Energy Resources

Editorial: Answers, please

2012-05-15 12:13:00

Residents of the Fallston area, and those in Baltimore County for that matter, have every reason to question why Columbia Gas Transmission is in such a hurry and has such a dire need to construct a parallel natural gas pipeline from Owings Mills in...

Potomac named America's most endangered river

2012-05-15 06:00:00

The Potomac River, which flows between Maryland and Virginia, was named the nation's "most endangered" waterway today by a Washington-based environmental group. American Rivers put the Potomac atop its annual list of endangered rivers.� Though cleaner...

2 missing boaters found in Hoopers Island marsh

2012-05-14 14:43:11

HOOPERSVILLE — Two boaters who went missing while fishing in Dorchester County have been found safe after spending two nights stranded in a marsh. Maryland Natural Resources Police say a waterman discovered 41-year-old Richard Moore and 49-year-old...

Proposed pipeline raises concerns in Baltimore, Harford Co.

2012-05-07 18:42:06

Wooden stakes mark the path that a proposed underground gas pipeline would cut through Jonathan Guth's property in Baltimore County along its 21-mile route northeast to Harford County. The project would take out about half a stand of woods that Guth...

First salvo in 6th District race fired then withdrawn on Twitter

2012-05-08 17:27:00

Rep. Roscoe G. Bartlett, the Republican incumbent fighting to keep his seat in Maryland's 6th District, fired what could be considered the first line of attack against his Democratic opponent in the general election race, criticizing John Delaney in a...

Residents criticize natural gas pipeline proposal

2012-05-08 19:01:00

Harold Burns, president of the Falls Road Community Association, stepped to the microphone at the Oregon Ridge Lodge Tuesday night and threw down the gauntlet before representatives of a gas company proposing an underground pipeline through his part of...

Spring craft show, 5K runs and walks coming in Perryville

2012-05-09 18:51:04

Principio UMC, on Route 7 in Perryville, will hold a Spring Craft Show Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Purchase a unique Mothers Day gift from gifted crafters. Good food for sale by the Principio ladies. For info call Barb, 443-350-7961. A crab feast at...

'Mahogany tide' of algae turning harbor murky

2012-04-30 14:41:58

Record-high water temperatures and a March sewage leak are contributing to a large algae bloom in the Baltimore harbor, bringing what is known as a "mahogany tide" of reddish-brown algae to the Middle Branch of the Patapsco River. The bloom is somewhat...

Dominion to move forward with Cove Point project

2012-04-26 15:16:00

Dominion Resources, the Richmond, Va.-based energy producer, said Thursday it will move ahead with plans to convert a liquefied natural gas terminal at Cove Point in Calvert County into an export facility — a decision that drew the immediate...

Competitive spirit comes naturally at Carroll County Envirothon

2012-04-26 10:02:00

For the first time in the four years he has been station representative at the Carroll County Envirothon, Tom Robertson was able to use real branches with real leaves for his forestry test. On April 25, several branches, including two types of evergreen,...

SWAT team targets cargo ship in safety exercise

2012-04-24 16:42:00

With guns bristling, police officers in full tactical gear sweep across the vast deck of a cargo ship and creep up the stairs to the bridge. Their mission: Take the vessel back from armed intruders. Twice a month, the Natural Resources Police Tactical...

Obama energy policy: The 'all-of-the-above' lie

2012-04-09 03:00:00

In his speech before the Newspapers Association of America/American Society of News Editors Wednesday, likely GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney accused the president of changing positions to get re-elected. For instance, Mr. Romney charged that, "As...

Nick DiCiacco of Perkiomenville, a front-load driver for SWS, collects refuse with his company's compressed natural gas garbage truck on the campus of Muhlenberg College Wednesday. As far as he knows it is the only one of its kind in Pennsylvania.

2012-05-13 17:03:00

She has managed businesses in the energy and utility industries in several states as well as in New Zealand for four years.

2012-05-10 00:00:00

Researchers clip a jaw tag onto a walleye electroshocked from the Inland Waterway, which stretches across Northern Michigan.

2012-05-02 07:49:00