Tag: Maryland
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Celebrating Five New National Monuments
Millions of Americans are applauding President Obama for naming five new National Monuments.
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More Trees = Less Crime in Baltimore, Study Shows
Researchers found that a 10 percent increase in trees roughly matched a 12 percent decrease in crime in Baltimore.
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Maryland Politicians Chicken Out on Arsenic Ban
Maryland's ban on arsenic in chicken feed would have been groundbreaking, but the bill has been gutted by lobbyists.
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Need More Motivation? Get Chased by Zombies in Undead Adventure Road Race
What started in Maryland is spreading. A running club with zombies that chase you. It's about survival of the fittest.
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Stopping Liquid Natural Gas Port in Maryland a Blow Against Fracking in the Marcellus Shale, Too
Residents in southern Maryland have long felt like they live in an 'energy sacrifice zone.' They already have a nuclear power plant and now are trying to stop a liquid natural gas port.
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Maryland's Greenhouse Gas Reduction Plan Given Green Light By Reviewers
Neither jobs nor electrical stability will be sacrificed by the state's proposed plan to protect the climate by reducing emissions 25% by 2020.
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Modern-Day Johnny Appleseed Has Planted 13,849 Trees
Chances are that you've never heard of Gene DeSantis, but his story seems one destined for legend. In fact, he's already being likened to a modern-day Johnny Appleseed. For almost three decades, DeSantis has made it his mission
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Massive Refrigeration Warehouse Stays Cool by Going Solar (Video)
When I wrote about Robert Llewellyn's solar car charging in rainy England, commenters noted that solar at home is unlikely to benefit most car drivers, as they will typically charge overnight. Situations will obviously vary
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More Phone Directory Foolishness, From Maryland
What am I, the phone book blogger? It seems that way. After a ban on Yellow Pages in Seattle and a related industry lawsuit, the latest news on ditching phonebooks comes from Maryland. This time, it's the other way
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Want to Clean Up Chesapeake Bay? Plant Forest Buffers Upstream (Video)
Back in 2009, the EPA was sued for "abdicating leadership" on protecting Chesapeake Bay. Part of clean water advocates' anger was directed at a lack of geographical targeting for agricultural conservation funding. But
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Two Men Fined After Rescuing Deer From Icy River
To many people, Jim Hart and Khalil Abusakran are heroes. When the two men from Maryland saw a deer stranded in the icy waters of the Patapsco River, they did what few others would dare. With an
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Save a Cyclist...Stop Distracted Driving
I can't stop thinking about Natasha Pettigrew. She was 30 years old, a Green Party candidate for Senator in Maryland, and killed this month in the early morning hours by being struck from behind by a woman in an SUV. The driver did not stop, dragged
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Not Waiting For the Feds, Carbon Tax Enacted by Montgomery County, Maryland
Not waiting for national legislation to set a price on carbon and kickstart the journey to a low-carbon future, Montgomery County, Maryland has enacted one the country's first carbon taxes. Passed by a vote of 8-to-1 the tax
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We Are Like "Watermelons: Green On The Outside And Red Or Socialist On The Inside."
Name calling is so much fun. Maryland State Senator Richard Colburn, R-Cambridge, thought he was having some at our expense when he characterized
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Threatened Homeowners Battle Endangered Beetles
For most people, living along southern Chesapeake Bay with a scenic view over the waterfront might sound idyllic, but for nearly 100 residents who do, it's turned into a nightmare. Slowly, the
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80,000 Baltimore Students Join Meatless Monday Movement
By now you've probably heard that adopting a vegetarian diet, or at least cutting way down on you meat consumption, is a great way to reduce your ecological footprint and get some great health benefits at the same time. Now
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Renewable Tradition: Baltimore's "Arabbers" Sell Produce On Residential Streets - In Horse Drawn Carts
Wikipedia carries a definition of Arabbers which includes this:An arabber (or a-rab) is a
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Big Brothers Spies On Your...Recycling?
That's right, in communities across the US, recycling bins are now being outfitted with Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) chips. And if you don't recycle, they'll let you know that they know.Savannah, GA,
