URI symposium tackles key waterfront challenges
During John Bullard’s time as mayor of New Bedford from 1986 to 1992, a developer proposed building a Sheraton Hotel on the State Pier....
Pepin delights in fresh, organic local produce
The legendary founding chefs of the modern restaurant boom each made their own distinct contribution. The late Julia Child went on television to show...
Aquaculture helps create better environment for shellfishing
I am writing to address a comment made in the Oct. 1 article “Limits to growth for oysters? Wild-harvest advocate asks for CRMC review.”...
Gore, U.N. climate panel win Nobel Peace Prize
OSLO – Al Gore and the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change will share the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize for what Ole Danbolt...
AAA: R.I. gas prices fall 1¢ to $2.689 per gallon
PROVIDENCE – Gasoline prices at Rhode Island stations are back at pre-Labor Day levels after six weeks of ups and downs, according to AAA...
ACEEE honors National Grid efficiency programs
WASHINGTON – The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) has named 10 National Grid programs to its annual list of the nation’s most...
U.S. announces record $5.35B pollution settlement
WASHINGTON – A record pollution-reduction settlement with Columbus, Ohio-based American Electric Power Inc. was announced this morning by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and...
Retro gum gives consumers something to chew on
For Providence-based manufacturer Verve Inc., maker of Glee Gum, sustainable production processes are as important as the product that makes it to the shelf....
National Grid gives up on Providence LNG facility
National Grid is ending a four-year quest by its KeySpan Corp. subsidiary to build a large liquefied natural gas marine terminal in Providence.
KeySpan, the...
Turning farms’ manure into energy
A Warren-based company that develops and markets waste treatment systems for farms was recently granted a U.S. patent on a component of its technology.
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