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This act would attempt to reduce greenhouse gases and thus retard global warming. This act would take effect upon passage.
Provides for the payment of costs incurred by the DEM and office of energy resources up to three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000) or five percent (5%) of the proceeds of any sale or auction of allowances.
The Environment Council of Rhode Island (ECRI) biennial Green Report Card highlights critical environmental issues that were considered by the General Assembly during the 2011 and 2012 legislative sessions. State lawmakers were graded on 14 pieces of legislation that covered a broad host of affairs, ranging from matters on clean water, to state energy policies.
The WIN team refurbish computers for needy students and lobbied for e-waste recycling laws. The TGIF (Turn Grease into Fuel) began in 2008 as a pilot program in Westerly and expanded statewide. There are 93 restaurants now participating in the program. Proceeds from this program are donated to needy families. The 100,000 gallons of waste grease collected has reduced carbon dioxide emissions by 1.5 million pounds/year.
Launched a comprehensive sustainability program to include a 3-acre solar photovoltaic farm generating 625 MWH/year. Other programs have saved 8.8 million gallons of water and 5.7 billion BTU's of energy.
AutoPaint RI's outstanding 20,000 square foot state-of-the-art accident repair service center features 40 work bays, five environmentally-controlled down-draft heated paint areas, two paint mixing rooms, and sophisticated equipment necessary to return your vehicle to pre-accident conditions.
Formerly known as the Center for Environmental Studies, IBES offers Brown University students an opportunity to study environmental issues in depth by integrating several academic disciplines. Thesis writers are encouraged to analyze an environmental problem of importance to the local community. The Center is housed in the Urban Environment Lab, a superinsulated passive/ active solar retrofit on the Brown Campus.
Conservation Law Foundation forges lasting solutions to environmental challenges for the people of New England.
