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A wind-win for Maryland and a beacon for the bay
After protesting at a nearby coal plant in 2008 and becoming discouraged with his own dependence on unsustainable energy, Charles County Commissioner Ken Robinson decided to build a wind generator on his coastal property and get off the grid. He became...
Tags: Renewable Energy, Wind Power, Plant Openings, Solar Energy, Alternative Energy
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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: Consumers, University of Pennsylvania, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Science, Marketing
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Reducing carbon emissions a daunting task
Mike Tidwell is correct that the evidence for global climate change is indisputable and that carbon dioxide emissions from burning fossil fuels and alterations in the earth's ecosystems is the primary cause ("Forecast calls for pain," Feb. 6). Since the...
Tags: Petroleum Industry, Ecosystems, Prices, Renewable Energy, Wind Power
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The vast left-wing conspiracy
I'm not big into conspiracy theories. I never bought into the grassy knoll in Dallas or the anti-Obama birther movement. And it will take a lot of convincing for me to believe Oakland Raiders coach Bill Callahan took a dive in Super Bowl XXXVII to...
Tags: Labor Legislation, Warren Buffett, U.S. Congress, Interior Policy, Personal Data Collection
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Greenpeace ship visits B'more
There's a new ship in the harbor - at least for another day. Rainbow Warrior III, the signature vessel of Greenpeace, cruised into Baltimore Monday on its maiden voyage to the United States.
It's the third ship to bear that name - the first was...Tags: Fells Point
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Capt. Herbert Hamilton Ward III, career naval officer
Capt. Herbert Hamilton Ward III, a retired career naval officer who was active in Upper Chesapeake Bay environmental matters and other issues, died March 17 from complications of a blood clot at Gilchrist Hospice in Towson.
The Broadmead retirement...Tags: Boats, Endangered Species, Hamilton, Conservation, Bolton Hill
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Maryland seeks sustainability seal for striped bass
Someday, perhaps as early as March, Maryland's striped bass may join the main ingredients of Europe's Filet-O-Fish sandwich on the list of fish known worldwide as abundant, well-managed and caught in environmentally friendly ways.
The state has spent...Tags: Standards, Sandwiches, Nature, Marine Products Corporation, McDonald's
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10 years after Baltimore tunnel fire, much is unchanged
Ten years ago Monday, scenes out of Baltimore gripped the nation and much of the world when a CSX freight train carrying hazardous cargo derailed and caught fire in the century-old tunnel that winds below downtown.
For a week much downtown activity...Tags: Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Emergency Planning, Mount Royal, Local Government, Water Supply
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Protesters urge Tribune Co. not to sell newspapers to Koch brothers
Tribune reporterAbout two dozen protesters staged a rally in front of Tribune Tower Wednesday as part of a "national day of action" to dissuade Tribune Co. from selling its newspapers to brothers Charles and David Koch, conservative billionaire industrialists who are...Tags: Bruce Karsh, Tribune Tower, Los Angeles Times, Newspaper and Magazine, AFL-CIO
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Barrick pays $11.6 mln fine for environmental harm in Chile
ReutersSANTIAGO, May 31 (Reuters) - Barrick Gold Corp has paid a discounted $11.6 million fine for serious environmental violations at its suspended Pascua-Lama gold project, a spokesperson for the company said on Friday. Last Friday, Chile's new...Tags: Environmental Pollution, Barrick Gold Corporation, Fines, Chile, Punishment
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The climate change guilt trip
A friend recently returned from a camping trip in the Sierra Nevada. His eyes shone as he described the opalescent sky, the vitality of wildlife in spring and the fun he'd had playing with his two young daughters during the mellow evenings. It had been...
Tags: Fuel-efficient Vehicles, Ecosystems, Lobbying, Conservation, Trips and Vacations
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INTERVIEW-Pascua-Lama reactivation to take 1-2 years or more -Chile regulator
Reuters* Water management measures required for re-activation * Pascua-Lama frozen due to "severe" environmental harm * Mega $8.5 bln gold project faces protracted legal battle (Adds details on environment, regulator comments, share price) By Alexandra Ulmer...Tags: Environmental Pollution, Fines, Mining, Sebastian Pinera, Non Ferrous Metal
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