Global Warming: ‘Chasing Ice’ will make you want to save the world
The path to inspiration often begins with frustration. On Sunday morning I left the house with the intention of going
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Barack Obama is the king of the ‘Oil Presidents’
President Barack Obama spent his last campaign and his first term championing clean and renewable energy sources, but when it
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Dino diggers: Searching for dinosaur fossils in Alaska
Fairbanks–It’s over one-ton later and our supplies are ready for take-off from the Fairbanks International Airport. The three of us–including
Read moreAgnes’ historic rainfall taught watershed a concrete lesson
Tropical Storm Agnes, the great and hurtful deluge that struck Chesapeake Bay 40 years ago in June, was the magnitude of storm that only strikes every two or three centuries on average—maybe even a 500-year storm.
But from the Bay’s standpoint it was arguably unique; nothing else like it in the thousands of years the estuary has existed. To this day, significant parts of the Chesapeake ecosystem have not regained their pre-Agnes health, writes longtime environmental reporter Tom Horton.
Exposing the Fantasies of Green Energy
(Extracted fromThat Should Still Be Us by Martin Sieff – Available from amazon.com) President George W. Bush spent his eight
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Gov. Scott Walker’s ‘fracked up’ environmental record mirrors Tea Party
Unions and the Democratic Party started the recall of Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker when the governor gutted collective bargaining laws
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Sand mining coming to a town near you
The state of Wisconsin is no longer a hot bed for metallic sulfide mining, having its Legislature kill a bill
Read moreMining the Badger State
Wisconsin stepped to the forefront of the nation in contentious partisan politics over the past year, with a legislative assault
Read moreEconomists say Maryland needs wind energy, but fracking more
Economists that political bickering should not overshadow that Maryland needs to find new solutions for its energy future. They say the state should consider a range of resources — not just offshore wind and natural gas, but land-based wind, solar, geothermal and nuclear, too. The state currently imports about 30% of its electricity, making it the fourth largest energy importer in the U.S.. (Watch animation of fracking and see map of offshore wind.)
Read moreDoubling flush tax increase almost certain, Bay Restoration Fund still vulnerable to future raids
Most Marylanders will see their flush tax bill double from $30 to $60 beginning July 1, but the Chesapeake Bay Restoration Fund will remain vulnerable to raids that have climbed to $290 million since 2010.
The Senate approved the fee increase in 28-18 vote late Saturday, with an amendment that exempts residents far western Maryland and the Ocean City area that are not part of the Chesapeake Bay drainage area.
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