Tag: Climate
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...
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...
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...
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...













