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Don't let Solyndra overshadow solar industry's success
We have all been reading a lot about the Solyndra story of late, with numerous articles in the national news detailing the U.S. Department of Energy's support for this now-defunct solar energy manufacturer. The situation deserves the proper scrutiny of...Tags: Plant Openings, Renewable Energy, Solyndra LLC, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, NASA
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Obama's disastrous energy policy
What a great, common-sense commentary by Charles Campbell on President Obama's misguided energy policies ("U.S. energy policy: slow national suicide," Nov. 21). Mr. Obama once again shows he is not a backer of U.S. energy self-reliance, while helping...Tags: Barack Obama, Energy Saving
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Obama's policies mean $5 gas
The news article by Gus Sentementes about the reasons for the current rise in gas prices ("Increases fueled by demand in China and India, turmoil in Mideast," Feb. 22) curiously omits three other and more important reasons for the rise in gas prices:...Tags: Barack Obama, U.S. Presidential Election (2008), Energy Saving, Petroleum Industry, Havre de Grace
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O'Malley's slipping grades on the environment
It's less than two months into the school year, and Gov. Martin O'Malley's grades have already slipped a little. He was marked down last week to a B+ from his usual glowing environmental marks by the Maryland League of Conservation Voters, largely on...Tags: Annapolis, Renewable Energy, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Maryland General Assembly, Alternative Energy
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The merger's green lining
The Maryland Public Service Commission's ongoing review of the proposed merger of Constellation Energy Group and Exelon Corp. has uncovered numerous pros and cons for the Baltimore-area consumer, from the loss of a corporate headquarters to the proposed...Tags: Plant Openings, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Consumers, Renewable Energy, Solyndra LLC
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EDF questions energy chiefs on second day of merger hearings
Constellation Energy's second-largest shareholder and a partner in its nuclear business grilled the Baltimore company's chairman and chief executive, Mayo A. Shattuck III, about his compensation and proposed role at Exelon Corp. during the second day of...Tags: Consumers, Lawyers, Corporate Officers, Exelon Corp., Justice System
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Constellation, Exelon chiefs testify before PSC
Top executives of Constellation Energy Group and Exelon Corp. faced questions about reliability, local management of Baltimore Gas and Electric, and corporate governance Monday at the start of what is expected to be an exhaustive regulatory review of...Tags: Consumers, Lawyers, Corporate Officers, Exelon Corp., Government
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Energy analysts: Constellation-Exelon merger likely to go through
Despite continuing challenges to Constellation Energy Group's plans to sell itself to Exelon Corp., analysts say the $7.9 billion deal is likely to overcome major regulatory obstacles, including those in Maryland, where critics are seeking concessions...Tags: Plant Openings, Consumers, Corporate Officers, Regulatory Policy and Organizations, Exelon Corp.
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GOP energy policy running on empty
The recent Senate vote on the Keystone XL Pipeline ("Senate rejects GOP effort to advance oil pipeline," March 9) demonstrates the pathetic Republican energy policy. First, it advocates opening up more offshore sites for oil drilling leasing despite the...Tags: U.S. Senate, Energy Saving, Petroleum Industry, Republican Party, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities
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Obama energy policy: The 'all-of-the-above' lie
In his speech before the Newspapers Association of America/American Society of News Editors Wednesday, likely GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney accused the president of changing positions to get re-elected. For instance, Mr. Romney charged that, "As...
Tags: Natural Resources, Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill (2010), Electricity Production and Distribution, Joe Biden, Parties and Movements
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Constellation marks launch of Maryland wind farm
Pterodactyls. Giant airplane propellers in the sky. Graceful, gliding birds. Blots on the verdant landscape.
Among residents of rural Garrett County, the 28 wind turbines now pin-wheeling atop Backbone Mountain conjure many images — some nicer than...Tags: Renewable Energy, Maryland, Energy Saving, Alternative Energy, Government
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Obama drops climate change talk as green movement fizzles
"What the heck went wrong?" That, apparently, is the question roiling the environmental community as it realizes that the fight against climate change has fizzled.
As Brad Plumer writes in the New Republic, everything was looking great in 2008 for a...Tags: Ecosystems, Physical Conditions, Michelle Obama, Water Pollution, United Nations
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