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    May 22, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  1. 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.
    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: Renewable Energy, Landforms, Solar Energy, Wind Power, Alternative Energy

    2. May 9, 2013 |Story| Patuxent Homestead

  2. Hillcrest Elementary goes green twofold

    Though Earth Day has come and gone, Hillcrest Elementary School is continuing the green movement through a new and old program.
    Though Earth Day has come and gone, Hillcrest Elementary School is continuing the green movement through a new and old program. The school was hosting an official ribbon cutting for its new outdoor courtyard classroom on Thursday, May 9, and will host...

    Tags: Pumpkin, Tom Quirk, Mother's Day, Teaching and Learning, Gardening

    3. May 2, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  3. Cleaning up shows us at our best, and worst [Commentary]

    Spring cleaning has taken on a new aspect in Harford County in recent years, as volunteers take on the of picking up litter. The recent Earth Day-oriented Susquehanna River Sweep is one such event. A few weeks before that there was a cleanup along Otter...

    Tags: Havre de Grace

    4. Apr 26, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  4. Prettyboy Reservoir Day on April 27 celebrates region's liquid asset

    Since the 1930s, warm weather and sunshine is a signal for many in Carroll and Baltimore counties to venture outdoors for biking, hiking fishing and boating trips in the Gunpowder River and Prettyboy watershed in the Hereford area.
    Since the 1930s, warm weather and sunshine is a signal for many in Carroll and Baltimore counties to venture outdoors for biking, hiking fishing and boating trips in the Gunpowder River and Prettyboy watershed in the Hereford area. Spring has arrived...

    Tags: Baltimore County, Natural Resources, York (York, Pennsylvania), Carroll County (Maryland), Water Supply

    5. Apr 25, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  5. More to Earth Day than climate scare

    I was happy to see that National Aquarium CEO John Racanelli wrote about the important activities that we, as individuals and as a society, can do to protect the environment, without once mentioning the impossible goal of "stopping climate change" ("Take back the planet," April 22).
    I was happy to see that National Aquarium CEO John Racanelli wrote about the important activities that we, as individuals and as a society, can do to protect the environment, without once mentioning the impossible goal of "stopping climate change" ("...

    Tags: Global Warming, Conservation, Ecosystems, Global Change, National Aquarium Baltimore

    6. Apr 24, 2013 |Story| Patuxent Homestead

  6. Aberdeen mayor, council salaries could go up significantly

    The salary for any future mayors of Aberdeen would be more than doubled and the salary for city council members nearly doubled, if a bill introduced by the city council Monday night is approved. The mayor would get a salary of $24,000 instead of the...

    Tags: Local Elections, Walmart, Havre de Grace, Values, Ethics

    7. Apr 22, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  7. Take back the planet, and not just on Earth Day

    For over 40 years, Earth Day has sent a powerful message: that each of us has both the capacity and the duty to support the environment that sustains us. This is certainly a message that dedicated conservationists can get behind, but what about everyday people with busy lives, kids to raise and jobs to keep? For many, Earth Day has become a day of celebration rather than an urgent call to join a movement.
    For over 40 years, Earth Day has sent a powerful message: that each of us has both the capacity and the duty to support the environment that sustains us. This is certainly a message that dedicated conservationists can get behind, but what about everyday...

    Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Conservation, Environmental Politics, Wildlife, Endangered Species

    8. Apr 22, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  8. State agency to compost food scraps

    Talk about leading by example -- the <a href="http://www.mde.state.md.us">Maryland Department of the Environment</a> announced Monday that it would begin collecting food scraps at its Baltimore headquarters for composting.
    Talk about leading by example -- the Maryland Department of the Environment announced Monday that it would begin collecting food scraps at its Baltimore headquarters for composting. The Earth Day announcement comes on the heels of Howard County...

    Tags: Environmental Pollution, Waste Management Incorporated, Howard County, Employees

    9. Apr 22, 2013 |Story| Patuxent Homestead

  9. Nearly 300 participate in 13th annual River Sweep

    Nearly 300 people came out on a blustery spring day Saturday to participate in the Lower Susquehanna Heritage Greenway's 13th annual River Sweep.
    Nearly 300 people came out on a blustery spring day Saturday to participate in the Lower Susquehanna Heritage Greenway's 13th annual River Sweep. Volunteers worked from 9 a.m. to noon along the Lower Susquehanna River and its tributaries in five...

    Tags: Schools, Havre de Grace, Social Organizations, Youth Organizations, Boy Scouts of America

    10. Apr 22, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  10. Earth Day marked over three days at Linton Springs

    Earth Day will be a big event at Linton Springs Elementary School. In fact, the school's Earth Day activities will actually span three days: April 22, 24 and 25. The theme will be monarch butterflies. Kindergartners at Linton Springs will make stained-...
    11. Apr 22, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  11. Earth Day takes on climate change, sustainability

    Today is <a href="http://www.earthday.org/">Earth Day</a>, a day when environmentalists and concerned citizens around the world demonstrate their caring for the health of their communities, the natural world and the planet.
    Today is Earth Day, a day when environmentalists and concerned citizens around the world demonstrate their caring for the health of their communities, the natural world and the planet. Forty-three years ago, the first Earth Day drew an estimated 20...

    Tags: Conservation, Environmental Pollution, Ecosystems, Global Change, Druid Hill

    12. Apr 22, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  12. Come, noble brothers! Let us abolish this seditious "privacy"

    Stars are shooting, drinking, driving and chomping, and the government is watching. Welcome to your post-weekend trends report for April 22, 2013.&nbsp;
    Stars are shooting, drinking, driving and chomping, and the government is watching. Welcome to your post-weekend trends report for April 22, 2013.  You have to love Congress. America's favorite band of geriatric jokers decided it would be hi-LAR-ious to...

    Tags: Explosions, Emergency Incidents, Elizabeth II, Digg Inc., Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act of 2011

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