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Monday, December 14, 2009
The Town of Portsmouth, RI, raised its own wind turbine hoping to reduce the carbon footprint for this small New England community.
Tags: Roger Williams University, Roger Williams, RWU, students
Saturday, January 23, 2010
BRISTOL, RI __ Block Islanders are considering the idea of posting eight wind turbines along their coastline hoping to harvest the wind for electricity. Planet Forward (RWU) looks at the plan and the possibilities.
Tags: wind, Roger Williams University, renewables, rhode island, offshore turbines, block island, Roger Williams, RWU, students
Thursday, January 28, 2010
BRISTOL, RI __ Block Island is located 10 miles off the coast of Rhode Island, which means it's "off the grid" both physically and metaphysically.
Tags: wind, Roger Williams University, renewables, rhode island, offshore turbines, block island, Roger Williams, RWU, students
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Thursday, October 21, 2010
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We talk to organizers of Project Get Ready and examine - what will this idea cost? How many stations do we need? Weigh in during Planet Forward's live chat with Zachary Heir at 12 noon EST. Chat
Tags: project get ready, University of Rhode Island, URI, electric cars, charging stations, 2011 Finalist
Monday, January 25, 2010
Sarah Kite, the Director of Recycling Services at the Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation, details the recycling process and gives a tour of Rhode Island's recycling center.
Tags: Roger Williams University, sarah kite, recycling, rhode island, water bottles, Roger Williams, RWU, students
Planet Forward, George Washington University School of Media and Public Affairs
Wednesday, January 22, 2014
Roger Williams University seniors Nicholle Buckley and Christopher Ferreira were among the attendees at the Feeding the Planet Summit.
Tags: feeding the planet, oysters, Roger Williams University, crickets
Saturday, October 26, 2013
BRISTOL, RI __ In Rhode Island, scientists at Roger Williams University are working to make oyster farming more sustainable.
Tags: Roger Williams, oyster, farming, michael, scully, digital, Journalism, professor, RWU, University
Roger Williams University
Wednesday, April 15, 2015
BRISTOL R.I.__ Nestled by the Mt. Hope Bay lies the campus of Roger Williams University and is home to a state of the art science building where salt water tanks line the labs, except for one.
Tags: RWU, planet forward, Hydroponics, aquaponics, farming, fish

The Mighty Mac towers over the blue waters of the Straits of Mackinac; hundreds of feet below the surface lurks Line 5. (Jenna Spray/Medill)
Northwestern University
Friday, January 15, 2021
The decision to revoke the easement allowing a crude oil pipeline — Line 5 — to operate comes after more than 15 months of investigation into possible environmental and safety risks, reports Jenna Spray for Medill.
Tags: michigan, oil spill, gas, great lakes, pipeline, Fossil Fuels

This is an early prototype of the camera. Research divers will be able to use GPS to create accurate maps that can be compared point-by-point over time. (Illustration courtesy of Richard Vevers/The Ocean Agency)
University of Rhode Island
Thursday, March 24, 2022
Inspired by 360-degree cameras utilized by Google Street view, the Ocean Agency developed the Hammerhead Camera, a similar camera designed to be used in an underwater environment, according to Richard Vevers, Ocean Agency founder and CEO.