Rep. Joseph M. McNamara, D-Warwick, has proposed a bill, which has gotten substantial attention by the state’s news media, to make calamari the official state appetizer. more

Cranston’s Robert Midwood, center, is presented with a $1,000 Sears Gift Card by National Grid representative Laurie Acone, left, and Sears representative Kelli Mahoney. Midwood was the owner of one of two 1939 General Electric refrigerators turned in during National Grid’s contest to identify the oldest refrigerators in the state. The competition was part of National Grid’s on-going program that pays customers $50 to turn in old, energy-inefficient refrigerators. more

Rhode Island and Massachusetts drivers saw gasoline prices jump 6 cents this week after a nine-week decline, AAA Southern New England reported Monday. more

BOSTON – Mass. Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Rick Sullivan says 10 companies have interest in developing offshore wind projects in federal waters off the state’s coast. more

Solar energy to date has largely been focused on buildings – business and residential – and ways in which their inhabitants can reduce carbon footprints via personal responsibility. more

PORTSMOUTH – The town’s wind turbine has been shut down due to a mechanical failure, the Bristol Phoenix reported. The Town Council must now decide whether to replace the part or first try to find out what caused it to fail. more

Jeff Flath, president and CEO of eNow Inc. talks to Providence Business News about his company, its solar technology and the future of the alternative energy industry. more

BOSTON – The Mass. Clean Energy Center and the Mass. Department of Energy Resources have announced the launch of the 2013 Solarize Massachusetts program. more

QUINCY, Mass. – The Stop & Shop Supermarket Co. LLC last week announced sustainability advancements in Massachusetts, including its work to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the state, where it currently operates 131 stores. more

Yardney Technical Products’ lithium-ion batteries have been out of this world – literally. “The last four missions to Mars have all had our batteries on them,” said Yardney President and Chief Operating Officer Vince Yevolli, pictured above at the company’s new headquarters, in East Greenwich. Yardney is a subsidiary of Ener-Tek International, Inc. Its batteries are also found in aircraft and hearing aids. The company, which employs 140, moved to Rhode Island in January from a much larger facility in Pawcatuck, Conn. more