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Moving to a new blog - come on over!

The one constant in life is change, it seems.  Here at The Sun, that means I'm moving to a new blog.  Today marks the debut of "B'more Green," devoted to showcasing some of the efforts of Marylanders to live more gently on the land.  This marks ...

From TIM WHEELER, Baltimore Sun Blogs,  26 May 2009

From Rona: Goodbye (again) and thanks!

About nine months ago in this space, I said goodbye. I was embarking on a journalism fellowship at the University of Michigan, where I would spend the year studying economic approaches to environmental sustainability.  I promised I would come back, ...

From TIM WHEELER, Baltimore Sun Blogs,  21 May 2009
Related Topics: Facebook Inc.,  Twitter Inc

"Ghost pots" haunt Maryland waters, too

There apparently is an answer - or at least an estimate - of how many derelict crab pots there are bumping around the bottom of Maryland's portion of the Chesapeake Bay. A few days ago, I posted here about the results of an effort last winter by ...

From TIM WHEELER, Baltimore Sun Blogs,  15 May 2009

Clearing Maryland's air with cleaner diesel engines

You may not fix every problem by throwing money at it, but it sure can help.  Maryland is getting $1.73 million in economic stimulus funds to spend on reducing harmful diesel emissions from buses, trucks, ships and construction equipment like the crane ...

From TIM WHEELER, Baltimore Sun Blogs,  15 May 2009
Related Topics: Environmental Protection Agency,  Barack Obama

A jaundiced view of the Bay cleanup

While the press coverage of the annual Chesapeake Bay summit this week focused on President Obama promising a stronger federal role in the cleanup effort, and state officials pledging to accelerate their pollution reductions, Howard Ernst isn't buying ...

From TIM WHEELER, Baltimore Sun Blogs,  14 May 2009
Related Topics: Barack Obama,  Environmental Protection Agency

"Ghost pots" kill crabs - and more

The roundup last winter by Virginia watermen of derelict crab pots found there are plenty of them lurking in the Chesapeake Bay - and they keep catching and killing crabs, and other aquatic life. Virginia paid out-of-work crabbers $300 a day plus fuel ...

From TIM WHEELER, Baltimore Sun Blogs,  12 May 2009

Shore rural land preservation bid fails

An effort to slow the loss of forest and farmland in Wicomico County fell short yesterday as the Eastern Shore county's council narrowly defeated a measure that would have tightened rural development rules. By a 4-3 vote, the council rejected a hotly ...

From TIM WHEELER, Baltimore Sun Blogs,  6 May 2009

New downtown local farmers' market

For all the locavores out there, there's a new farmers' market in town.   Every Tuesday from now until October, local farmers will be selling fresh fruits, vegetables, artisan cheese, eggs and more in the park in front of the University of Maryland ...

From TIM WHEELER, Baltimore Sun Blogs,  5 May 2009

Are Marylanders actually paying too little for electricity?

Are electricity rates in Maryland too low to promote conservation among consumers?  That's what a local economist suggests.  In an interview published in Maryland Commons, an online journal of news and commentary, Professor Tim Brennan at University of ...

From TIM WHEELER, Baltimore Sun Blogs,  4 May 2009
Related Topics: Tim Brennan,  Martin O'Malley

See where Baltimore's water comes from

Ever wonder where your tapwater comes from?   On Sunday, you can see it, up close and raw.  From 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., people can visit the three drinking-water reservoirs Baltimore city maintains to supply the region and learn how its safety is ...

From TIM WHEELER, Baltimore Sun Blogs,  2 May 2009

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