Burning and Burying are Bottom-Barrel Fixes
The proposal by Rep. Jon Brien, D-Woonsocket, to overturn Rhode Island’s ban on waste incineration, reclassify the energy produced as renewable and allow the city of Woonsocket to build a waste-to-energy facility has become a political hot potato.
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Waste Veggie Oil Thieves Prove Slippery
In the past few years, as the market value of metals has spiked, so has the theft of these materials. Given the current high prices paid for copper, steel, aluminum and other metals, people have taken to stealing pipes, flashing, gutters and wiring from construction sites, abandoned homes and, at least in one case, a church.
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