Md. delegate to introduce fracking moratorium bill

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: February 7, 2013
Tags: Del. Heather Mizeur, Energy, fracking, General Assembly, gov. martin o'malley, Government, Heather Mizeur, politics

ANNAPOLIS — Fracking opponents plan to be in Annapolis for the introduction of a bill calling for a state moratorium on the natural gas drilling technique until studies are completed on its impact. Del. Heather Mizeur plans to introduce the bill on Thursday. Opponents of the drilling technique also known as hydraulic fracturing plan to [...]

Gas drilling panel discussing best practices

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: September 28, 2012
Tags: cumberland, Energy, fracking, gas, gas drilling, General Assembly, Heather Mizeur, hydraulic fracturing, Montgomery County, shane robinson

CUMBERLAND — A state panel studying prospects for hydraulic fracturing for natural gas in western Maryland is trying to pinpoint the best practices used elsewhere. That’s the main focus of a meeting Friday in Cumberland of the Marcellus Shale Advisory Commission. Professor Keith Eshleman of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Studies is briefing [...]

Attorney General: Pit bull law on hold

BY: Alexander Pyles
POSTED: July 11, 2012
Tags: Assistant Attorney General Kathryn M. Rowe, Attorney General, Court of Appeals, Del. Heather Mizeur, Del. Michael D. Smigiel Sr., Heather Mizeur, hold, kathryn rowe, maryland, Office of the Maryland Attorney General, pit bull, pit bulls, ruling

An opinion from the Office of the Maryland Attorney General could ease the mind of pit bull owners and their landlords, but an Upper Shore lawmaker cautioned that the opinion is not binding. The opinion, signed by Assistant Attorney General Kathryn M. Rowe, states that the Court of Appeals’ recent ruling making owners and their [...]

Maryland fracking commission to request deadline extension

BY: Alexander Pyles
POSTED: April 25, 2012
Tags: allegany county, fracking, garrett county, Heather Mizeur, hydraulic fracturing, marcellus shale, martin O'Malley, western maryland

Del. Heather Mizeur: ‘I am opposed to trying to piece together dollars here, dollars there for lesser level studies.’

With no way to pay for it, a state commission intends to ask for more time to complete a study into the best practices of a controversial natural gas drilling technique. Del. Heather Mizeur, D-Montgomery, a member of the Marcellus Shale Advisory Commission, said the group decided after meeting on Friday to send a letter [...]

Without funding, Md. fracking could face delay

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: April 19, 2012
Tags: allegany county, Annapolis, David Vanko, delay, drilling, fracking, funding, garrett county, gov. martin o'malley, Heather Mizeur, hydraulic fracturing, maryland, maryland department of the environment, maryland petroleum council, natural gas, Sen. George Edwards, studies
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ANNAPOLIS — Failure to pass legislation that would have forced energy companies to fund gas drilling studies could mean more delays for those wanting to tap in the natural gas lurking in western Maryland. Members of a commission created to determine whether and how natural gas should be extracted from the Marcellus Shale, a swath [...]

On the Move, 8/11: Polanowski promoted to president/CEO of Kornblatt Co.

BY: Wayne Countryman
POSTED: August 11, 2011
Tags: Charles Perrell, Courtyard by Marriott, David Vanko, Dominick E. Murray, George Edwards, Gunalan Nadarajan, Harry Weiss, Heather Mizeur, James Raley, Jeffrey Kupfer, John Fritts, Kornblatt Company, Marcellus Shale Advisory Commission, Maryland Institute College of Art, Maryland Society of Accountants, Nick Weber, Patricia Mager, Paul Roberts, Paul Troglia, Peggy Jamison, Residence Inn, Robert Boehner, Robert Medbery, Shawn Bender, Steven M. Bunker, Tim Polanowski, William Feehley, William Valentine

Tim Polanowski has been promoted to president and CEO of the Kornblatt Company, a commercial real estate company with expertise in development, brokerage and management. Polanowski joined the company in 2006 as vice president and chief financial officer. He had begun his career as a bookkeeper for several property management companies, then entered public accounting, [...]