Massachusetts Helping Turn Tide on Biomass Energy Mary Schuermann Kuhlman – Commonwealth News Service Clean-energy advocates are hopeful Massachusetts’ leadership on fighting biomass pollution will drive change in other states and nations. The Bay State recently became the first in the U.S. to end renewable-energy subsidies for electricity from wood-burning biomass power […]
THIS WEEK’S MUSE EVELYN GLENNIE “Music is about communication…it isn’t just something that maybe physically sounds good or orally sounds interesting; it’s something far, far deeper than that.” In 1973, 8-year-old Evelyn Glennie began to go deaf. By twelve she was diagnosed as profoundly deaf. At nineteen, in her third year […]
Haga clic aquí para español Dear Neighbor, As Mayor, making Providence a city that works for every resident and business owner has been my top priority – and that means investing in much-needed infrastructure improvements. Together, we are building a new Providence by doing business differently and by making meaningful investments across our […]
APL TRUSTEE FEATURE Diane Mangiaratti, APL Trustee What motivates you to serve on the APL Board of Trustees? I believe that public libraries are very important to our democracy. They are available to all people and allow anyone to use their many resources. After serving in elective office on the Attleboro School […]
EarthTalk® From the Editors of E – The Environmental Magazine Some new technologies hope to make the increasingly necessary “luxury” of air conditioning less of a planetary burden. Credit: pexels.com. Dear EarthTalk: Is it true that as the planet warms, it will be the huge demand for and use of air conditioning that […]
IT IS PICKING TIME Smithfield is known as the “Apple Valley” of Rhode Island, and it is no wonder with the many orchards to choose from for some great apple picking! The season is off to a good start, even with the drought, many of the orchards started early for pick-your-own! Most […]
Smith College Names Swarthmore Provost as Its Next Leader Posted September 20, 2022 By John O. Harney Comings and Goings … SARAH WILLIE-LE BRETON Smith College selected Swarthmore College Provost and Dean of the Faculty Sarah Willie-LeBreton to be the 12th president of the Seven Sisters and Five Colleges institution in Northampton, Mass. She’ll succeed Kathleen McCartney, who announced […]
Building the Schools Our Kids Deserve: A $30 Million Dollar Announcement ANGELICA This week, I joined state and education leaders to share some excellent news for our kids: the school Facility Equity Initiative is expandingt! The first round of the initiative directed more than $20 million dollars into five underserved school […]
