R.I. leader in energy economy

In 1901, a gusher erupted from the Spindletop oil field near Beaumont, Texas. The sight of oil gushing out of the ground captured the attention and imagination of the country, and it launched one of the world’s most dynamic industries over the next century. In Rhode Island, where we are the first state in the

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