Tag: environment
Good corporate citizenship pays off in multiple ways
What is a good corporate citizen? According to Corporate Responsibility Magazine, the good corporate citizen is transparent about its performance across a number of...
Environmentally sound
Does your company recycle?
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Has your company progressively minimized its reliance on printed materials?
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Has your company taken steps to reduce its...
RGGI report: Program generates $23.9M for R.I. from 2015-2017 at auction
PROVIDENCE – A new report from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative said that the program generated $23.9 million in revenue for Rhode Island from...
Nature Conservancy buys future development rights on E. Prov. golf club...
EAST PROVIDENCE – With the first large-scale project of its Providence Metro Program, The Nature Conservancy has purchased, for $2 million, the development rights...
Do you agree with the rollback of automobile efficiency standards that...
In reversing another Obama-era rule, the Trump administration has rolled back the automobile fuel efficiency standards that were set to be in effect through...
PBN on WJAR-TV, March 26, 2018
PROVIDENCE – Every week, PBN Editor Mark S. Murphy appears on WJAR-TV NBC 10’s Coffee Break to discuss the newspaper’s most recent cover story...
Elorza vetoes single-use plastic bag ban for now, requests more community...
PROVIDENCE – Saying that it would inordinately affect low-income families, Providence Mayor Jorge O. Elorza on Monday vetoed a city ordinance amendment that would...
‘Rhode Islanders deserve better’ than National Grid’s recent performance, says Raimondo
PROVIDENCE – Previewing a forthcoming report detailing the performance of National Grid PLC in the wake of a particularly damaging October 2017 storm, Gov....
Beautiful, yes, but R.I.’s trees may need a little bit of...
Winter storms present a significant challenge for utilities, especially National Grid PLC here in southern New England. Keeping the power on is a difficult...
R.I. DEM awards $3.75M in matching grants to preserve green space
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Environmental Management awarded $3.75 million in Green Economy Bond grants to 17 projects to help communities and organizations...