alternative energy
- The Board of Public Works voted 2-to-1 to approve the lease of state prison land to a solar energy company for 20 years.
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Because wind farms produce unreliable power, and that power cannot be stored, they are a poor answer to Maryland's effort to cut greenhouse gas emissions. - Photovoltaic systems are increasingly turning up on rooftops of residential homes, a market that Astrum Solar in Annapolis Junction is betting on.
- Size of costal wind farms , which will help Md. reach energy independence, should not be cut.
- Constellation Energy marked the launch of Maryland's first commercial wind farm Tuesday, a project that has divided residents of rural Garrett County.
- Chesapeake Bay: UM students say, if we're going to live in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, we need to design structures that don't increase pollution
- University of Maryland president, recently back from China, says his mission is to create an internationally networked knowledge center
- Karen Hosler writes that solar, wind, fracking — all energy sources have problems. But there's no reason not to turn off the lights and drive an efficient vehicle.
- O'Malley will bring jobs to Maryland by signing waste to energy bill.
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- WTE plants should be part of any comprehensive strategy of solid waste management
- Despite the Sun's editorial, waste-to-energy generation provides clean, renewable energy and deserves subsidies from the state.
- America needs a new vision for powering the future, so let's pass an energy bill
- Governor O'Malley should veto bill that would increase subsidies for waste-to-energy technology
- Burning trash to make energy may be better than dumping it in a landfill, but that doesn't mean Maryland should consider it a Tier 1 renewable resource on par with wind and solar energy.
- Jay Hancock: Concessions for Maryland and Baltimore can't disguise the fact that the city is losing another Fortune 500 corporate headquarters.
- Tough year for the environmental movement shows no signs of getting better