Environmental groups and the developer of a wind energy project in Somerset County want Sen. Barbara Mikulski, D-Maryland, to withdraw language in an appropriations bill they say will kill a $200 million renewable energy project.

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In a two-page letter, O'Malley also said allowing the bill to become law "will have the practical effect of derailing the Great Bay Wind project" proposed for Somerset County. The governor also cited his commitment to increasing renewable energy in Maryland.

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A bill imposing a moratorium on electricity-generating windmills near the U.S. Naval Air Station Patuxent River base remains the only piece of legislation not signed or vetoed by Gov. Martin J. O'Malley.

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A bill imposing a moratorium on the permitting and construction of an electricity-generating windmill project in Somerset County has yet to be signed by Gov. Martin J. O'Malley and one question remains.

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A bill imposing a 13-month moratorium on electricity-generating windmills proposed for Somerset County should be vetoed, according to Maryland Comptroller Peter V.R. Franchot.

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