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Bloated costs for Florida IOU energy efficiency programs, 30 July 2010 | 11:55 am
Source: http://blog.cleanenergy.org
Two weeks ago, SACE provided detailed analysis and findings based on evaluation of proposed energy efficiency programs filed by Florida power utilities. Over the past couple of days, one of those utilities responded.
Progress Energy Florida feels that our comments “should not be considered ” by the Florida Public Service Commission (PSC). Progress Energy also says [...]
The James River – A Playground of History and Nature, 30 July 2010 | 7:03 am
Source: http://cbf.typepad.com/bay_daily/
The 25-mile stretch of the James River just below Richmond, Va., is a pretty special place. For starters, it’s full of Colonial history and dotted with 17th Century settlements and plantations, among them Henricus, Bermuda Hundred, Appomattox Manor, Curles Neck, Shirley, Berkeley, and Westover. All owe their location on the banks of the James to the river’s early and enduring role as a conveyance of people and goods – and the fact that ocean-going ships can navigate no farther up the James than the fall line at Richmond. This stretch also contains some wonderful natural areas to explore, such as...
Big Question of the Campaign: Which Governor is the Real Bay Hero?, 29 July 2010 | 6:57 pm
Source: http://cbf.typepad.com/bay_daily/
Which candidate for governor in Maryland is the real Bay hero? How about the governors of Virginia and Pennsylvania? How clean are their green credentials? Let us know your opinions. In Maryland, Governor Martin O’Malley and his main opponent in the November election, former Governor Robert Ehrlich, are engaged in a hot debate over who owns the better environmental record. The Washington Post called it a "brawl" over their enviro-credibility. The Chesapeake Bay Foundation, as a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization, is forbidden from taking sides in political campaigns, so I am not going to voice my opinion on this matter. But...
A Zero-Waste Future: Pipe Dream or Reality?, 29 July 2010 | 12:42 pm
Source: http://blog.nrcm.org/
What would you say if I told you that consumer product manufacturers are teaming up with local solid waste officials to eliminate the concept of “trash” altogether? Does that sound like an eco-pipe dream? Well, it’s not. Right here in...
Minnesota Visionaries, 29 July 2010 | 11:56 am
Source: http://looncommons.org
John Tuma’s Capitol Update – Summer Edition, August 30, 2010
“…sharks and speculators, men who have amassed fortunes not in legitimate businesses but by systematic robbery of the people.”
- William D. Washburn, Minneapolis Tribune, October 28, 1873*
William D. Washburn was referring to railroads that controlled access of Minneapolis flour milling interests to markets in the East [...]
Swimming in a Toilet, 29 July 2010 | 10:13 am
Source: http://cbf.typepad.com/bay_daily/
University of Maryland student journalists tested the water at seven swimming areas on Chesapeake Bay tributaries after a rain, and found five had bacteria levels unsafe for swimming -- including two that had more bacteria than dirty toilet water. The conclusion that stormwater pollution often makes the Bay's waters unswimmable is similar to that of a 2009 Chesapeake Bay Foundation report that found rising numbers of reported water-borne infections and other significant public health problems.
NOAA: "Unmistakable" Evidence Shows World Getting Warmer, 28 July 2010 | 9:00 pm
Source: http://www.nrcm.org/rss.asp
Scientific evidence that the world is getting warmer is "unmistakable," according to a report by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration drawing on research from 48 countries, including Russia and China.The past decade was the warmest on record and the past 50 years have been getting hotter, the researchers said, citing 10 main indicators, including surface and ocean ...
Bulldoze This Insult to the Chesapeake Bay, 28 July 2010 | 1:50 pm
Source: http://cbf.typepad.com/bay_daily/
Memo to the Anne Arundel County, Maryland, government: Stop ignoring the law and bulldoze this house, on Little Island in the Magothy River. Flatten it, ASAP. Demolish the cheesy faux lighthouse. Uproot the fake palm trees. Replace the manicured lawn and wall of rocks with the natural trees and grasses that filtered the water before developer Daryl Wagner built this monstrosity without permits almost a decade ago. If he steps outside to ask you why you're swinging a wrecking ball at his palace, tell him: For the sake of peace, justice and the Chesapeake Bay. His mansion is an insult...
Stark Raving Beauty, 28 July 2010 | 1:50 pm
Source: http://cbf.typepad.com/bay_daily/
All eyes on the Bay. The Chesapeake Bay Foundation is working with the International League of Conservation Photographers on what they call a photo “Rave.” A team of world-class photographers has launched an artistic rampage across the region, creating a display of 30 stunning photos of the Bay to display on Capitol Hill in September as a way of building support for important federal legislation, the Chesapeake Clean Water Act. To read photographer Krista Schlyer’s blog about her adventures with a camera, click here. Check out an article on “Raver” Morgan Heim in the (Newport News, Virginia) Daily Press.
Island Schools to Study Energy Use, 27 July 2010 | 9:00 pm
Source: http://www.nrcm.org/rss.asp
ROCKLAND — Students at North Haven Community School and Vinalhaven School will have a new way to learn about energy efficiency in the coming school year, the Island Institute announced today.The institute has launched Energy for ME, an educational pilot project that will serve 75 middle- and high-school students at the two island schools. The project is funded by a $50,000 grant from Time Wa...
Energy Failures, 27 July 2010 | 9:00 pm
Source: http://www.nrcm.org/rss.asp
There is plenty of blame to go around for the failure of a much-needed comprehensive energy bill in the Senate. Majority Leader Harry Reid is more concerned about his re-election than legislation to reduce America’s dependence on oil from volatile and hostile parts of the world. Republicans are more interested in defeating Democratic ideas than providing businesses with a predictable energy ...
Baxter Park Fans Air Views on Management, 27 July 2010 | 9:00 pm
Source: http://www.nrcm.org/rss.asp
BANGOR, Maine — The chance Tuesday night to help shape the next version of the Baxter State Park Management Plan drew about 40 people to the Bangor Public Library.Though participants came from many walks of life and age groups, the one thing they had in common was their love for the park, which consists of 28 parcels purchased over three decades by former Gov. Percival Baxter.Thanks to Baxte...
Shenanigans on St. Croix : Alewives Get Smoked Again, 27 July 2010 | 9:00 pm
Source: http://www.nrcm.org/rss.asp
When Samuel de Champlain visited the St. Croix River in 1605, he marveled at the quantity of fish being taken by the Wabanaki fishermen there. “In May and June,” he wrote, “so great is the catch here of herring [alewives] and bass [striped bass] that vessels could be loaded with them. The Indians resort thither sometimes five or six weeks during the fishing season.”Sadly, t...
Maine's Parks Belong to Us. Make a Visit, 27 July 2010 | 9:00 pm
Source: http://www.nrcm.org/rss.asp
Ever been to a Maine state park? If not, get out there.You’ll be in good company.According to the Maine Department of Conservation, park visits are booming this year, up 37 percent at this time compared to last year for camper visits and day-use visits.Part of that increase is due to the spectacular weather we’re enjoying, compared to the near-steady early-summer rain of 2009. And, par...
Legal Victory Spells Trouble for Plant Washington, 27 July 2010 | 1:33 pm
Source: http://blog.cleanenergy.org
This week marked a major victory for clean water and a step in the right direction for clean energy in Georgia, as a judge threw out water use permits for the proposed coal-fired Plant Washington. The denial of these permits could require the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) to take another hard look at [...]
Why Climate Change Has Melted As a Political Issue, 27 July 2010 | 1:16 pm
Source: http://cbf.typepad.com/bay_daily/
When it’s so hot, why are people so cool on climate legislation? US Senate leaders recently conceded there is no chance of passing a climate bill this year. While the scientific evidence of the damage caused by greenhouse gases remains solid, the political will and public support for passing federal legislation to address the problem are melting faster than ice cubes on a July afternoon. What's cooking here? There are many theories about why action on global warming is going nowhere politically. Grist blogger David Roberts makes the case that the failure of federal legislation is due in part to...
“America’s Great Outdoors Listening Session” is Coming to Minnesota, 27 July 2010 | 11:27 am
Source: http://looncommons.org
Get ready to share your ideas for protecting the places you love!
NOTICE OF A PUBLIC LISTENING SESSION ON THE PRESIDENT’S AMERICA’S GREAT OUTDOORS INITIATIVE
You’re invited to join senior representatives from the U.S. Department of the Interior, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the U.S. Department of Defense, the Council on Environmental Quality and the U.S. Environmental Protection [...]
Releasing Exotic Species to Fight Invasive Species: Gambling With Mother Nature?, 26 July 2010 | 10:12 am
Source: http://cbf.typepad.com/bay_daily/
Up and down the street in Prince George’s County, Maryland, ash trees are dead or dying. The stately hardwoods are being killed by a shiny green beetle from Asia called the emerald ash borer. It’s an invasive species that has wiped out more than 30 million trees since it hitchhiked from China on a shipping crate more than a decade ago. The beetles threaten not only to eradicate one of the most popular suburban shade trees in America, but also to harm water quality in rural streams, by removing trees that cool and filter waterways. At first, Maryland officials tried...
Hydraulic Fracturing Cracks Open Hot Public Debate, 26 July 2010 | 7:55 am
Source: http://cbf.typepad.com/bay_daily/
About 1,200 people turned out for a heated EPA public hearing in Pennsylvania on hydraulic fracturing and natural gas drilling. The speakers had strong opinions about the pros and cons, and the potential impact on drinking water. One resident told regulators:“I can take you right now to my neighbors who have lost their water supplies .... I can take you also to places where spills have killed fish and other aquatic life.” Read articles in The New York Times, the Times' green blog, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, and the Associated Press. The Pittsburgh newspaper reported: "Myron Arnowitt, state director for Clean...
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