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New U.S. rules seek cleaner gasoline
The Obama administration is expected to propose new rules today that would slash the amount of sulfur in gasoline, one of the most significant steps the administration can take this term toward cutting air pollution, people with knowledge of the...
Tags: Passenger Cars, Petroleum Industry, Asthma, Standards, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Taking a hard look at fracking from the ground up
Your coverage of the fracking conference held by Maryland environmental, faith and health organizations ("Activists rally for fracking conference", Dec. 9) states that activists met "to organize a push for a legislative ban" on fracking. The focus of...Tags: Health Insurance Cost, Martin O'Malley, Credit and Debt
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No studies, no fracking
During this presidential election season, we Americans may not agree on everything. But one thing we do agree on is this: Only through democracy and open debate can we hope to solve our toughest challenges as a nation. Unfortunately, here in Maryland,...
Tags: Silver Spring (Montgomery, Maryland), Petroleum Industry, Takoma Park (Montgomery, Maryland), Elections, Martin O'Malley
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Keystone XL pipeline, bringing oil from Canada, is a step toward the future
Civil disobedience on behalf of causes we believe in is a time-honored American tradition ("Going to jail for the environment," August 22). Another time-honored American tradition is keeping an open mind about the issues, listening to different views...Tags: Natural Resources, White House, Elections, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Energy Resources
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Offshore oil exploration plan draws fire
The Obama administration's latest move to permit testing for oil and gas off Maryland and other Atlantic coast states is drawing flak from both environmentalists and the oil industry.
Speaking at a lightly attended public hearing Wednesday afternoon in...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Zoology, Natural Resources, Science, Atlantic Ocean
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Md. could get 5th highest gas tax under O'Malley plan
Gov. Martin O'Malley has proposed applying Maryland's 6 percent general sales tax to the price of gasoline, Michael Dresser reports in the paper. Maryland would be the eighth state to put a general sales tax on motor fuels on top of a state excise tax,...Tags: Taxation, Petroleum Industry, AAA, Martin O'Malley
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Breathing uneasily: Obama retreats on tightening smog standards
In a decision that outraged public health experts and environmentalists Friday, President Barack Obama announced that he had directed the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency not to do anything further to lower smog in the air until 2013 — after...Tags: Heart Attack, Physical Conditions, Harford County, Garrett County, Asthma
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Proposed Canadian pipeline will increase our dependency on foreign oil
Letter writer Cindy Schild, a spokeswoman for the American Petroleum Institute, claims the Keystone XL pipeline to bring crude oil from Canada is needed to create jobs ("Keystone XL pipeline is a step toward the future", Aug. 22). Environmental effects...Tags: U.S. Department of State, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities
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Pipeline or no, oil is not the future
Of course, the representative of the American Petroleum Institute would promote a tar sands oil pipeline from Canada to the U.S. ("Keystone XL pipeline is a step toward the future," Aug. 25). Unfortunately, this is not, as the headline says, "a step...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Natural Resources, Energy Resources, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities
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End of mercury thermometers is near
It was one of Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit's most famous inventions, in 1714. But after nearly 300 years on the market, the still-common mercury thermometer now appears headed for extinction.
While many Maryland residents probably still have them in their...Tags: Gaithersburg (Montgomery, Maryland), Hazardous Materials, Natural Resources, Medical Research, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Storm tightens U.S. oil supply
Sun StaffThe record high gasoline prices reached just a week ago in Maryland and much of the nation might seem like a bargain compared with what many experts say could occur at the pump once the effects of Hurricane Katrina are felt in the coming days. The...Tags: Natural Disasters, Market and Exchange, Petroleum Industry, Natural Resources, Commodity Markets
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Gas prices see ups and downs
Sun StaffWith the price of gas fluctuating with every strong wind, motorists locally and across the country are no longer just seeing the number change between trips to the pump. They may even see it from the morning commute to the drive home. "It's up to Exxon,...Tags: Natural Disasters, Natural Resources, Prices, Disasters, Hurricanes
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