Natural Resources

Rhode Island’s gasoline dropped 3 cents this week, the fifth week of declines after five consecutive weeks of increases, according to AAA Southern New England. May 21

Oil headed for a third weekly drop in New York after Germany’s finance minister said Europe’s crisis may last another two years and reports added to evidence of a slowdown in China. May 18

Grow Smart Rhode Island presented its inaugural Smart Growth Awards to 12 different people and projects during its 4th biennial Power of Place Summit. May 11

Hasbro Inc. was recently ranked No. 137 on the Maplecroft Climate Innovation Indexes Benchmark, the toy and game maker announced Thursday. May 3

The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth is unveiling a wind energy project Tuesday, marking the end of the first phase of an undertaking that the school says will reduce annual energy costs by $3 million. May 1

Rhode Island’s economic growth increased $77 million from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, according to an analysis by Environment Northeast. Apr 30

Ten journalists from around the world landed fellowships to the Metcalf Institute for Marine & Environmental Reporting’s 14th annual science workshop for journalists. Apr 30

Four Rhode Islanders and Kent Hospital were honored by the Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday as the federal watchdog agency presented its 2012 Environmental Merit Awards. Apr 26

University of Rhode Island undergraduate students Dylan Gregory and Cory Harrigan have launched a recycling company targeting the automotive industry, the university announced Wednesday. Apr 25

Oil traded near the highest level in a week in New York after the American Petroleum Institute said crude inventories fell in the U.S., the world’s biggest consumer of the commodity. Apr 25