Mount Savage getting more reliable clean water
BY: Associated Press
POSTED: April 16, 2012
Tags: big savage mountain, contamination, drinking water, energy-efficient water distribution system, frostburg, groundwater, hydroelectric generator, mount savage, pipeline, rep. roscoe bartlett
MOUNT SAVAGE — About 450 people in western Maryland town of Mount Savage are getting more reliable drinking water. Maryland Congressman Roscoe Bartlett is among the dignitaries scheduled to attend a dedication ceremony Monday for the energy-efficient water distribution system. The project brings treated water from the city of Frostburg to Mount Savage, about five [...]
Obama creates working group on gas drilling
BY: Associated Press
POSTED: April 13, 2012
Tags: drilling, Energy, gas drilling, industry, Interior Department, oil, president obama, reserves, washington
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration said Friday it is creating a high-level working group to coordinate federal oversight of natural gas production, amid industry complaints that excessive regulation could stymie a natural gas boom that has pushed prices to 10-year lows. In an executive order signed Friday, President Barack Obama said the group was needed [...]
Wind power may be unstoppable 
BY: Alexander Pyles
POSTED: April 12, 2012
Tags: Energy, General Assembly, house of delegates, maryland, Ocean City, offshore wind, senate, wind power
ANNAPOLIS — John Congedo thinks the failure of offshore wind energy legislation in the General Assembly only delays the inevitable. Those turbines off the coast of Ocean City are coming, one way or the other, he says. “It’s not about if, it’s about when it gets going,” said Congedo, president of AC Wind, a Salisbury-based [...]
Drivers to pay 6 percent more for gas this summer
BY: Associated Press
POSTED: April 10, 2012
Tags: AAA's Daily Fuel Gauge Report, drivers, Energy Information Administration, gallon, gasoline, increase, price, united states
NEW YORK — U.S. drivers will pay an average of 24 cents more per gallon for gasoline during this summer’s travel season, the government said Tuesday. Gasoline will cost an average of $3.95 per gallon from April through September, an increase of 6.3 percent from the same period last year, the Energy Information Administration predicted. [...]
Western Maryland citizens seek wind power restrictions
BY: Associated Press
POSTED: April 10, 2012
Tags: big savage mountain, commissioners, four mile ridge, frostburg, garrett county, General Assembly, land-use ordinance, setback provisions, synergics group, western maryland, wind farm
OAKLAND — Some western Maryland residents are urging the Garrett County commissioners to impose restrictions on a proposed wind farm near Frostburg. The Cumberland Times-News reports that 39 people have signed a petition to present to the board Tuesday. It asks the commissioners to impose setback provisions or other rules to protect families and homes [...]
Price of natural gas drops 2.4% as supplies swell
BY: Associated Press
POSTED: April 5, 2012
Tags: cost, Energy Information Administration, gallon, investors, natural gas, new york mercantile exchange, price
NEW YORK — America’s vast supply of natural gas is getting even bigger. And prices are falling even lower. Natural gas futures on Thursday gave up 5.2 cents, or 2.4 percent, to finish at $2.089 per 1,000 cubic feet in New York. That’s the lowest price in more than a decade. The price has tumbled [...]
O’Malley, wind power advocates rally for passage of bill
BY: marylandreporter.com
POSTED: April 3, 2012
Tags: Annapolis, clean energy, Energy, General Assembly, gov. o'malley, legislation, offshore, renewable, wind power
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ANNAPOLIS — It was an unusual sight Monday night as hundreds of people joined hands and encircled the State House to show support for wind power legislation. More than 400 turned out to push for final passage of Gov. Martin O’Malley’s offshore wind energy bill, which passed the House of Delegates last week and must [...]
House of Delegates passes offshore wind bill
BY: Associated Press
POSTED: March 30, 2012
Tags: developers, Energy, gov. martin o'malley, house of delegates, Ocean City, offshore wind, rates, senate, taxpayers, turbines, utility customers
ANNAPOLIS — The Maryland House of Delegates voted 88-47 on Friday for a scaled-back measure to help develop offshore wind off the coast of Ocean City in as soon as five years. Democratic Gov. Martin O’Malley is backing the legislation again this year after it failed last year over concerns about its costs. Supporters, who [...]
Gas prices already closing in on last year’s high
BY: Associated Press
POSTED: March 26, 2012
Tags: Energy, gasoline, new york, prices, travel, united states
NEW YORK — The price of gasoline is less than a dime away from last year’s high. At an average of $3.90 per gallon, Americans have never paid more at this time of year and prices are expected to keep climbing with two months remaining before the traditional kickoff of the summer driving season. Prices [...]
USG hires former Exelon CFO
BY: Associated Press
POSTED: March 26, 2012
Tags: CFO, chicago, constellation, Energy, exelon, Matthew Hilzinger, Richard Fleming, usg corp., wallboard
CHICAGO — Wallboard maker USG Corp. said Monday that it named Matthew Hilzinger as its executive vice president and chief financial officer. Hilzinger, a former CFO of Exelon Corp., succeeds Richard Fleming, 64, who will remain with Chicago-based USG as an executive vice president until his expected retirement later this year. Hilzinger’s appointment is effective [...]
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