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Grants feeding growth of R.I. wind turbines
Wind turbines have sprouted up across the state, in many cases due to federal and state grants providing hundreds of thousands of dollars to cover capital costs upfront, all at no cost to the proposer. more
East Coast’s record-breaking heat will fade away by next week
The heat that may topple temperature records in New York City and the East Coast for a second day isn’t expected to last much longer. more
Pump prices drop another 6 cents in R.I.
Rhode Island’s gasoline price dropped 6 more cents this week in the ninth consecutive week of declines, according to AAA Southern New England. more
| 6/18/12
Oil falls in New York on European debt concern after Greek poll
Oil dropped in New York as rising Spanish borrowing costs pushed the dollar higher, adding to concern that Europe’s debt crisis will curb crude demand. more
Ten companies are looking for Mass. offshore projects
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
6/18/12
Treading water on R.I. wind farms
Deepwater Wind LLC has signed a new lease agreement with the Quonset Development Corporation for a turbine-manufacturing facility and office space in the Quonset Business Park in North Kingstown. The move positions the company to develop a proposed 150-turbine wind farm off the Rhode Island coast, but only after a much-smaller demonstration project the company hopes can be built in the next two years. more
Gas falls 12 cents in the Ocean State
Rhode Island’s gasoline price dropped 12 cents this week in the eighth consecutive week of declines, according to AAA Southern New England. more
| 6/11/12 | 1 comment
Demand for fuel efficiency spurs R.I. auto sales
During the first quarter of 2012, earning reports for the “Big Three” American motor companies, Ford, General Motors and Chrysler, showed that Americans are standing behind their automobile makers, and the Ocean State followed suit in the country’s rekindled love affair with the iconic, American-made automobile. more
Utilidata open for business
Scott DePasquale, executive chairman of Utilidata and a partner with Braemar Energy Ventures, speaks during the June 5 opening of the former’s Providence headquarters. The firm provides advanced automated energy-conservation and management technology services. It moved from Spokane, Wash., after receiving venture-capital financing from Braemar and a $500,000 loan from the Rhode Island Renewable Energy Fund. The firm has created eight jobs locally and expects a total of 47 high-paying, new jobs created by 2015. more
6/11/12
Metcalf names Grantham Prize Winner
The Metcalf Institute for Marine and Environmental Reporting has awarded a three-person team from the Salk Lake Tribune with the 2012 Grantham Prize for Excellence in Reporting on the Environment. more
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