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BGE requests rate increase for electric, gas distribution
Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. is seeking to raise distribution rates for electricity and natural gas, a move that would add about $11.80 a month to the median residential bill.
The rate increase is needed to pay for updated infrastructure, utility...Tags: Trials, Energy Saving, Consumers, Court Preliminary, Pepco Holdings Incorporated
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Climate and conservatives
When political conservatives start talking about raising taxes, it's wise to pay attention. Such is the case with a recently-announced campaign by a former South Carolina congressman who believes solving the nation's energy and climate change challenges...Tags: Environmental Politics, Energy Saving, Consumers, Mitt Romney, Health Insurance Cost
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Former UM student accused of campus threat pleads guilty
A former University of Maryland honors student accused of contemplating a campus shooting rampage accepted a plea deal Tuesday, and prosecutors said the case was evidence that authorities are responding threats with vigilance.
Alexander G. Song 2nd...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Trials, City University of New York, Johns Hopkins University, Science
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Aging public housing buildings in Annapolis get new solar panels
At one of Annapolis' public housing buildings last week, new solar panels on the roof collected energy to heat hot water for more than two dozen apartments below. Inside, a message scrawled on the wall asked whoever had been urinating in the hallway to...
Tags: Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Energy Saving, Public Housing, Housing and Urban Planning
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HCC will have little liability, likely energy savings with solar panel deal, college officials say
Harford Community College's Board of Trustees unanimously approved a power purchase agreement Monday, which is expected to save the college more than $1 million in energy costs over 20 years. Solar panels installed on rooftops of four buildings - the...
Tags: Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Energy Saving, Credit and Debt, Public Schools
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Celebrity traveler: Tech expert Mario Armstrong recharges in St. Thomas
Mario Armstrong is all about making connections.
As a technology commentator on NBC's "Today" show, CNN and NPR, among others, the Baltimore native knows how to effortlessly translate high-tech topics for low-tech audiences. Early in his career, he was...Tags: Baltimore Hotels, Hotels and Accommodations, Today (tv program), CNN (tv network), NPR
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Renewable energy sources are the answer to power outages
Much has been said about the power outages caused by recent storms, but one thing rarely mentioned is the importance of getting people off the electrical grid. It's a national security issue when so many people are rendered helpless in a neighborhoods...Tags: Renewable Energy, Energy Saving
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Plan to be aired for trimming city's climate impact
With summer starting to heat up, city officials are floating a "climate action plan" this evening (Tuesday) that aims to curb Baltimore's greenhouse gas emissions 15 percent by decade's end. Easing the city's climate impact is one of the goals of...
Tags: Renewable Energy, Annapolis, Global Warming, Energy Saving, Highlandtown
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Wind energy plans pose challenge to Navy testing
In the 400-foot-plus turbines that a wind energy company wants to build on his tree farm on Maryland's Eastern Shore, Hall Coons sees a chance at a steady stream of income — and an opportunity to untether his economic fortunes from the ups and downs...Tags: Defense, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Energy Saving, Forestry and Timber
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Green jobs economy has hits and misses in Maryland
Dirty, used oil promises to bring some badly needed jobs to Baltimore, one recycling company says. But energy-saving light fixtures aren't proving to be the growth business that another company thought they were — at least not yet.
FCC...Tags: Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Chicago Jobs, Chevron Corportion, Corporate Officers
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As gasoline prices rise, Obama takes aim at alternative-energy critics
With rising oil prices creating a drag on the economy and his re-election effort, President Barack Obama mocked Republican critics of his alternative-energy policy Thursday, comparing them to the "cynics and naysayers" who didn't believe the Earth was...Tags: Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Rushern Baker, Mitt Romney, Restaurant and Catering Industry
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Solar panels at landfill will cut power costs at Howard school
Solar panels under construction at a long-capped landfill in Howard County will soon be used to offset energy costs at a nearby elementary school. The county began installation of the solar arrays this week at the former New Cut Landfill, an 83-acre...Tags: Renewable Energy, Energy Saving, Ellicott City, Natural Resources, Ken Ulman
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