ecoRI Front Page Newshttp://www.ecori.org/front-page/Sat, 18 May 2013 12:35:27 +0000en-USSquarespace V5 Site Server v5.13.156 (http://www.squarespace.com)ecoRI Newspodcastenvironment,Rhode,Island,newsBe Aware: Lawn Chemicals AppliedecoRI NewsSat, 18 May 2013 12:29:01 +0000http://www.ecori.org/front-page/be-aware-lawn-chemicals-applied.html421074:4636881:33727874By JOANNA DETZ/ecoRI News staff

The U.S. government has allowed most lawn pesticides onto the market without a full set of toxicity tests, using a loophole called a conditional registration. In fact, as many as 65 percent of the 16,000 pesticides were first approved for the market using this loophole.<<Read more

]]>http://www.ecori.org/front-page/rss-comments-entry-33727874.xmlRecent Brayton Point Protest First of ManyecoRI NewsFri, 17 May 2013 13:01:19 +0000http://www.ecori.org/front-page/recent-brayton-point-protest-first-of-many.html421074:4636881:33725079By TIM FAULKNER/ecoRI News staff

SOMERSET, Mass. — Activists say the May 15 protest at Brayton Point is just the first of several larger public demonstrations slated for the fossil-fuel energy plant. Demonstrations are planned for the weekend of July 27 and the days preceding Labor Day.<<Read more

]]>http://www.ecori.org/front-page/rss-comments-entry-33725079.xmlBills Look to Stimulate Renewable EnergyecoRI NewsThu, 16 May 2013 13:46:17 +0000http://www.ecori.org/front-page/bills-look-to-stimulate-renewable-energy.html421074:4636881:33721529By TIM FAULKNER/ecoRI News staff

PROVIDENCE — Two bills aimed at boosting the residential renewable energy business were heard recently in House and Senate meetings. Both bills were held for further study.<<Read more

]]>http://www.ecori.org/front-page/rss-comments-entry-33721529.xmlCox Goes Solar in Rhode IslandecoRI NewsWed, 15 May 2013 16:56:44 +0000http://www.ecori.org/front-page/cox-goes-solar-in-rhode-island.html421074:4636881:33718628By TIM FAULKNER/ecoRI News staff

WEST WARWICK — Cox Communications recently unveiled two new solar arrays. The 681-kilowatt arrays at its offices here and in Portsmouth will generate enough electricity to power 77 homes, which is substantial for a solar-energy project in Rhode island.<<Read more

]]>http://www.ecori.org/front-page/rss-comments-entry-33718628.xmlAnglers Help Monitor R.I.’s Marine EcosystemsecoRI NewsWed, 15 May 2013 11:50:29 +0000http://www.ecori.org/front-page/anglers-help-monitor-ris-marine-ecosystems.html421074:4636881:33717354By KEVIN PROFT/ecoRI News staff

To effectively manage fisheries, Rhode Island officials require reliable data about the type and volume of fish being caught. Anglers help ensures that the state's recreational fishing regulations are effective, fair and based on sound science.<<Read more

]]>http://www.ecori.org/front-page/rss-comments-entry-33717354.xmlEnjoying Life Without Heaps of TrashecoRI NewsMon, 13 May 2013 19:01:03 +0000http://www.ecori.org/front-page/enjoying-life-without-heaps-of-trash.html421074:4636881:33702550By ALISON KIRSCH/ecoRI News contributor

PROVIDENCE — Two years ago, Colleen Doyle took out her trash for the last time. A few months later, she gave away her garbage can. Now, all the trash Doyle produces in a month fits in the palm of her hand.<<Read more

]]>http://www.ecori.org/front-page/rss-comments-entry-33702550.xmlGovernor, Enviros Oppose Economic RealignmentecoRI NewsSun, 12 May 2013 11:57:45 +0000http://www.ecori.org/front-page/governor-enviros-oppose-economic-realignment.html421074:4636881:33687341By TIM FAULKNER/ecoRI News staff

PROVIDENCE — The sweeping, business-first realignment of state government proposed by the House of Representative has run into strong opposition from environmental groups and Gov. Lincoln Chafee.<<Read more

]]>http://www.ecori.org/front-page/rss-comments-entry-33687341.xmlR.I. Eel Poachers Head to CourtecoRI NewsSat, 11 May 2013 12:26:33 +0000http://www.ecori.org/front-page/ri-eel-poachers-head-to-court.html421074:4636881:33685731By TIM FAULKNER/ecoRI News staff

PROVIDENCE — Two of the four alleged poachers of the pricey American eel recently had their day in court Friday. Both agreed to pay $2,000 fines each and have their nets and traps confiscated for poaching juvenile elver eels from Rhode Island.<<Read more

]]>http://www.ecori.org/front-page/rss-comments-entry-33685731.xmlFarmers Markets Growing ... Too Fast?ecoRI NewsFri, 10 May 2013 19:38:49 +0000http://www.ecori.org/front-page/farmers-markets-growing-too-fast.html421074:4636881:33684366Rhode Island has seen an explosion in the number of farmers markets — from just 15 in 2004, the number has grown to 55 this year. The markets connect farmers to customers and stimulate the local economy, but are there too many markets? Is the growth sustainable?<<Listen to podcast

]]>http://www.ecori.org/front-page/rss-comments-entry-33684366.xmlNewport Biodiesel Takes R.I. Back to the FutureecoRI NewsThu, 09 May 2013 19:10:26 +0000http://www.ecori.org/front-page/newport-biodiesel-takes-ri-back-to-the-future.html421074:4636881:33646275By KYLE HENCE/ecoRI News contributor

NEWPORT — The company’s business model is built entirely around recycling waste vegetable oil from restaurants and cafeterias, more than 1,500 of them, and turning that oil into a fuel for car, trucks and ships and into heating oil for furnaces.<<Read more

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