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UMES plans to install 2 wind turbines
PRINCESS ANNE — The University of Maryland Eastern Shore plans to install two wind turbines with enough power to fuel hundreds of homes to serve as instruments for student and faculty research. The...
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AAA says gas prices should decline after summer
WASHINGTON — Now that the summer travel season has come to an end, AAA Mid-Atlantic says gasoline prices should start to decline due to weaker demand. In its weekly report on gas prices Sunday, AAA...
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Study: Methane leaks from gas drilling not huge
WASHINGTON— Drilling and fracking for natural gas don’t seem to spew immense amounts of the greenhouse gas methane into the air, as has been feared, a new study says. The findings bolster a big...
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Activists don’t want expansion of LNG facility at Cove Point
&via=&related=DolcePixel"> National environmental groups are teaming with members of a Southern Maryland community to try to prevent the exportation of liquefied natural gas out of...
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EPA regulations could devastate Maryland mining
WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency’s restrictions on new coal and natural gas power plants meant to reduce carbon emissions that contribute to climate change would be a disaster for...
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Dominion wins court battle over Myersville gas compressor
&via=&related=DolcePixel"> A U.S. District Court judge has declared Myersville town laws affecting the siting, construction and operation of a planned natural gas compressor station null...
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Western Md. gas supplier seeks surcharge
HAGERSTOWN — Columbia Gas of Maryland is seeking to add a surcharge of $1.92 a month to the bills of residential customers in Washington, Allegany and Garrett counties starting Feb. 1. The Herald-Mail...
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Climate group hopes to double energy goal
&via=&related=DolcePixel"> A Maryland environmental group wants the state to double the minimum amount of energy that must be generated by wind and solar sources over the next decade....
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Md. ranked high for energy efficiency
&via=&related=DolcePixel"> For the second consecutive year, Maryland is ranked ninth among the top 10 states in the nation for its policies to promote energy efficiency, according to the...
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Fracking operations turn to recycling wastewater
MIDLAND, Texas — When the rain stopped falling in Texas, the prairie grass yellowed, the soil cracked and oil drillers were confronted with a crisis. After years of easy access to cheap, plentiful...
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In W. Md., a potential future for cleaner coal
CUMBERLAND — Located in the middle of a small town, about as far west in Maryland as you can get, one power plant — and the technology inside it — could represent the future of coal power in America....
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Pepco seeks $43.3M rate hike for Md. customers
ROCKVILLE — The utility Pepco is seeking a $43.3 million rate hike in Maryland, the utility’s third requested increase in two years. Pepco filed an application for the rate increase Wednesday with the...
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Federal govt. to offer 80,000 acres offshore for commercial energy leasing
&via=&related=DolcePixel"> U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell said at a news conference Tuesday that the federal government will offer about 80,000 acres off the coast of Maryland...
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Wood heat more popular despite environmental concerns
WASHINGTON — Bill Traver has sold wood stoves to customers in Maryland, Pennsylvania and West Virginia from his small shop in Hedgesville, W. Va., for nearly three decades, but over the past few...
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Home electricity use in U.S. falling to 2001 levels
NEW YORK — The average amount of electricity consumed in U.S. homes has fallen to levels last seen more than a decade ago, back when the smartest device in people’s pockets was a Palm pilot and anyone...
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Howard County considers gas station restrictions
COLUMBIA — Howard County planning officials are considering whether to place limits on new gas stations built in the county. WBAL Radio reports the planning board is holding a hearing Thursday night...
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Toyota moves up date for hydrogen-powered cars
LAS VEGAS — Toyota said Monday that a hydrogen-powered vehicle that emits only water vapor as exhaust will go on sale in the U.S. in 2015, a year earlier than it promised just two months ago. The...
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Coal forecast: Up in 2014, down next year
BILLINGS, Mont. — The U.S. coal mining industry will see a modest and short-lived rebound in 2014, driven by more production in Western states after two successive years of declines, according to a...
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Wicomico Co. considers energy plant
SALISBURY — Wicomico County officials are considering a plant at the county landfill to convert solid waste into energy-producing gas. The Daily Times reports that supporters say the plant would...
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CO2 pollution rose in 2013 after years of decline
WASHINGTON — Energy-related carbon dioxide pollution grew by 2 percent last year after declining several years in a row, a government report said Monday. The increase was largely due to a small boost...
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