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The flush tax blues
There's an old joke about "denial" being more than a river in Egypt. Far less amusing is the denial some in Annapolis seem to have about pollution in the Chesapeake Bay and what's required to bring Maryland's sewage treatment plants into compliance with...Tags: Energy Saving, Regional Authority, Waste, Executive Branch, Energy Saving
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A war on pollution, not rural Maryland
Don't be surprised if longtime "poop warriors" along theChesapeake Bay'sthickly populated Western Shore are not sympathetic to claims that builders in still-rural parts of the watershed should have unlimited use of septic tanks.
Those backyard sewage...Tags: Bodies of Water, Energy Saving, Population, Waste, Bodies of Water
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Will Howard's food scrap program draw partners to the table or go down the drain?
Five months ago, Howard County made waves in environmental circles throughout the state when it launched a new food scrap recycling pilot program.
Thousands of homeowners were urged to forgo the garbage disposal and the trash bin, and instead collect...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Montgomery County (Maryland), Waste, Ken Ulman, Carroll County (Maryland)
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After two years, Baltimore County's single-stream recycling program collecting momentum
Paper in one bin, bottles in another. Remember those old days of recycling?
Many residents do, and with no regrets for their being relegated to the past with the introduction of single-stream recycling in Baltimore County two years ago, on Feb. 1, 2010....Tags: Waste, Facebook, Waste Management and Pollution Control, Science, Catonsville
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In Annapolis, green agenda a "heavy lift"
Environmental activists rallied in Annapolis yesterday evening, as their leaders described this year's General Assembly session as a make-or-break one for restoring the Chesapeake Bay and fighting climate change.
Senate President Thomas V. "Mike"...Tags: Energy Saving, Waste, Energy Saving, Global Change, Activism
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Items set out for recycling stolen from Catonsville street
When Todd Frye goes to bed on Thursday nights, he knows two things will happen the next morning: a truck will pick up his recycling and a man will pick through it before the Baltimore County workers arrive to collect the items.
"Between 5:30 and 7 (in...Tags: Property, Waste, Business Enterprises, Waste Management and Pollution Control, Catonsville
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Harford council approves waste site standards
A roomful of Joppa residents were angry a bill, passed Tuesday by the Harford County Council in hopes of providing more public input in selecting a waste disposal site, only included a mandatory 150-foot buffer instead of a 500-foot one. Councilman...Tags: Waste, Havre de Grace
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Alternative suggested for Joppa waste transfer station
A waste transfer station could be put on another site in Harford County, in a non-residential part of Aberdeen, rather than in the middle of a residential community in Joppa. Joppa residents, who entered the home stretch of their fight against a waste...Tags: Business Enterprises, Waste, Waste Management and Pollution Control, Gomez (music group), Companies and Corporations
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Firms with interests in Md. pour cash into DGA
Some companies with interests in Maryland have found a new way to show support for Gov. Martin O'Malley: They're contributing tens of thousands of dollars to the Democratic Governors Association.
Last December, O'Malley took the helm of the DGA, where as...Tags: Natural Resources, Regional Authority, Exelon Corp., Chemicals, Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America
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Jacobs wants Apopka landfill diplomacy, Brummer fears ‘extortion’
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelOrange County leaders once again delayed a vote to tighten up its own landfill rules as a separate dispute raged over its own garbage tipping fees and Apopka's consideration of a proposal to allow an expanded garbage dump inside its city. Mayor Teresa... -
Prairie View methane-to-energy plant goes online
TribLocal - Tinley Park » NewsA project that converts methane from a Will County landfill into energy that can power 4,000 homes and generate more than $1 million annually for …...
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