natural gas

In the context of Russia's invasion of Ukraine and a still stagnant economy, President Obama faces two important questions on energy transmission: a decision on the construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline and the question of increasing American natural gas exports. These are choices that will resonate from Crimea to Cove Point. In my judgment, the president should reject Keystone and step up natural gas exports.

Higher energy use — and rate spikes for some — increase costs, one ripple among many from the unusual winter

Today, U.S. businesses are moving manufacturing ack to the United States, opening new factories or expanding their existing operations and hiring new workers thanks to the growing abundance of low-priced natural gas. The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) projects that the domestic supply of natural gas will surpass demand by 2016. The EIA also says there will be enough natural gas produced in America that we can export some of the surplus with minimal impact on natural gas prices. So,

Federal inspectors found no violations as they delved into Calvert Cliffs' unexpected reactor shutdowns in January, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission said Friday.

Proposed Cove Point plant is an outdated concept for a facility Maryland doesn't need

Q&A with Clean Currents' co-founder Gary Skulnik about the renewable energy business and his environmental efforts.

Liquefied natural gas exporting would be good for Maryland's economy and the environment.

Virginia-based Dominion Resources wants to export liquefied natural gas (LNG) through the Chesapeake Bay via a facility at Cove Point in southern Maryland. This project would not only damage our state's environment, it is also part of an unwise potential national shift toward exporting natural gas, which threatens the economy and jeopardizes our country's goal of reducing harmful greenhouse gas pollution.

TIC Gums in Harford County is perhaps the biggest privately owned player in an invisible part of the food industry.

A new report suggests that a substantial number of U.S. nuclear reactors — including one or both at Calvert Cliffs in Southern Maryland — are at risk of early retirement.

Walk from Camp David to D.C. draws attention to environmental consequences of tar sands oil

A"green" natural gas plan gives Marylanders the option of paying a little more to shrink their carbon footprint while heating their homes.

Maryland can foster renewable energy and end dependence on fossil fuels by banning fracking now

Pennsylvania's headlong plunge into drilling for natural gas from Marcellus shale formations has produced winners and losers. Businesses catering to the energy industry have opened or expanded, and some landowners who signed leases allowing wells to be drilled on their property have profited. But critics say fracking has polluted wells and threatens the environment.

Results of study should come before throwing up roadblocks to natural gas development

Investment outlook for 2013

A new study predicts that exporting the nation's cheap, seemingly abundant supplies of natural gas will boost the U.S. economy, giving a nudge to prospects for shipping liquefied fuel abroad from a nearly idle terminal in the Chesapeake Bay.

Cove Point LNG export plan is a bad bet for Maryland

Maryland should not embrace LNG and the environmental harm posed by more fracking

Exporting natural gas from Cove Point would benefit Maryland and the nation

Debate over 'fracking' tests 40-year pact with environmental groups

Dangers associated with natural gas drilling in shale deposit are exaggerated

Last year's version of Gov. Martin O'Malley's wind farm bill would have been a net plus for Maryland, but this year's version, with extensive new consumer protections, is a no-brainer.

Columbia Gas pipeline would run from Owings Mills to Rutledge

The Sierra Club's opposition to exporting LNG in Maryland will hurt the state's workers.

With rising oil prices creating a drag on the economy and his own re-election effort, President Barack Obama mocked Republican critics of his alternative energy plans during an appearance in Maryland.

A crowd of hundreds at Prince George’s Community College awaits the arrival this morning of President Barack Obama, who is due to deliver the latest in a series of addresses on energy as rising oil costs create a drag on the economic recovery - and his own reelection effort.

Why sell our best shot at energy independence to other countries?

Robert Ehrlich says America needs local sources of cheap energy

Robert Ehrlich says America needs local sources of cheap energy

Harford County Councilman wants county to consider using APG waste-to-energy site for transfer station

Fee to finance state study of gas drilling debated

Natural gas: Proposed Cove Point facility would set back the state's efforts to make environmental progress

At a time when he is trying to increase every tax on the books, Gov. Martin O'Malley is wrong to pursue an offshore wind power plan that will drive up our utility bills.

Natural gas and water service restored to most southwest Baltimore households that lost them last week

Rep. Andy Harris, whose district is home to last year's Kentucky Derby winner, is putting aside his disdain for federal regulations to push a proposal that would prohibit the use of cramped horse trailers that animal rights advocates say are inhumane.

Iowa ex-gov Culver urges MD to develop offshore wind

A swath of the Millhill neighborhood of Southwest Baltimore lost natural gas and water service early Tuesday — and gas outages may continue for several days, according to the utility operators.

Thanks in large part to booming production of natural gas from shale deposits in neighboring states, a Maryland LNG terminal could be bustling again in several years — exporting the heating and industrial fuel to other countries, instead of importing it.

Wind energy: Unreliability of turbines means they must be backed up by polluting energy sources

Wind energy: Maryland is committed to getting 20% from renewable sources by 2022

Customers of Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. can expect to pay $100 to $200 less to heat their homes this winter if the warmer-than-normal weather continues.

Constellation Energy Group said Thursday that it closed the acquisition of a Tulsa, Okla. Natural gas company, the third deal in the past year that helps expand the Baltimore company's retail business.

Keystone pipeline: Administration seems to be doing everything in its power to thwart America's quest for energy independence

Howard County datebook

President Obama expands on ideas he presented in this week's State of the Union address.

Peter Morici says U.S. priorities for boosting employment should be fair trade policies, aggressive energy development

Peter Morici says U.S. priorities for boosting employment should be fair trade policies, aggressive energy development