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Paper mills reap millions from state energy law
A Western Maryland paper mill and several others in the region have collected millions of dollars over the past eight years by taking advantage of an obscure provision in a state law that is supposed to encourage the development of wind, solar and other...
Tags: Energy Saving, Justice System, Baltimore County, Electricity Production and Distribution, Allegany County
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New western Maryland wind energy project in works
While Maryland lawmakers debate whether to subsidize a large wind energy project in the Atlantic Ocean off Ocean City, an Annapolis company is moving ahead with plans for the state's third land-based wind "farm."
Synergics Wind Energy LLC, which built...Tags: Endangered Species, Energy, Civil and Public Service, Landforms, Justice System
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Senate committee switch could spring wind bill
UPDATE: An earlier version of this article described the two senators as opponents of death penalty repeal. They are both considered proponents of repeal. A change in the membership of a key Maryland Senate committee could hand Gov. Martin O'Malley a...Tags: Thomas V. Mike Miller, Political Fundraising, Republican Party, C. Anthony Muse, Death Penalty
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Wood touted as 'new' renewable fuel
Lee Richardson is a pioneer of sorts in taking a new look at a very old energy source.
The Wicomico County poultry farmer just finished installing a commercial-sized wood pellet stove to heat one of his chicken houses in Willards, east of Salisbury. When...Tags: Perdue Farms, Business, Personal Income, Sales, Asthma
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O'Malley touts Maryland's fight against climate change
Gov. Martin O'Malley has urged President Obama to look to Maryland as a model for how government can fight climate change, while also appealing for federal help in his own quest to get wind turbines built off Ocean City. In a letter released Thursday...
Tags: Ecosystems, Barack Obama, Fiscal Cliff, Global Change, Energy Saving
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City ramps up battle against energy costs, overuse
Valorie Cooley was "in a really bad place" a year ago, with a broken furnace and past-due heating bills she couldn't pay. Now her Baltimore home has a new furnace and a raft of energy-efficient improvements — including insulation in the attic...
Tags: Business, Energy Saving, Energy, Personal Income, Civil and Public Service
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Giant solar farm eyed for Howard County's Nixon Farm
Nixon's Farm in West Friendship will become the county's first farm to generate solar electricity sold directly to an electric company, but the project could grow even larger if the Howard County Council approves an amended zoning regulation. Bith...
Tags: Conservation, Agriculture, Litigation and Regulation, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy
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Sandy shows the need for a smarter power grid
Approximately 200,000 people in Maryland were left without power in wake of hurricane Sandy on Oct. 30 2012. Three days later only 700 houses were still left without power. Jeannette M. Mills at Baltimore Gas and Electricity observed that the quick...Tags: Renewable Energy, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Satellite and Cable Service, Networking, Mike Crapo
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Natural gas exports could prove costly
I would like to respond to the recent commentary about liquefied natural gas by Dan Ervin ("Say yes to LNG," Nov. 14). Mr. Ervin is described as a "professor of finance at Salisbury University," and he writes from that point of view, but only in a one-...Tags: Timonium, Energy Resources, University of Baltimore
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O'Malley readies new offshore wind bid
After being thwarted the past two years by skittish lawmakers, Gov. Martin O'Malley is preparing once again to introduce a bill aimed at planting mammoth wind turbines off Ocean City — and the measure may finally pass, thanks to a shake-up in a...
Tags: Taxation, Energy, Solar Energy, Justice System, Tax Credits
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Regional climate compact at a crossroads
A pioneering regional compact to fight climate change stands at a crossroads, as officials from Maryland and eight other Northeast states meet Tuesday in New York to weigh new limits on their power plants' carbon dioxide emissions. With emissions...
Tags: Ecosystems, Global Change, Petroleum Industry, Auction Service, Energy Saving
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Global climate talks stall — again
One can just imagine the future "Jeopardy" TV quiz show answer: The name of the international conference that took place in early December of 2012 that critics universally panned for accomplishing little despite overwhelming evidence of a global...
Tags: Ecosystems, Barack Obama, Fiscal Cliff, Global Change, Finance
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