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Oil climbed to the highest in three months in New York as speculation European leaders meeting this week will make progress on the region’s debt crisis supported prices against forecasts of rising supply in the U.S.
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By Grant Smith |
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National Grid is investing $60 million in a new system to prepare for the severe weather season and make sure customers who lose power get it back more quickly.
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By PBN Staff
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The R.I. Economic Development Corporation has guaranteed a $1 million loan to eNow Inc., an expanding Providence company that makes solar power systems for trucks.
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By Patrick Anderson |
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(Updated, 3:30 p.m.)Textron Inc. – the Providence-based company that includes Bell Helicopter and Cessna Aircraft – was removed from the 4th Toxic 100 Air Polluters list released by the Political Economy Research Institute at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
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By Emily Greenhalgh |
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There is one-third less life on Earth than previously thought, according to a study published by scientists at the University of Rhode Island’s Graduate School of Oceanography and researchers in Germany.
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By Emily Greenhalgh |
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Natural gas futures dropped in New York for the first time in five days on forecasts of cooler weather that would limit demand from power plants.
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By Christine Buurma |
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Naval Station Newport was selected for the 2012 Secretary of the Navy Energy and Water Management Platinum Level Recognition for its energy saving accomplishments during fiscal year 2011.
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By PBN Staff
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The Ocean State could be one the first states with offshore wind farms, according to a report released by Environment Rhode Island, the Conservation Law Foundation and the Environment Council of Rhode Island.
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By PBN Staff
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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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Rhode Island’s gasoline prices rose 4 cents this week, after dropping last week for the first time since early July, according to AAA Southern New England.
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By PBN Staff
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