URI team’s fish-saving device reels in $30K prize
WASHINGTON – A team of researchers at the University of Rhode Island Fisheries Center will receive the grand prize, and $30,000, in the World...
R.I.: New wind-farm proposal not a serious possibility
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Donald L. Carcieri’s chief energy adviser this morning said a New York company’s interest in building a large wind energy project...
Environment America ranks R.I.<br> among nation’s leaders in energy policy
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island is one of seven “gold star” states recognized by Environment America for their clean energy policies, in a nationwide analysis...
AAA: R.I. gas prices rise 9¢, to above $3
PROVIDENCE – “Gasoline prices in Rhode Island have passed the $3 per gallon mark, having increased 9 cents from last week and 36 cents...
Record oil prices increase risk of recession
Crude oil prices – now nearing the $100-per-barrel mark – may prove too much for a U.S. economy still reeling from the subprime mortgage...
Forbes ‘Greenest States’ list ranks R.I. among Top 10
Little Rhode Island placed big in Forbes.com’s first ranking of America’s Greenest States.
The Ocean State ranked eighth overall in the recent report, which evaluated...
A new way for industry to showcase ‘green’ leaders
The Westin Providence and the Providence-based Chow Fun Food Group are hoping to be among the first to receive green certification through the recently...
Celebrating women in the restaurant world
Hundreds of women from as far away as Australia visited Newport for the 2007 Women Chefs and Restaurateurs National Conference, held at the Hyatt...
FM Global eyes building $60M replacement HQ
Commercial property insurer FM Global said last week that it is “exploring options” that might include building a new $60 million headquarters near its...
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