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Time for greens to embrace nukes
For too long, many environmentalists have been ambivalent about nuclear energy. It conjures fears: meltdowns, cancers, Chernobyl, Fukushima, overtones of nuclear bombs. Yet, we also know that nuclear power provides 70 percent of all the greenhouse gas-...
Tags: Alternative Energy, Science, Johns Hopkins University, Environmental Pollution, Landforms
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BGE requests rate increase on heels of last case
Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. asked Friday for another rate increase, three months after winning approval for higher charges, and company officials said they expect to seek more in the future. It's the third time in as many years that BGE has...
Tags: Civil and Public Service, Pikesville, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Martin O'Malley, Regulatory Policy and Organizations
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'Green' gas plan offers climate-friendly home heating
Guest blogger(An earlier version of this post included incorrect information about Maryland Gas & Electric, its pricing and whether it offers a "green" gas plan involving carbon offsets. The Sun regrets the errors.) ---------------- (Another in an occasional...Tags: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Energy, Gold Standard Incorporated, Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Consumers
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MARC gets a boost
Last week presented the sort of opportunity that elected officials crave. As Gov. Martin O'Malley signed the gas tax increase into law, he announced a slew of new Maryland transportation projects — $1.2 billion in all — that can now move...
Tags: Howard County, Transportation, Metra, Amtrak, Martin O'Malley
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Aberdeen Proving Ground to get new water tank, with Aberdeen's help
The Army is moving forward with converting an old building on the Aberdeen Proving Ground into a water source to provide 3 million gallons of water daily, Aberdeen city manager Doug Miller said. The post has one, 500,000-gallon water tank, which has...Tags: Amtrak, Harford County, Maryland Department of Transportation, Maryland Transit Administration, Local Government
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Don't save the planet
To the age-old question of how many conservatives does it take to screw in a light bulb, we now have a definitive answer: Just one, but it will take him weeks to chase down a vintage incandescent bulb because he won't touch an energy-efficient one. At...
Tags: Greenpeace, Science, Rush Limbaugh, Consumers, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Amtrak rolls out new locomotives for East Coast routes
The first of 70 new energy-efficient locomotives destined for Amtrak's East Coast service rolled off Monday morning from a Sacramento, Calif., assembly line. The locomotives, called Amtrak Cities Sprinters and built by Siemens Rail Systems, will...
Tags: Siemens, Amtrak
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Why are conservatives skeptical of environmental claims? Solyndra and Fisker
Peter Jensen's editorial on conservatives' attitude toward environmental protection is misleading ("Don't save the planet," May 4). The study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, stressed the importance of the marketing...
Tags: Solyndra LLC, Environmental Cleanup
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Forest Ridge students learn about sustainable living
Ownership. Understanding. Responsibility. Those are the three major concepts behind greeNEWit's Our Schools initiative, and lessons students at Forest Ridge Elementary School in North Laurel took to heart last week as they celebrated Earth Week....
Tags: Howard County, Renewable Energy, Teaching and Learning, Conservation, Solar Energy
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BGE customers can get $25 for recycling old air-conditioning units
Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. said it will give $25 to each residential customer who recycles a working room air-conditioning unit at an event this weekend. The utility said consumers can drop off the room units at two Sears locations, Eastpoint Mall...
Tags: Dundalk, Hunt Valley, Sears, Baltimore Gas and Electric Co.
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