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    Mar 28, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  1. 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 announcement said.
    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

    2. Dec 14, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  2. 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

    3. Sep 12, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  3. 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.
    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

    4. Aug 24, 2011 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  4. 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

    5. Apr 25, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  5. 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.
    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

    6. Jan 31, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  6. 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

    7. Sep 7, 2011 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  7. 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 he has been reelected (or so he hopes). EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson was about to tighten controls, which are at this moment significantly less protective even than what the Bush administration thought acceptable. But President Obama, apparently anxious to placate relentless critics at the American Petroleum Institute and the Chamber of Commerce, told Ms. Jackson to back off.
    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

    8. Aug 31, 2011 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  8. 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

    9. Aug 30, 2011 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  9. 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

    10. Feb 22, 2011 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  10. 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.
    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

    11. Aug 30, 2005 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  11. Storm tightens U.S. oil supply

    Sun Staff
    The 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

    12. Jul 13, 2005 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  12. Gas prices see ups and downs

    Sun Staff
    With 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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