Tag: Fred Mattera
RIPPLE EFFECTS: As Narragansett Bay gets cleaner, economic outcomes remain murky
Talk to anyone who lives in Rhode Island, and it’s likely they could tell you a story connected to Narragansett Bay, says Mike Jarbeau,...
Cleaner bay can help boost the state’s blue economy
The state says Narragansett Bay is the cleanest it has been in 150 years. For those who live around the bay and enjoy it...
Is this a path to peace between offshore wind, fishermen?
Fishermen and offshore wind developers say a recent agreement over the installation of undersea cables for the 100-turbine Revolution Wind project marks a turning...
Galilee port overhaul drawing new business
Jon Williams knew the moment he visited the Port of Galilee that this was a “logistically perfect” location for his crab business.
The owner of...
Coastal regulators look to standardize wind farm compensation deals to avoid...
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – Could a formula be the key to solving disputes over how much major wind farm developers owe to local fishermen?
After a...
Amid negotiations, R.I. fishing industry remains concerned over offshore wind impact,...
PROVIDENCE - What is the price of loss of livelihood?
This question is at the center of negotiations between local fishing industry representatives and offshore...
POWERING UP: Offshore wind sector gains momentum despite pandemic
Stark white walls, blank computer screens and empty desk chairs weren’t what the executives at Denmark-based wind-energy firm Orsted had in mind when they...
Super sector: Experts say R.I.’s $5B blue economy has oceans of...
Intertwined with Rhode Island’s economy as a source of food, recreation and power, and as a medium for transportation and defense, the ocean has...
Fishing apprenticeship program aimed at getting military veterans back to work
Veterans often face a host of challenges when returning to civilian life after military service.
Among the biggest is entering and adjusting to the civilian...
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