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Richmond, VA (July 11, 2011) – At the Chesapeake Executive Council Meeting, Governor Martin O’Malley today announced that Maryland is 98 percent on the way to reaching its 2-year milestone commitments for reducing nitrogen and phosphorous into the Chesapeake Bay – a sign that the state is making significant progress toward reaching its short...
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WASHINGTON, DC-Heritage Properties expects to deliver 327 Ballenger Center, a four-story, 120,765-square foot office building in Frederick, MD, in nine months. It has much going for it: it is located close to Fort Detrick and on a site that can offer up to 400,000 square feet of office space. In general Frederick has become...
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If you’re like many homeowners, you might think that living in an energy efficient home is a nice idea, but it’s something that you couldn’t afford. A survey conducted by the National Association of Home Builders last year found that while the majority of respondents thought that living in a green home would be...
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ANNAPOLIS, MD (April 22, 2011) –Governor Martin O’Malley today announced the installation of eight Electric Vehicle Charging Stations as part of Maryland Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Program, which will bring sixty-five charging stations to the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area by June 2011. Thanks to Maryland’s smart investments in electric vehicle infrastructure the Baltimore region now ranks...
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The oil spill that was once expected to bring economic ruin to the Gulf Coast appears to have delivered something entirely different: a gusher of money. By Kim Barker, ProPublica Some people profiteered from the spill by charging BP outrageous rates for cleanup. Others profited from BP claims money, handed out in arbitrary ways....
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Washington, Apr 4 – Congressman Roscoe Bartlett is “inviting” constituents to attend the free community service Western Maryland Go Green Expo sponsored in conjunction with Hagerstown Community College and the Hagerstown Washington County Economic Development Commission on Tuesday, April 19, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm in the Athletic Recreation & Community Center (ARCC) at...
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erick, MD — The City of Frederick will be celebrating Arbor Day on Wednesday, April 6, 2011 at Monocacy Elementary School on Hayward Road at 10:00 AM. There will be a presentation by the Monocacy Elementary Tree Task Force “Bridges to the Future”. Frederick is the only City in the State of Maryland that...
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PHILADELPHIA (March 15, 2011) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that more buildings than ever have earned the EPA’s Energy Star certification in 2010. Washington, D.C., for the second year in a row, ranks second as the country’s top cities with the most Energy Star buildings. Energy Star buildings play an important...
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(PHILADELPHIA, March 2, 2011) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is accepting applications for current seventh-grade students in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area and the Baltimore metropolitan area to participate in a unique six-week summer environmental education program. Schools may nominate up to three seventh-grade students to participate in the 2011 Student Environmental...
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by Abrahm Lustgarten ProPublica, There are few things a family needs to survive more than fresh drinking water. And Louis Meeks, a burly, jowled Vietnam War hero who had long ago planted his roots on these sparse eastern Wyoming grasslands, was drilling a new well in search of it. The drill bit spun, whining...
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