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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...














