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Senate votes to ban drunken sailing
The Maryland Senate gave its answer to the old question of "what do you with a drunken sailor" by voting to bring people who operate sailboats while intoxicated under the same law as power boat operators. Senators voted 37-8 to add sail-only vessels...
Tags: Conservation, James Brochin, Baltimore County, Elections, Sailing
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Dissecting Bel Air, sustainability plan looks to town's future
What will the Town of Bel Air be like in five years? Or in 10 years? A comprehensive plan adopted by the Board of Town Commissioners at the Jan. 22 town meeting tries to answer these questions by looking at where the town is today, how it is perceived...
Tags: Rentals, Natural Resources, Bel Air (Harford, Maryland), Water Supply, Harford County
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Greener power
For all the hysteria generated by climate-change deniers over how reducing greenhouse gas emissions would be disastrous for consumers and the economy, Maryland and the other eight states in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative are demonstrating that...
Tags: Barack Obama, Metal and Mineral, Ecosystems, Conservation, U.S. Congress
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New western Maryland wind energy project in works
While Maryland lawmakers debate whether to subsidize a large wind energy project in the Atlantic Ocean off Ocean City, an Annapolis company is moving ahead with plans for the state's third land-based wind "farm."
Synergics Wind Energy LLC, which built...Tags: Wetlands, Natural Resources, Wildlife, Justice System, Federal Aviation Administration
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Tidewater Yacht Service named state 2012 Clean Marina
Tidewater Yacht Service Center in Port Covington was named winner of the 2012 Maryland Clean Marina contest in the large boatyard category. The business was commended by the Department of Natural Resources for taking steps to protect the environment...
Tags: Conservation, Baltimore Development Corporation, Waterway and Maritime Transportation Industry, Havre de Grace, Lobbying
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New CEO named for Adams Express and Petroleum & Resources funds
Mark E. Stoeckle has been named CEO of Baltimore-based Adams Express Co. and Petroleum & Resources Corp., replacing Douglas G. Ober, who last year announced his intention to retire. Stoeckle, 56, has been the chief investment officer of the U.S. Equities...Tags: Securities, Adams Express Company, Investments, Credit Ratings, Personal Investing
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O'Malley recognizes the need to conserve our environment
Maryland's land conservation programs do much more than protect our state's natural resources. They also create jobs and fuel economic growth. That is why we heartily support their full funding in this year's budget ("O'Malley offers $37.3 billion plan,"...
Tags: Conservation, Natural Resources, Agriculture, Natural Resource Industry, Land Resources
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A Pyrrhic victory?
Algerian forces claimed a decisive victory this weekend over al-Qaida-affiliated Islamist militants who took over a giant natural gas plant near the country's border with Mali last week and threatened to kill hostages and blow up the facility. But the...
Tags: North Africa, Libya, Rebellions, Muammar Gaddafi, Mali
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Fast-growing local manufacturer? Yes, it is possible
Drew Greenblatt's company has grown every year for the past six years — something many other firms, buffeted by the sharp recession, can't claim. What makes that all the more notable: It's a manufacturer. In Baltimore. With 35 employees, up from...
Tags: South Korea, Bagels, Plant Openings, Global Expansion, Lobbying
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Number of deer taken in first week of firearm season down 10 percent
The first week of the state's two-week firearm season for hunting deers has produced fewer deer taken and at least one hunter seriously injured. According to Brian Eyler, Deer Project Leader for the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, colder...
Tags: Conservation, Hunting, Natural Resource Industry, Firearms
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Delegate Dwyer charged in August boat crash
Del. Donald H. Dwyer Jr. is facing five charges in connection with an August boat crash that sent him and six other people — including four children — to the hospital. Investigators said Dwyer's blood-alcohol level was three times above the...
Tags: Conservation, Prosecution, Trials, Drunk Driving, Medical Procedures and Tests
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LNG export a bad bet for Md.
In a recent commentary ("Say yes to LNG," Nov. 13), Dan Ervin of Salisbury University correctly asserts recent industrial innovations in drilling technology — known generally as fracking — have led to an enormous surplus of natural gas in...Tags: Conservation, Natural Gas, Petroleum Industry, Energy, Environmental Pollution
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