renewable energy

Don't tell Iowa caucus voters, but ethanol is an expensive environmental nightmare, Jonah Goldberg writes.

Changes to state law should boost how much energy Maryland derives from the sun

Even if you rent or your house gets little sun, soon you too will be able to have solar power.

Maryland's regulatory body approved on Friday, in a three-to-two vote, a $6.9 billion merger between Baltimore Gas and Electric parent Exelon Corp. and Pepco Holdings.

Once severely depleted, American shad - the fish that fed the nation's founders - are finally making a comeback in the Chesapeake Bay. Their return so far has been uneven, though.

By Timothy B. Wheeler

May 8, 2015

The campus of the Community College of Baltimore County will host an array of solar panels capable of supplying 27 percent of the college's electricity needs by the end of this year.

By Carrie Wells

May 5, 2015

A study is mapping coastal birds migratory patterns to learn whether they cross a 125-square-mile zone established for possible wind farms off Maryland's coast.

By Scott Dance

May 2, 2015

Save money with solar energy

Alex Shipley has played many games of chess, but Saturday was the first time he played with oversized pieces made from recycled materials, one of the many games that could be played with recycled, reused and donated materials during Aberdeen's 12th annual festival to celebrate Earth Day.

From wind to biogas, Maryland's Eastern Shore can be a green energy leader — if the terms are right

The ramifications, however, are very large. If sunlight can replace coal, oil or even the newly bargain-priced natural gas, the prospects for clean, cheap energy for generations to come bode well for not only government finance but also the advance of civilization as a whole.

Baltimore's business and political leaders set shining example on solar power

Lawmakers should support effort to make state less dependent on harmful fossil fuels

Important legislation is now pending in the Maryland General Assembly that would establish new goals for renewable energy. The legislation would increase our Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS), or the percentage of Maryland's energy that comes from renewable sources, from the current standard of 20 percent by 2022 to 25 percent by 2020, and would encourage further increases by 2025.

The Carroll County Board of Commissioners is continuing the prior board's efforts in assessing the feasibility and possibility of incorporating solar energy as a means of reducing costs for residents and business owners.

Marylanders must demonstrate their support for clean energy because their governor won't

Carroll County might soon gain the supplementary power of solar panels in an attempt to cut spending.

Maryland is one of America's leaders on solar energy.

Opponents and supporters of a proposed utility merger involving Baltimore Gas and Electric parent Exelon Corp. began a calculated dance before Maryland regulators this week, with some hoping to sink the deal and others hoping to sweeten it.

By Carrie Wells

Feb 3, 2015

Wind energy makes sense, drilling for oil and threatening the health of coastal resort communities does not

Md. bucks national trend toward solar energy

President Obama has a particular weakness for the logical fallacy known as the argument from authority, says Jonah Goldberg.

Obama as environmentalist

Saudis are keeping oil prices low to undercut U.S. and Canadian oil producers, writes David Horsey.

Environmental activists and their allies are urging Maryland lawmakers to double the state's current requirement to get 20 percent of its electricity from renewable sources by 2022. But Gov.-elect Larry Hogan and even some sympathetic legislators seem likely to oppose it.

By Timothy B. Wheeler

Jan 16, 2015

Robert E. Shoemaker, a retired Towson University professor and accomplished philatelist, died Dec. 31 at the Broadmead retirement community in Cockeysville following an illness. He was 75.

By Pamela Wood

Jan 4, 2015

Baltimore County lags behind other counties in homeowners putting solar panels on their rooftops, and some solar companies say the government's bureaucracy is to blame. Solar installers say the county has a too-strict interpretation of fire codes and an inconsistent inspection process, which means projects take longer to get approved and they can't include as many panels per rooftop as in other counties.

By Pamela Wood

Jan 4, 2015

Risk of hydraulic fracturing is too great for Maryland to allow it

Maryland's next governor should embrace environmentally-friendly composting of poultry manure, not the burning of it for energy

The chief of Maryland's Energy Administration, Abigail Ross Hopper, landed a new job Thursday, running the federal agency that oversees development of offshore oil and gas and wind energy.

By Timothy B. Wheeler

Dec 18, 2014

Critics of proposed wind farm can't view science so selectively

Proposal to build a wind project in Somerset County puts public health and safety at risk

A proposed wind farm in Somerset County would endanger national security and must be scrapped or altered.

Eastern Shore wind project should be scrapped

Dredging Conowingo Dam won't do much to save the bay

If the Great Bay wind project is killed, it will be a terrible loss for Maryland. Governor O'Malley's visionary plan for Maryland to lead in clean energy jobs and investment will be set back. Somerset County, Maryland's poorest, will be deprived of a $200 million investment, 500 construction jobs and $44 million in new tax revenues. Over 200 landowners would lose untold millions in royalty payments. Mr. Hoyer created this fake crisis by meddling in a process that he himself passed a law to

Keystone XL is an outdated technology for meeting tomorrow's needs

¿Deep Creek is one of Maryland¿s only four-season areas for outdoor activities,¿ says Carney. The winter season typically runs from Thanksgiving through mid-March, and Garrett County¿s annual snowfall averages about 100 inches. Wisp Resort, a hot spot for weekend travelers, offers snowboarding, skiing, tubing and snowmobiling.

When Joel Meneses, designer at Real Design LLC, was asked to renovate a Fells Point home, he knew he wanted to maintain the fireplaces. ¿Historically, [a fireplace] defines a room as a gathering place and not just a room with furniture in it,¿ he says. ¿It informs the space planning.¿

Efforts to address climate change are reaching a critical milestone that requires public support

Dredging millions of tons of sediment from the Susquehanna River upriver of Conowingo dam would potentially cost billions of dollars and do relatively little to help the Chesapeake Bay compared with current pollution cleanup efforts, a new federal-state study says.

By Timothy B. Wheeler

Nov 12, 2014

Deal with China could jump-start international efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions — if Congressional Republicans don't stand in the way

The Board of Carroll County Commissioners signed a letter on Thursday stating their intent to join Dorchester and Kent Counties in their efforts to persuade federal and state agencies to allow them to engage in oyster restoration in the Chesapeake Bay.