE Jobs grant to aid</br> Stern-Leach mixed-use brownfields...

ATTLEBORO – State officials today presented the Atleboro Redevelopment Authority with a $1 million infrastructure grant from the Mass. Opportunity Relocation and Expansion Jobs...
ROBERT CHEW, founder of SolarWrights Inc., has put his entrepreneurial spirit to work for the environment, selling renewable-energy solutions for homes and businesses. /

A business success powered by solar energy

As a young boy Robert W. Chew saw a need and seized the opportunity to tap into a market by selling boat ornaments to...
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