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Attack on wind power a lot of hot air
Charles Campbell, a retired executive with Gulf Oil, once again gets the facts wrong in his latest attempt to attack wind energy ("Nuclear power is good for the environment," May 28). First, Mr. Campbell falsely claims that Denmark has not seen a...
Tags: Agriculture, Consumers, Renewable Energy, Nuclear Power, Environmental Pollution
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'Black liquor' phase-out clears Senate
A phase-out of renewable energy subsidies for paper mills has cleared the Maryland Senate, though with a provision that guarantees the state's only paper plant in Allegany County would continue to receive payments underwritten by taxpayers....
Tags: Renewable Energy, Allegany County, Alternative Energy, Energy Saving, Paper and Product Packaging Industry
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Former Constellation CEO Shattuck retires from Exelon — but remains on its board
Mayo A. Shattuck III, who coordinated the sale of two Baltimore institutions to out-of-state concerns and ran the region's power company for a volatile decade, has retired from the parent of Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. Chicago-based Exelon Corp. didn'...
Tags: Travis Miller, Corporate Officers, Investments, Interior Policy, Prices
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Solar and wind power are no panacea for climate change
Your recent commentary on climate change continues the politically correct approach to the problem of global warming and its solutions without approaching the reality of what has been accomplished and what the underlying issues are ("Forecast calls for...
Tags: Renewable Energy, Global Change, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Global Warming, Petroleum Industry
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Delegate opposed to BGE surcharge plans [Letter]
Editor: The main reason to vote against the new power company surcharge is the fact that it is not needed. Power companies, like BGE and Washington Gas, already possess the authority to seek rate increases in order to repair and maintain their...Tags: Consumers, Harford County, Finance, Maryland General Assembly
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Tighter greenhouse gas limits adopted for Md., Northeast
A consortium of Northeastern states including Maryland has agreed to reset a power plant emissions cap to current levels and to tighten it annually starting in 2015, an action officials said would increase investment in energy efficiency and slightly...
Tags: Chris Christie, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Americans for Prosperity, Energy Saving, Global Change
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Greener power
For all the hysteria generated by climate-change deniers over how reducing greenhouse gas emissions would be disastrous for consumers and the economy, Maryland and the other eight states in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative are demonstrating that...
Tags: Marco Rubio, U.S. Congress, Mining, Energy Resources, Global Change
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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: Renewable Energy, Annapolis, Allegany County, John A. Olszewski, Jr., Energy Saving
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"Green electricity" -- cheaper and cleaner
Guest bloggerWhat if you could be greener and save money at the same time? Well, you can. By switching your home’s power to “green” electricity, you can reduce your household’s contribution to climate change by 24 percent while also...Tags: Consumers, Government, Prices, Renewable Energy, Global Warming
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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: Government, Renewable Energy, Annapolis, Energy Saving, Petroleum Industry
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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: Renewable Energy, Energy Saving, Global Change, Global Warming, Petroleum Industry
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Say yes to LNG
The debate about whether the United States should export liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Cove Point and other waterfront terminals has been going on for months. It is time for action. The United States has an abundance of cheap natural gas, thanks to...
Tags: Renewable Energy, Natural Resources, Nuclear Power, Natural Gas, U.S. Department of Energy
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