Liking flower grenades.
Category - Environment
Greater City ProvidenceRumor: tree removal?
July 6, 2011 – 2pm: We are pulling this story for 24 hours. Waiting on a response from the city. In 2004, the City passed a regulation in its Zoning Ordinance (Sec. 425.1, “Removal of Significant...
Now them’s what I call street trees
Now when someone is required to plant street trees, this is what I want to see. Those are all brand new trees on the left outside the soon to open Brown Medical School in the Jewelry District. Not only are there...
Jef NickersonNews & Notes
Post energy crisis cities, making driving difficult, 20's Plenty, and more in today's News & Notes.
Rozalia Project for a Clean Ocean ROV Submarine Demo at Community Boating Center, July 7
Rozalia Project for a Clean Ocean ROV Submarine Demo at Community Boating Center, July 7
Matthew CoolidgeThe Better World Challenge: Building A Better Coastline by Design
The Better World Challenge breaks free from this bubble with a design competition addressing high-impact social issues. Open to all students, the challenge takes the Better World by Design conference beyond the weekend...
Video: 3x3x3 Meter Eco House
Video showing off the 27 cubic meter carbon neutral Cube Project home.
Fine Art of Recycling
In June, the top 10 artists/art associations will begin to put their creative imprints on ten refrigerators that will be placed throughout Downtown Providence for the summer months of 2011. National Grid has developed...
Interest-free Loans Available to Improve Home Energy Efficiency
Interest-free loans are available to qualified Providence residents to make energy efficiency improvements to their homes. The loans are part of a program made possible by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
Timber!
Reader submitted photo Yesterday we were getting reader reports that mature trees where being torn down at Riverview Plaza on Pitman Street (where Eastside Marketplace is located). After a bit of confusion and reports...
Preserving Rocky Point
The Warwick Beacon reports on an open house at Rocky Point on June 6th. Also, State Rep. Frank Ferri’s proposed bond issue of $10 million to acquire the remaining 83 acres of land at Rocky Point.
Bigger than Rhode Island
This has been all over the interwebs this week, so I’m playing along: This Google Earth tool allows you to lay the oil spill* over a familiar piece of the Earth to allow you to grasp the size of the spill. Here we...
Seeking a solution
Video from WJAR-TV Providence, extended footage at WCVB-TV Boston In the media we’ve been hearing a lot of talk about solutions to these flooding issues. People in areas prone to flooding wanting solutions from...
Woonasquatucket Flooding
Walked from Waterplace to Eagle Square earlier (almost had to swim at one point):
