Tag: The Nature Conservancy
BUILDING BONDS: New housing, higher ed facilities top $343M in bond...
In Rhode Island, $107,452 won’t get residents very far in the housing market.
That figure – the state’s median household income – doesn’t support an...
Biggest problem facing offshore wind energy isn’t broken blades. It’s public...
Jim Boyd’s heart sank the first time he saw the now-infamous image of a fractured wind turbine blade dangling above the Atlantic Ocean.
Not because...
Conservancy permanently protects 2 R.I. coastal properties
PROVIDENCE – The Nature Conservancy on Wednesday announced the permanent conservation of two coastal properties that the agency said will protect clean water, wildlife...
R.I. gets $52.9M for Cliff Walk, 37 other projects
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island will get more than $52.9 million in federal funding to support 38 local projects, including $5 million to repair the...
Report: R.I. second-most environmentally friendly state
PROVIDENCE – Low energy and water usage propelled Rhode Island to second place in a State Sustainability Index recently compiled by Forbes Home.
Rhode Island...
Bank of America refinances $500M of Gabon’s sovereign debt as part...
PROVIDENCE – Bank of America Corp. has refinanced $500 million of sovereign debt of the Gabonese Republic in Africa, the bank announced.
The transaction –...
Partnership conserves 48 acres of coastal forest in Tiverton
PROVIDENCE – The Nature Conservancy announced Thursday it has partnered with the Tiverton Land Trust on the purchase of a conservation easement of 48...
End of National Grid incentive for parking lot solar canopies sparks...
PROVIDENCE – After a two-year test run, National Grid has nixed a program that gives developers extra money to build solar canopies on parking...
National Grid parking lot solar array incentive in question amid rising...
PROVIDENCE - With rising costs and uncertain benefits, National Grid Rhode Island wants to pull the plug on its financial incentives for developers who...
Five Questions With: Tricia Jedele
Tricia Jedele | Atlantic Coast offshore wind policy manager, The Nature Conservancy
1. This is a new position for The Nature Conservancy. What does...
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