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"We never know the worth of water till the well is dry."
— Thomas Fuller (1732)
Aquatic invasive plants have been documented as a widespread problem in Rhode Island lakes. A total of 13 different species have been detected with variable milfoil and fanwort being the plants most commonly found.
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The best time to water your lawn is in the early morning or late evening, so the heat of the day doesn't evaporate the water from your lawn. Also, an average lawn only need an inch of water a week.
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By TIM FAULKNER/ecoRI New staff
Starting in 2014, Massachusetts will ban food waste from businesses and schools, as it aims to compost 45 percent of its annual organic waste by 2020. The Vermont Legislature has approved legislation that would ban food waste from regular trash by 2020.<<Read more
Friday is Bike to Work Day. Although Rhode Island is pushing ahead, it's still behind most of the country in overall bikeability. A recent report ranked Rhode Island No. 28. The five other New England states scored much better.<<Read more
By ecoRI News staff
How do you bring a small Rhode Island farm into the local food movement? Students from the Greene School in West Greenwich may have figured it out. An innovative class produced a video and business plan for the Ocean Breeze Dairy Farm in Westerly.<<Read more
By BARRY SCHILLER/special to ecoRI News
In Rhode Island, about 36 Amtrak trains a day stop in Providence, going to either Boston, New York or beyond. And while we are still struggling to electrify our automobile fleet, these trains already run on electricity and so depend little on foreign oil.<<Read more
By ecoRI News staff
PROVIDENCE — A renewable solar energy panel system will be installed at the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority’s John H. Chafee Transportation, Operations and Maintenance Center, thanks in part to $240,000 in funding from a recent court order.<<Read more
By KARA DiCAMILLO/ecoRI News contributor
I love pizza and all the combinations it offers. I know that sometimes it’s hard to resist a good hand-cut pepperoni pizza, but loading it with vegetables instead of meats and cheeses is much healthier.<<Weekly local food recipe
By TIM FAULKER/ecoRI News staff
PROVIDENCE — With about a month left in the 2012 legislative session, several environmental bills recently moved closer to passage. Among some of those bills are landfill air monitoring, safe jewelry for kids and penalties for invasive plants.<<Read more
By TIM FAULKNER/ecoRI News staff
PROVIDENCE — During a recent talk at Brown University, environmental author and journalist Mark Hertsgaard offered a ray of hope for those looking for progress — and even jobs — in the environmental sector.<<Read more
