Chapter CE Webinars – Week of 05.11.2020 – Register Now KITE WELLNESS AIA-RI Continuing Education Chapter Launches Free CE Webinar Series AIA Rhode Island is offering 2 continuing education webinars this week, as part of our regular CE Webinar series: 5/12 – Exceptional Metals – Sustainability and Energy Efficiency using Insulated Metal Panels (IMP) 5/13 – Sierra Pacific […]
Codecademy launches free global ‘Learn From Home Day’ on May 13 The event, in partnership with brands like Duolingo, Casper, Twitch and more, offers a full day of interactive sessions and online activities [New York, May 11, 2020] – With school closures and classes shifting to online curriculum across the nation, Codecademy is partnering with Y Combinator, Duolingo, […]
What the pandemic has shown us, and where we go from here Senator Harold M. Metts We face unprecedented challenges because of the COVID-19 pandemic, which also revealed the alarming disparities faced by our most vulnerable populations. The old adage remains true: “When the economy gets a cold, the Black and Brown community gets pneumonia.” […]
EarthTalk® From the Editors of E – The Environmental Magazine Environmentalists worry that use of power-hungry gaming consoles could be slowing our transition to renewables. Credit: EVG Photos, Pexels. Dear EarthTalk: A friend’s dad said it was such a shame that video gaming causes so much global warming, but I don’t see the connection. […]
Prophet About the Wilderness BY DON DOUCETTE Doc Robbins once proposed in his prophetic writings that Attleboro was to the local native peoples “a backwater” hunting and gathering area – that there existed a close association with native peoples living primarily along the shores of Narragansett Bay with the ability of ready access to this […]
City of Pawtucket to Reopen City Hall for Appointment Only Parks to also Reopen in Accordance with Guidance from State of RI and RIDEM Pawtucket – The City of Pawtucket has announced that City Hall will be open to the public by appointment only beginning Monday, May 11th. The City will also reopen City parks in […]
Harvard Prof.: EPA Off-Base with New Mercury Rule Analysis Laura Rosbrow-Telem -Commonwealth News Service CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — The Environmental Protection Agency says air-pollution controls placed in 2016 on mercury emitted from coal-fired power plants are “neither appropriate or necessary,” citing the cost of compliance. For now, the regulations will remain in place, but critics say the […]
“Nurses’ Day and First Responder Appreciation Event” ATTLEBORO — The Professional Firefighters of Attleboro Local 848 and Attleboro Police Association Members participated in a “National Nurses’ Day and First Responder Appreciation” event held at Fuller Hospital. The event was a joint effort to show appreciation to Fuller’s nurses, in recognition of National Nurse Appreciation Day, as […]
