Mikulski, Cardin frustrated over oyster farm approvals

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: June 29, 2011
Tags: aquaculture, coastal communities, fishery, national oceanic and atmospheric administration, oyster farms, oysters, senator barbara mikulski, senator ben cardin, senators, washington

WASHINGTON — Sens. Barbara Mikulski and Ben Cardin say it is taking too long to approve oyster aquaculture projects in the state. Mikulski and Cardin wrote to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration last week to express their frustration over the amount of time it has taken the agency to approve the projects. The senators say [...]

$100K grant fosters trail-related jobs in western Maryland

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: June 27, 2011
Tags: appalachian regional commission, Barbara Mikulski, bicycling route, federal grant, grant, greensburg pa, job creation, maryland trail town program, pittsburgh, senator ben cardin, washington, western maryland

CUMBERLAND — A $100,000 federal grant is helping to create jobs along the western Maryland section of a Pittsburgh-to-Washington bicycling route. Senators Ben Cardin and Barbara Mikulski announced the award Monday from the Appalachian Regional Commission to the Maryland Trail Town Program. The program is run by the nonprofit Progress Fund of Greensburg, Pa. The [...]

Sen. Cardin pushes to end tax breaks for oil companies

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: May 16, 2011
Tags: Attorney General, attorney general doug gansler, Baltimore, ben cardin, BP, cardin, Chevron, conoco phillips, exxon mobil, maryland, oil companies, oil companies tax breaks, senator ben cardin, shell, tax breaks, Taxes
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Sen. Benjamin Cardin is pushing for an end of $4 billion a year in subsidies and tax breaks for the five biggest oil companies. Maryland Attorney General Doug Gansler will join Cardin on Monday at a news conference in Baltimore. The Democratic senator is backing legislation that would end subsidies for Exxon Mobil, Shell, Chevron, [...]

Cardin opposes new offshore oil, gas development

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: March 31, 2011
Tags: ben cardin, cardin, gas development, maryland, mid-atlantic coast, offshore oil, oil companies, president barack obama, senator ben cardin, u.s. oil imports

Sen. Ben Cardin says he disagrees with President Barack Obama about opening up new offshore oil and gas development, especially off the mid-Atlantic coast. Cardin’s comments come in response to Obama’s call Wednesday for a one-third reduction in U.S. oil imports by 2025 to reduce dependence on foreign supplies. Obama’s proposal relies in part on [...]