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BGE's unwise attitude about trees
Two points about The Sun's coverage of tree cutting by Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. ("A bid to trim power outages," Dec. 23). First, I told the management of BGE at a meeting held with them by the Baltimore City Forestry Board in 1987 that their...Tags: Natural Resource Industry, Botany, Forestry and Timber
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More wintry weather in forecast amid another bout of slush
Winter waited until the busy holiday season to arrive, and it isn't letting up yet. After a second bout of icy precipitation Wednesday, more snow, sleet or freezing rain is possible over the weekend.
For the second time in three days, accumulating snow...Tags: Patterson Park, Highway Transportation, Dundalk, Severna Park, Natural Disasters
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Baltimore Behavioral Health files for bankruptcy
Mental health rehabilitation and addiction treatment center Baltimore Behavioral Health Inc. has filed for bankruptcy protection because it owes more than $5.5 million to creditors and estimates its assets are less than $500,000, according to federal...Tags: Bankruptcy, Pratt Street, Trials, Pigtown, Finance
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High wind watch issued across Central Maryland; BGE warns of outages
Central Maryland is under a high wind watch starting Saturday morning, with gusts expected to reach 60 mph during the day. The forecast prompted utility Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. to warn of possible power outages. Rain is forecast to usher in the...
Tags: Hurricane Sandy (2012), Weather Reports, Allegany County, Harford County, Washington, DC
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No simple fix for power outages as state tackles grid reliability
Gov. Martin O'Malley's administration launched an effort Tuesday to limit the extended power outages that have troubled Marylanders in recent months, but industry experts warned that any solution could require significant costs and trade-offs. Montgomery...Tags: Annapolis, Civil and Public Service, Executive Branch, Government, Martin O'Malley
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Sandy tests Md. emergency preparations
Baltimore emergency officials expected devastation on par with Hurricane Katrina. Expecting Hurricane Sandy to knock out communications, they coordinated with local radio to broadcast public safety information and planned a "carrier pigeon" network that...
Tags: Floods, Emergency Incidents, Weather Warnings, Conservation, Hurricane Sandy (2012)
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Baltimore firm aims to turn food waste into green business
Many people see Thanksgiving leftovers as too much of a good thing and toss them out. Vinnie Bevivino wants those uneaten castoffs and more — he sees a chance to make some green with them while going green. Bevivino, 31, is the owner of...
Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, College Park (Prince George's, Maryland), Fertilizer, Restaurants, Restaurant and Catering Industry
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BGE's failures undeserving of a rate increase
One word would accurately describe the remarks by Baltimore Gas and Electric officials and the Maryland Office of People's Counsel in their case to increase rates — babble ("BGE to make case for increase," Dec. 2). The customers should not have to...Tags: Hurricane Sandy (2012)
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Columbia struggles to return to normal
While many businesses and homes remained without power and schools and county offices were closed, Columbia gradually was returning to normal Wednesday, recovering from the havoc created by Superstorm Sandy. The Mall in Columbia and most of the...
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County school board rejects BGE easement at Towson High
The Baltimore County Board of Education last week declined to grant Baltimore Gas and Electric an easement for less than a fifth of an acre on Towson High School's property, instead sending BCPS staff back to negotiate remunerations for the school system....Tags: High Schools, Schools, Towson
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Police warn of scam artists following damaging storms like Sandy
Scammers trying to take advantage of any damaging storm such as superstorm Sandy have many ways to get your money, say Baltimore County Police. Scams can range to pleas for donations for storm victims to people posing as utility workers to unlicensed...
Tags: Hurricane Sandy (2012), Baltimore County, American Red Cross
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Editorial: One lesson from storm outages is to trim trees near power lines
When disaster strikes, such as the storm that knocked out power in the area on June 29 — lasting in some areas for more than a week — the question arises: What can we learn? As frustration levels rose each day for those without power,...
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