Tuesday, March 26, 2013
The 2-to-4-foot free trees will be delivered directly to recipients' properties.
Just in time for Arbor Day (on April 26), Pepco is giving away 2,000 free trees to customers in Maryland and Washington, DC. Households may reserve up to two trees each at www.arborday.org/pepco, and the program will continue until all 2,000 trees have been reserved. Reserving a tree is easy—simply enter in your address at www.arborday.org/pepco, and you'll be guided via an interactive map tool to select the types of trees that will work well for your property, and the locations for those trees. The 2-to-4-foot trees will then be delivered to your property at an appropriate planting time. In exchange for the free trees, tree recipients are expected to care for the trees and plant them in the location chosen in the interactive map tool. …
Friday, March 22, 2013
Earth Hour is 8:30 p.m. Saturday. Will you be turning off your lights?
In recognition of a global movement, Takoma Park residents are invited to turn off their lights for an hour this beginning at 8:30 p.m. Saturday for what is known as Earth Hour. Coordinated by the World Wildlife Federation, Earth Hour is a symbolic global event meant to show concern for the environment. The WWF estimates that millions of people in 7,001 cities and towns across 152 countries participate each year. Read more about Earth Hour and about the environment at www.earthhour.org.
Thursday, June 21, 2012
Try these simple tips to reduce your home or businesses' strain on the power grid.
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Thursday, June 21, 2012
With temperatures expected to reach 100 degrees (possibly as high as 105 with the heat index), energy usage is likely to soar. While Pepco expects the power supply in the region to meet the anticipated high demand, there are a number of energy-saving tips that can help ease the burden on the grid: Limit the amount of times your family opens and closes refrigerators and freezers. With temperatures expected to reach 100 degrees (possibly as high as 105 with the heat index), energy usage is likely to soar. While Pepco expects the power supply in the region to meet the anticipated high demand, there are a number of energy-saving tips that can help ease the burden on the grid: Setting your air-conditioning thermostat at 78 degrees and …
Monday, June 4, 2012
Her path took her from Dance Exchange headquarters in Old Takoma through D.C., Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia.
Unlike The Proclaimers, Cassie Meador did not walk 500 miles solely for love. From April 10 to June 1, Meador, who serves as the artistic director of the Dance Exchange, set out on a 500-mile walk to trace the sources of the energy that powers her home in Takoma, D.C. Her path took her from Dance Exchange headquarters in Old Takoma through D.C., Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia where she ended up at a mountain range that was broken down due to mountaintop removal. You can look deeper into her journey and hear stories from along the road on her website where she documented the trip. Dance Exchange is also trying to raise $10,000 by June 22 to offset the costs of the trip.
Friday, December 16, 2011
Maryland lawmakers are preparing to resume debate on one of Gov. Martin O'Malley's major green initiatives, an offshore wind energy bill that stalled during the last legislative session.
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Friday, December 16, 2011
By Greg Masters, Capital News Service Maryland lawmakers are preparing to resume debate on one of Gov. Martin O'Malley's major green initiatives, an offshore wind energy bill that stalled during the last legislative session amid concerns about the cost to utility companies and their customers. The bill would have subsidized the construction of between 80 and 200 wind turbines 12 miles off the coast of Ocean City by obligating the state's four investor-owned utilities—Baltimore Gas and Electric Co., Allegheny Power, Delmarva Power and Pepco—to buy offshore wind energy for 25 years. As a potential alternative, Maryland officials have studied the approach adopted in New Jersey, which will meet its renewable energy mandate through "offshore …
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
The commission's proposed law change would make it easier for landowners to sue natural gas drillers in Maryland for contaminating ground water through hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking."
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Wednesday, December 14, 2011
By Greg Masters, Capital News Service A commission tasked with advising Maryland on possible shale gas production supports a change in the law that would make it easier for landowners to bring claims against drillers regarding water contamination and other damages near hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking," sites. The new law, which commission chair and Towson University professor David Vanko said has "pretty broad support" from the commission, would shift the burden of proof to energy companies by creating a "rebuttable presumption" that drilling activity causes certain kinds of damages occurring close in time and proximity to natural gas operations. "I think (asymmetry of resources) always has been an issue in litigation, particularly …
Joe A DC Catholic
7:09 am on Saturday, March 23, 2013
Another feel good effort by the radical left. more ›