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The Natural Resource Damages Trustee Council for the Bouchard Barge 120 oil spill has released a final restoration plan and environmental assessment for state and federally threatened piping plovers impacted by the 2003 spill in Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
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By PBN Staff
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Oil slid from the highest close in more than two months as investors sold contracts on speculation that recent gains were excessive amid signs of weakening demand in the U.S, the world’s biggest consumer of crude.
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By Ben Sharples |
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The first Rhode Island-specific energy information clearinghouse, RIEnergy.org, has been produced in a partnership between the state and the University of Rhode Island.
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By Dana Reilly |
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Prices of goods imported into the U.S. rose in August for the first time in five months as the cost of petroleum surged.
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By Michelle Jamrisko |
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When those behind development of Forty 1 North, a waterfront hotel in Newport that opened in 2011, decided to incorporate substantial sustainability efforts into its design, they figured they were a little behind the times.
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By Rebecca Keister |
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More than 3,200 buildings across the country, including 22 from the Ocean State, are competing in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s 2012 National Building Competition: Battle of the Buildings.
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By Michael Souza |
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Gasoline prices in Rhode Island dropped another 3 cents this week, marking the fifth consecutive week of decline, according to AAA Southern New England.
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By PBN Staff
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The Audubon Society of Rhode Island named Newport Biodiesel as its 2012 Business of the Year at the society’s annual meeting on Monday, Oct. 21.
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By PBN Staff
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A relatively new program for installing alternative energy systems increases financial incentives for municipalities, industries and commercial users across the Ocean State.
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By Michael Souza |
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Rhode Island’s gasoline price dropped 6 more cents this week in the ninth consecutive week of declines, according to AAA Southern New England.
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By PBN Staff
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