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Light replacement project to get federal, state money
kate.alexander@herald-mail.comA project to replace lights in a Hagerstown parking deck will receive funding assistance from the state and federal government. The city was selected by the Maryland Clean Energy Center to receive $69,000 to replace 92 metal halide lights in its Arts &...Tags: U.S. Department of Energy, Maryland, Allegany County, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Energy Saving
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Pros and cons of using firewood for heating
Is firewood the best fuel choice for you? As winter tightens its grip, the cost of keeping warm increases. And this year’s escalating energy prices have many homeowners re-evaluating their fuel options.
Among the possibilities: firewood.
“...Tags: Home Heating, Education, Natural Resource Industry, Energy Resources, Natural Resources
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Largest solar-generating facility in Md. to be built near Hagerstown prisons
dona@herald-mail.comThe largest solar-generating facility in Maryland, capable of powering more than 2,000 homes at peak output, is planned to open in 2012 on 250 acres of state-owned land near the Maryland Correctional Institution-Hagerstown and the Maryland Correctional...Tags: Real Estate, Environmental Pollution, The Washington Post, Education, Companies and Corporations
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Energy conservation workshop set at Wilson College
Wilson College will host a daylong workshop from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 12, for home and business owners who want to learn how to reduce energy consumption and costs. Admission costs $10 per household; free for students with ID. Walk-in...Tags: Education, Environmental Issues, Energy Saving, Colleges and Universities
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Cuccinelli acceptance speech for GOP nomination for governor
Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli gave the following remarks in accepting the Republican nomination for governor at the Republican Party of Virginia nominating convention in Richmond Saturday: "I think you now have a better sense of why I’m one of...Tags: Lawyers, The Washington Post, Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia), Politics, Richmond (Richmond, Virginia)
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May 18 Letters: Comp time, online taxes, federal spending, energy conservation
Progressive influence I find it amusing to read letters to the editor where people are bound to one party and all it stands for and the vitriol that spews from their pens. Blind allegiance to either party — given both of their track records —...Tags: Real Estate, Water Supply, Social Security, Medicare, Alternative Energy
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Airline Group Sees Busiest Summer Since 2008
More people will likely fly this summer compared with a year ago as U.S. airlines gain a record level of international passengers, an industry association said on Thursday. Airlines for America, the top U.S. airline industry group, forecast that close...
Tags: Southwest Airlines Co., Air Transportation Industry, Layoffs and Downsizing, Federal Aviation Administration, Career and Workplace
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'Green' gas plans offer climate-friendly home heating
Guest blogger“Would you like to buy a carbon offset with your purchase today?” That’s a question you hear more often when you rent a car or buy groceries at MOM’S Organic Markets. Now, you also have that option when you buy natural gas to...Tags: Fuel-efficient Vehicles, Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Rentals, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Home Heating
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Turbine blade plummets in Ocotillo
Staff WriterOCOTILLO — A massive blade from one of the 112 wind turbines recently installed was found near a tower base Thursday, after plummeting onto the ground overnight, triggering safety concerns among officials and some residents. No injuries were...Tags: Wind Power, Renewable Energy, Career and Workplace, Environmental Issues, Siemens
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A powerful use for spoiled food
What happens to the 40% of food produced but never eaten in the U.S. each year, the mounds of perfect fruit passed over by grocery store shoppers, the tons of meat and milk left to expire? At Ralphs, one of the oldest and largest supermarket chains on...
Tags: Renewable Energy, Natural Resources Defense Council, Kroger Company, Walmart, Science and Technology
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Lower energy and food costs fuel big drop in wholesale prices
WASHINGTON -- Big drops in the cost of food and energy pushed wholesale prices down 0.7% in April, the largest monthly decline in more than three years, the Labor Department said Wednesday. The slide in the producer price index, the largest since...
Tags: Federal Reserve, Prices
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