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Conservation is the concern for the preservation, restoration, or improvement of the natural environment, such as the conservation of natural resources, prevention of pollution, and certain land use actions. One mantra of conservationists is Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.
The planned management of the environment and natural resources is a relatively modern concept intended to help insure the availability and replenishment of living resources and, to a certain extent, nonrenewable resources such as mineral and fossil fuels. Various modern efforts to conserve resources in the U.S. include the establishment of national parks intended to preserve land for wildlife.
In a world of ever in...
The planned management of the environment and natural resources is a relatively modern concept intended to help insure the availability and replenishment of living resources and, to a certain extent, nonrenewable resources such as mineral and fossil fuels. Various modern efforts to conserve resources in the U.S. include the establishment of national parks intended to preserve land for wildlife.
In a world of ever in...
Conservation is the concern for the preservation, restoration, or improvement of the natural environment, such as the conservation of natural resources, prevention of pollution, and certain land use actions. One mantra of conservationists is Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.
The planned management of the environment and natural resources is a relatively modern concept intended to help insure the availability and replenishment of living resources and, to a certain extent, nonrenewable resources such as mineral and fossil fuels. Various modern efforts to conserve resources in the U.S. include the establishment of national parks intended to preserve land for wildlife.
In a world of ever increasing population, conservation efforts are challenged by the difficulty in striking a balance between the current use of natural resources and ensuring that resources are available to future generations.
The planned management of the environment and natural resources is a relatively modern concept intended to help insure the availability and replenishment of living resources and, to a certain extent, nonrenewable resources such as mineral and fossil fuels. Various modern efforts to conserve resources in the U.S. include the establishment of national parks intended to preserve land for wildlife.
In a world of ever increasing population, conservation efforts are challenged by the difficulty in striking a balance between the current use of natural resources and ensuring that resources are available to future generations.
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Appeals court ruling requires lawyers at bail hearings
The Maryland Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday that the state must provide lawyers to indigent defendants during bail hearings, overturning a long-standing practice under which newly arrested individuals face court commissioners alone — often in...Tags: Conservation, Lawyers, Criminals, Prisons, Executive Branch
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Governor gets concessions in Exelon deal
In a settlement with Gov. Martin O'Malley over the proposed buyout of Constellation Energy Group, Exelon Corp. has promised to develop significantly more natural gas, wind and solar power in Maryland, give more money to help low-income customers and...Tags: Natural Resources, Regional Authority, Executive Branch, Exelon Corp., Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers
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Hotline gives state whistle-blowers a place to call
It's just an ordinary phone, the hotline that tips the state of Maryland's bloodhounds that something's amiss in one of the agencies. It isn't red, there are no special bells and whistles, but it does get answered.
And when it does, it can set off a...Tags: Conservation, Criminals, Budgets and Budgeting, Civil and Public Service, Regional Authority
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Maryland records 25 boating fatalities, most since 1992
In the most deadly year for Maryland boaters since 1992, Kevin Gladhill knows how close he and his fishing buddies came to being statistics on a blustery day last February. "The probability of survival that day was between slim and none. We got slim,"...Tags: Natural Resources, Conservation, Hypothermia, Nuclear Power, Dorchester County
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Five Maryland toll bridges to receive security upgrade
Five state-owned toll bridges will be getting an $11 million security upgrade, including new lighting, sensors to detect stopped vehicles and cameras to peer above and below the spans.
Work on the bridges — Bay, Key, Nice, Tydings and Hatem —...Tags: Natural Resources, Television, Television Industry, Television Networks, Defense
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Baltimore's green necklace
When people think of Baltimore, things such as the aquarium, Camden Yards, the Ravens, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Chesapeake Bay, blue crabs and perhaps past crime shows immediately come to mind. But I believe we have another asset that is unappreciated...Tags: Conservation, Hospitals and Clinics, Baltimore County, Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Cook County Forest Preserve
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Green movement's blues
As we head into the new year, America's environmental movement is stalled. The topic of climate change is anathema to the Republican presidential candidates, and the incumbent is tepid on the subject at best. The U.S. stands alone among industrialized...Tags: Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Marketing, Productivity, NPR, Companies and Corporations
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UMD law clinic sues on behalf of the 1 percent
The University of Maryland Carey School of Law Environmental Law Clinic's pro bono legal services for the Waterkeepers Alliance are supporting organizations that would qualify as 1 percenters if they were individuals. Associate Dean Teresa LaMaster...Tags: Environmental Politics, Conservation, Colleges and Universities, Hospitals and Clinics, Colleges and Universities
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Transit gets slashed
Get out of that bus, train, light rail or subway and drive your car to work! Crowd the roads! Burn the most gasoline possible! Pollute the air!
That's the unmistakable message Congress has sent the nation's commuters with its recent choice not to...Tags: Conservation, Washington, DC, Amtrak, Commuting, Public Transportation
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Pipeline provision in tax cut deal threatens Maryland coastline
By attaching provisions in favor of a gigantic tar sands oil pipeline to the payroll tax cut legislation, Congress seems intent on putting Maryland's coasts in peril. The Keystone XL pipeline, which is proposed to run from Alberta in Canada to Texas,...Tags: Bodies of Water, Conservation, U.S. Navy, Water Pollution, Oceans
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Immigrants key to reaching mayor's population goal
What comes to mind when Mexican immigrant Elsa Garcia thinks of Baltimore's drawbacks?
"Basura. O las drogas," said the East Baltimore resident. "Trash. Or drugs."
Then, quickly, comes her list of Baltimore's pluses: Her husband has been able to find...Tags: United States Census Bureau, Africa, Abell Foundation, Highlandtown, Small Businesses
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State helps protect Baltimore archives
Baltimore was in danger of losing many of its most precious documents several years ago.
A rented building near Druid Hill Park that was used to house the city's historic archives failed to meet even minimal standards for proper records storage. It was...Tags: Druid Hill, Conservation, Jessup (Anne Arundel, Maryland), Rentals, Common
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