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DEM report: R.I. must speed up lowering carbon emissions to meet...

Rhode Island needs to put the pedal to the metal on its clean energy transition – while reducing its reliance on driving  – if...

Greg Cornett has been president of Rhode Island Energy since March 2024. The company is the largest electric transmission, distribution and natural gas distribution provider in the state, serving more than 770,000 customers. He also serves on the board of directors for United Way of Rhode Island Inc. and the Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

R.I. needs holistic energy strategy

Greg Cornett | Rhode Island Energy president Rhode Island has some of the most ambitious clean energy and climate policies in the nation, including a...
5Q: Fara Warner / COURTESY UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND

Five Questions With: Fara Warner

5Q: Fara Warner | Executive director, University of Rhode Island Metcalf Institute 1. What are your priorities for the Metcalf Institute as its new...
A NEW STUDY has found tat average wind speeds rose about 7% since 2010 in the world's northern sub-tropical and temperate zones. / BLOOMBERG NEWS FILE PHOTO/ERIC THAYER

Wind speeds are increasing worldwide in boost for renewables

LONDON – The world is getting windier at the same time that developers are installing more turbines to generate electricity from breezes. Average wind speeds...

Warming world will need more nuclear power

In light of the recent stark warning from the United Nations that the world is on course to reach the limit of tolerable warming...

Environmental regs make America great

As the Donald Trump administration ratchets up a multipronged attack on federal regulations, with two dozen environmental rules rolled back in Trump’s first 100...
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