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Wind picks up steam
Would you pay a little bit more on your monthly utility bill to help build a wind farm generating as much as 200 megawatts of electricity 12 miles or more off the coast of Maryland? That's really all Gov. Martin O'Malley's proposed offshore wind bill...
Tags: Global Change, Environmental Politics, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Renewable Energy, Energy
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Nuclear blows away wind
The primary motivation among environmentalists for developing wind energy is legitimate concern about the effects of climate change. Wind is alleged to provide important relief from the emission of carbon dioxide from electricity production. But without...
Tags: Global Change, Renewable Energy, Energy Resources, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Ecosystems
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Superstorm Sandy mostly spares Maryland as it moves up coast
Central Maryland appears to have been spared the worst of Sandy's fury, which was delivered farther up the Atlantic Coast. One man was killed after a tree fell on his home in Pasadena. A second was killed in a head-on collision in Clarksburg that...
Tags: Baltimore County, Fort Meade (military base), Weather Warnings, Fells Point, Justice System
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Work at Conowingo Dam to delay traffic on Route 1
Personnel from the Conowingo Hydroelectric Station will move crest gates Thursday from the upper parking lot at the Conowingo Visitor Center to the Conowingo Dam after the completion of regular maintenance and repairs. To move these large crest gates,...Tags: Maryland State Police, Renewable Energy, Harford County, Highway Transportation, Traffic
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Table Talk: Lost City Diner finally materializes
Let's just say that hydroelectric dams haven't taken as long to complete as the Lost City Diner, Joy Martin's long-awaited project in the Charles North neighborhood.
There were rumors of activity on the corner of Charles and Lafayette in early July,...Tags: Restaurants, Foods and Beverages, Renewable Energy, Pork Chops, Ice Cream
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Susquehanna River Basin Commission to study pollution capacity at Conowingo Dam
The Susquehanna River Basin Commission plans to launch a sediment study at Conowingo Dam by the end of this year, and warned the dam's ability to hold back pollution could be coming to an end. "This is something that has been talked about and talked...Tags: Maryland, Renewable Energy, Water Pollution, Water Restrictions, Chesapeake Bay
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Look inside the Lost City Diner
The Baltimore SunLet’s just say that hydroelectric dams haven’t taken as long to complete as the Lost City Diner, Joy Martin’s long-awaited project in the Charles North neighborhood. There were rumors of activity on the corner of Charles and...Tags: Foods and Beverages, Renewable Energy, Hamburgers, Bars and Clubs, Pork Chops
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Another day of high water and rising rivers in Maryland
After heavy rains from remnants of Tropical Storm Lee washed away bridges and roads, overwhelmed sewage systems and may have contributed to at least one Baltimore-area death, the runoff threatened to overwhelm Maryland towns along the Susquehanna River...Tags: Patapsco, Baltimore County, State Parks, Weather Warnings, Dave Williams
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Hydropower and Energy Efficiency Receive Top Honors
To encourage sustainability in Harford County, County Executive David R. Craig recently formed the Green Team as one of his Environmental Initiatives. The goal of the Green Team is to guide energy and resource efficiency practices in the county. To...Tags: Renewable Energy, Employees, Energy Saving
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Tiny Conowingo cottages must face 21st-century standards
Peg Niland's father did not let the lack of a road stop him from building a summer cabin 64 years ago. When the Conowingo Power Co. made lots available for nominal leases in northern Harford County, he chose one on Broad Creek, had lumber tossed from a...Tags: Renewable Energy, Homes, Rivers, Nature, Elections
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More flood gates opening at Conowingo
Maryland WeatherRising water on the Susquehanna River is forcing the owners of the Conowingo hydroelectric dam to open more floodgates, raising the risks of flooding downstream in the town of Port Deposit. Twelve gates were reported to be open Wednesday morning.Exelon......Tags: Renewable Energy, Tropical Storms, Port Deposit
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LETTER: Don't Give Canadian Hydro An Advantage
The Courant editorial on hydropower missed the reason Rivers Alliance opposes the energy bill as written [May 22, "Pass The Clean-Energy Bill"]. We do not oppose importing Canadian hydropower without limit. We oppose allowing it to masquerade as a Class I...Tags: Renewable Energy
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