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"To people who think of themselves as God's houseguests, American enterprise must seem arrogant beyond belief. Or stupid. A nation of amnesiacs, proceeding as if there were no other day but today. Assuming the land could also forget what had been done to it."
— Barbara Kingsolver
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By TIM FAULKNER/ecoRI New staff
Whether or not you like it, exposure to herbicides is unavoidable if you drive in Rhode Island. Using truck-mounted hand-sprayers, all 1,100 miles state roads, highways and bridges are treated with herbicides twice a year by the Department of Transportation.<<Read more
By ROWAN SHARP/ecoRI News contributor
PROVIDENCE — Rhode Island's lead poisoning prevention program is scheduled to shut down in late summer or early fall, because of federal budget cuts — even as the Centers for Disease Control has lowered the “at-risk” blood lead level for children.<<Read more
By DAVE FISHER/ecoRI News staff
Climate change is the single greatest problem that mankind will face. Individual actions do have meaning and importance, but until most of us are consuming consciously, composting and biking to work, a lack of serious legislative and regulatory action doom us.<<Read more
By TIM FAULKNER/ecoRI News staff
About $40 million of the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority's annual budget comes from the gas tax. But when gas prices climb, less is sold, and thus revenue to RIPTA drops. This year, RIPTA is looking at a $10 million budget deficit.<<Read more
By ecoRI News staff
PROVIDENCE — A renewable solar energy panel system will be installed at the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority’s John H. Chafee Transportation, Operations and Maintenance Center, thanks in part to $240,000 in funding from a recent court order.<<Read more
By KARA DiCAMILLO/ecoRI News contributor
I stopped at Sweet Berry Farm in Middletown again this week to pick up a few more bunches of local asparagus, while it’s still available, and had to share this recipe. The preparation for this is easy, and you can serve this dish for breakfast or lunch.<<Weekly local food recipe
By TIM FAULKER/ecoRI News staff
PROVIDENCE — The first producer responsibility bill to pass out of committee this year establishes a collection program for leftover paint. If signed into law, paint stores will offer a paint drop-off service for unwanted oil-based and latex paints, beginning in 2014.<<Read more
By MEREDITH HAAS/ecoRI News contributor
The ocean has always been viewed as this endless abyss. Though largely unexplored, is it possible that the ocean is becoming too crowded? In the past decade the world has seen a population explosion and increasing demands for resources.<<Read more
