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To stave off paving, Annapolis attorney planted a paradise
Two decades ago, when lawyer Robert Waldman and his family moved to the Annapolis neighborhood of Homewood, there was talk of converting the old railroad right-of-way across from his house into some kind of thruway. An extra lane to take the traffic...
Tags: Railway Transportation, United States Naval Academy, Justice System, Lawyers, Baltimore Gas and Electric Co.
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A passionate organizer has broadened Horizons
When 15-year-old Ian Kennedy moved to Columbia from Crofton with his mother in 1992, he never could have predicted the impact he would have on his new community. "Ian is a real Howard County success story," said County Executive Ken Ulman, Kennedy's...
Tags: Music, University of Maryland, College Park, Mount Airy, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Carroll County (Maryland)
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Church of the Redeemer to celebrate new geothermal HVAC system
And God said, "Let there be heat." Six months after an Earth Day ceremony to start Church of the Redeemer's installation of its new geothermal heating and air-conditioning system, the work is done and the system is up and running. Now, the church is set...
Tags: Anglicanism, Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning, Christianity, Energy Saving, Charles Village
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Sandy offered a lesson in climate change
For almost 30 years now, Hieronimus & Co. in its various radio broadcasts, television, print, online, and other public forums has addressed the increasing weather extremes as a result of global warming. This discussion began in earnest in 1985 among...Tags: Environmental Pollution, Barack Obama, Natural Disasters, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Mitt Romney
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State seeking National Green Ribbon candidates
The Maryland State Department of Education is conducting a search for the next set of environmentally friendly schools to compete for the title of 2013 National Green Ribbon Schools, a program sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education that...Tags: U.S. Department of Education, Energy Saving
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Aberdeen resident risks running a-'fowl' of city law
The Aberdeen City Council heard a request to let residents keep chickens, among other issues, at Monday night's meeting. Frank Turner said he lives on Chesapeake Court with his wife, two children and six chickens they keep as pets and use the eggs....Tags: Mike Bennett, Cal Ripken, Hamburgers, Local Government, Livestock Farming
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Aberdeen Proving Ground honored as Earth Day Champion
The 72,500-acre Aberdeen Proving Ground has been named to the Top Earth Day Champions list for its success in reducing harmful carbon emission and energy waste. The facility has a goal of reducing energy consumption 30 percent by 2015. Aberdeen Proving...Tags: Johnson Controls Incorporated, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Energy Saving
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Letter: Many Columbia residents prefer their open space with trees
I am writing In response to the July 5 letter on Columbia's open space. In order to manage storm water runoff, save us money, and be "green," CA has increased stream buffer areas and done some community reforestation centered around Earth Day and...Tags: Forests, Forestry and Timber
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Linton Springs Elementary parent honored for blazing a path for school's Green Team
Anna Letaw, a parent volunteer at Linton Springs Elementary School, in Sykesville, was recently named as one of five finalists in the statewide Maryland Parent Involvement Awards program. Letaw volunteers as an advocate for outdoor learning at Linton...Tags: Sykesville, Schools, Elementary Schools, Science
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Earth Day weekend: Not just another marketing opportunity
Earth Day weekend is upon us. I can tell because my email inbox is jammed with pitches for "green" products and corporate campaigns: Clothing made from recycled plastic bottles; natural skin care products; hybrid auto accessories, even pet waste...
Tags: Cheap Trick (music group), National Aquarium Baltimore, Fuel-efficient Vehicles, Bat (animal), Jesse Jackson
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Church of the Redeemer to install geothermal HVAC system
Parishioners at Church of the Redeemer were greeted Sunday by a banner that said, "Going geothermal, for our earth, for our future, for our children." Wearing a ceremonial construction hard hat, the Rev. Paul Tunkle stood at the altar —...
Tags: Anglicanism, Roland Park, Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning, Christianity, Energy Saving
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Spring craft show, 5K runs and walks coming in Perryville
Principio UMC, on Route 7 in Perryville, will hold a Spring Craft Show Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Purchase a unique Mothers Day gift from gifted crafters. Good food for sale by the Principio ladies. For info call Barb, 443-350-7961. A crab feast at...Tags: Memorial Day, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Amtrak, Family, College Sports
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