I have to say that I was mildly pleased to see that the state has agreed to a settlement with Constellation Energy of their long-running feud and their mutual lawsuits. The not only ends the ridiculous attempt by the state to go back on its 1999 agreement to deregulate electricity in Maryland but it [...]
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Is this the future of the Eastern Shore? The Maryland Department of Planning (MDP) seems to be worried that it is. In a report released yesterday, they point out some worrisome trends. From 1973 to 2002, the Shore lost almost 45 thousand acres of agricultural land, 71thousand acres of forest and added almost 117 [...] Well, actually they haven’t. With about two weeks left in the session and high initial hopes for some initiatives it looks like our political leaders have niftily avoided having to take a position on most majore issues. The big issue, of course, was abolition of the death penalty in Maryland. The state has had an [...] The Baltimore Sun and the Salisbury Daily Times both ran articles today on the crisis in the H2B (seasonal temporary worker) program, while the New York Times ran an article on problems caused by the limited number of H1B (professional or technical work) visas. Many of the seasonal employees on the Eastern Shore have relied [...] It looks as if the General Assembly is going to approve two controversial traffic safety measures this year, after a lot of debate. The first measure is one that would authorize all 24 local jurisdictions to use speed cameras in highway work zones statewide, and, subject to a decision by local jurisdictions, in neighborhoods and [...] I thought I’d take a brief look at how well our leaders and representatives are doing in Annapolis and elsewhere in trying to restore the Bay. I’ll try and separate the talk from the action. Here are some quick capsule summaries: Storm Water Storm water runoff contributes a substantial proportion of the nutrients and pollutants [...] Two recent bits of news have caught my eye. Last week the Maryland Court of Appeals ruled in a 4-3 decision that master plans or comprehensive plans developed by local jurisdictions or growth management plans enacted by the state basically have no legal effect; counties can ignore them at will. The court was reviewing [...] The number of foreclosures in Maryland continues to climb as the housing market deteriorates. While the problem is widespread, the number and rate of foreclosures varies considerably throughout the state. In Kent County on the Upper Shore, there were 52 foreclosures filed in 2007, a 4 percent increase over the previous year. Of course, [...] The crowded parking lot outside of the National Security Agency (NSA) headquarters shown here is a good indication of how defense and government spending are helping support the Maryland economy. While the US economy as a whole shed some 22,000 jobs in January, Maryland eked out a gain of 900 jobs. The unemployment rate [...] In the above image from NASA’s Terra satellite you can see large amounts of silt pouring down the Susquehanna river into the Chesapeake Bay. This gives us a rough idea of the large amount of nutrients and pollutants that pour into the Bay every day from upstream states, including Pennsylvania. In fact, the Susquehanna contributes [...] |
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