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Brown University has cut annual energy costs by $3 million and reduced its energy-related greenhouse gas emissions by 29.4 percent in the past five years, according to the school’s 2012 Sustainability Progress Report.
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By PBN Staff
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The R.I. Emergency Management Agency and the Federal Emergency Management Agency are scheduled to conduct state applicant briefings on Nov. 15-16 for state agencies, municipalities, fire districts and private, nonprofit groups that sustained damage from Hurricane Sandy.
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By PBN Staff
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In light of Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee’s establishment of a $1 million emergency loan fund to assist Rhode Island businesses affected by Hurricane Sandy, the R.I. Economic Development Corporation will meet with businesses to determine if they qualify for loans from $10,000 to $25,000.
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By PBN Staff
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Dubbed the “Son of Sandy,” the snow and high winds brought by the nor’easter that hit the region on Wednesday left more than 5,000 Rhode Islanders in the dark mere days after some state residents finally regained the power they lost when Hurricane Sandy struck the East Coast early last week.
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By PBN Staff
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For those residents who lost homes to flooding or storm surge the process may take longer, but Rhode Islanders are already working to move back to normalcy less a week after Hurricane Sandy hit the Northeast.
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By Emily Greenhalgh |
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Both the state and federal government, as well as nonprofit relief agencies, financial institutions and local businesses are working to help those still affected by Hurricane Sandy.
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By Emily Greenhalgh |
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Rhode Island’s General Assembly scored a “B-” on its environmental legislation for the 2011-2012 session, according to the Environment Council of Rhode Island’s biannual Green Report Card.
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By PBN Staff
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As Rhode Island slowly works to return to normal after the effects of Hurricane Sandy, residents can seek crisis counseling, help with unemployment benefits and register to volunteer for relief efforts.
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By Emily Greenhalgh |
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(Updated, 4 p.m.) National Grid has restored power to more than 75,000 Rhode Island customers, but another 45,000 are still in the dark.
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By Emily Greenhalgh |
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Millions of people in the Northeast U.S., the region most dependent on electric grids and mass transit networks for everyday life, struggled to find normalcy amid the floods, destruction and death from superstorm Sandy.
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By Henry Goldman, Brian K. Sullivan and Kathleen Hunter |