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		<title>Federal studies back impact of wind turbines</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2012/02/07/federal-studies-back-impact-of-wind-turbines/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:02:15 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[OCEAN CITY &#8212; Federal impact studies show areas of the mid-Atlantic coast where offshore wind turbines would have &#8220;no significant environmental impact,&#8221; the U.S. Interior Secretary announced. The finding means sections of open ocean off the Maryland coast will be made available for long-term leases for the development of wind turbines. &#8220;We all know the wind potential off the Atlantic coast is staggering&#8230; up to 1,000 gigawatts of power,&#8221; said Secretary Ken Salazar. &#8220;That&#8217;s more than the entire nation&#8217;s present .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Feds give boost to O&#8217;Malley&#8217;s wind-energy plan</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:18:04 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[ANNAPOLIS — Maryland Gov. Martin O&#8217;Malley’s quest for offshore wind energy got a boost Thursday from the Obama administration, but state lawmakers still have concerns about its cost and whether there is corporate demand and congressional support for the technology. U.S. Interior Secretary Kenneth L. Salazar announced Thursday the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has designated 80,000 acres of water off Maryland’s Atlantic coast that would be suitable for wind farms. Mr. O&#8217;Malley, a Democrat, called the development a major .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>A misguided effort to aid Maryland wind projects</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:11:58 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s a proposal that might sound great in a stump speech: Gov. Martin O’Malley (D) wants to erect wind turbines off Maryland’s coast, eventually generating perhaps a third of the state’s electricity carbon-free. The plan is central to Mr. O’Malley’s recently announced 2012 agenda. But it’s a bad deal for nearly everyone in Maryland — including people who believe, as we do, in moving away from fossil fuels. Perversely, Mr. O’Malley’s bill would corrupt the anti-carbon policy Maryland already has. .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Wind turbine proposal for Tilghman Island draws concern</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2012/01/26/wind-turbine-proposal-for-tilghman-island-draws-concern/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:16:16 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Several residents spoke out Tuesday against the proposed Tilghman Island wind turbine project during the Talbot County Council&#8217;s public hearing on the project. Eleven residents spoke, with four in support and seven against the proposed project. Concerns included financial reasons, decreased tourism and the potential for endangering the bird population. The plan is for a 50-kilowatt unit at 152 feet high with blades 63 feet in diameter and expected to produce about 150,000 kilowatt hours of electricity at the county&#8217;s .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>New O&#8217;Malley wind farm proposal still a long shot</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2012/01/24/new-omalley-wind-farm-proposal-still-a-long-shot/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:07:19 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[In its most important respects, Gov. Martin O&#8217;Malley&#8217;s new proposal to build a wind farm in the Atlantic Ocean isn&#8217;t different from the old one. Developers must still pay hundreds of millions of dollars to build wind turbines off Maryland&#8217;s coast. And Maryland electricity customers still have to pay for them. Everything else is detail. That&#8217;s why the project, proposed Monday by the governor for the second year in a row, still faces very long odds. Fiddling with the financing .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Wind ordinance hearing to proceed</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:20:46 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[PRINCESS ANNE &#8212; Somerset County Commissioners plan to proceed with a public hearing on a proposed wind energy ordinance as the last step in a process to regulate large-scale commercial turbines. The measure recently got a favorable recommendation from the county&#8217;s Planning Commission following a Jan. 5 public hearing that drew comment from about nine interested parties, Gary Pusey, the county&#8217;s planning director, said this week during a meeting with the Commissioners. County planners spent more than a year working .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>O’Malley to try again for offshore wind development</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:17:43 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley, seeking to overcome the most visible policy failure of his second term, will on Monday introduce a revamped plan to subsidize development of some of the nation’s first offshore wind power. As happened a year ago, lawmakers from both parties and lobbyists for energy firms are poised to line up against the multibillion-dollar subsidy, which would be shouldered by electricity ratepayers. They say it would cost customers too much and leave too much power in the .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Labor wants guaranteed role in wind-power plan</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2012 13:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Organized labor wants a guaranteed role in the offshore wind project Gov. Martin O&#8217;Malley is expected to propose — and the unions want it in writing. The demand by construction unions is the latest hurdle for O&#8217;Malley&#8217;s effort to spur the creation of a new energy industry off Maryland&#8217;s Atlantic coast that would generate energy using enormous wind turbines anchored 10 miles off Ocean City. Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller said labor raised the issue of a &#8220;project labor .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Find another way to promote wind power</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:51:50 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Count me among the minority. I don&#8217;t favor adding $2 to our utility bills to pay for wind mills (&#8220;Public favors offshore wind power, poll says,&#8221; Jan. 11). While I&#8217;m in favor of wind power and yes, $2 is not that much, let&#8217;s look at what is really happening here. Electricity generated by any source is not delivered directly to the consumer. It is sold to brokers on the open market who then resell it to the highest bidder. So .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>You should know more about Roth Rock project</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2012/01/17/you-should-know-more-about-roth-rock-project/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 13:06:26 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[I read with interest the article in the Cumberland Times-News entitled, “By 2013, Western Md. could have more wind turbines” (Jan. 9, Page 1A), by Elaine Blaisdell. It stated that, “The Roth Rock project on Backbone Mountain was started by Synergics, but is now owned by Gestamp Wind North America of Houston.” That is true, but your readers should know that Gestamp Wind is a multinational company based in Spain. Furthermore, the 20 Nordex Wind N90 turbines were made by .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Wind-blown costs</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 10:21:50 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[The letter of Jan. 4 headlined &#8220;Wind power for Maryland&#8221; requires an answer. The increases in cost for electric energy cited have several causes. A government requirement that the power providers must obtain an increasing percentage of the power produced from &#8220;renewable sources&#8221; can account for a good part of the cost increases cited. The cost per installed power from wind is approximately 10 times the cost of that produced by a thermal power plant. It is common knowledge that .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Wind farms reality nears</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2012/01/10/wind-farms-reality-nears/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 18:07:12 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[PRINCESS ANNE &#8212; Somerset County farmers hoping wind turbines sprout across fields alongside crops are closer to a gusty harvest. Key support came this week from the county&#8217;s Planning Commission that recommended proposed provisions to allow onshore industrial wind turbines by special exception. &#8220;Our goal is to help farmers diversify and keep farming,&#8221; said Adam Cohen, a principal at Pioneer Green Energy that wants to build turbines in the county. &#8220;They can farm on land that has turbines.&#8221; Planning Commission .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Company pursues study for tower on St. John&#8217;s Rock; By 2013, Western Md. could have more wind turbines</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2012/01/09/company-pursues-study-for-tower-on-st-johns-rock-by-2013-western-md-could-have-more-wind-turbines/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 12:39:47 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[OAKLAND — Western Maryland may see more wind turbines pop up along the ridges. The Garrett County Permits and Inspections Division issued a meteorological tower permit last month to Synergics for a tower on St. John’s Rock at Four Mile Ridge between Avilton and Frostburg, according to Jim Torrington, chief of the division. Synergics is doing an environmental wind study on Four Mile Ridge and is proposing 20 to 24 wind turbines, according to Frank Maisano, a wind industry spokesman. .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>O&#8217;Malley wind farms face more challenges as Maryland legislature returns</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2012/01/09/omalley-wind-farms-face-more-challenges-as-maryland-legislature-returns/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 12:37:37 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[The day Maryland lawmakers left Annapolis nine months ago, Gov. Martin O’Malley chided them, saying the legislature had “choked” on his signature environmental initiative: a measure to subsidize development of a multibillion-dollar offshore wind farm. The plan would have added a couple of extra dollars to every Marylander’s monthly electric bill for 20 years and thousands onto those of the state’s largest businesses. O’Malley (D) argued the costs would be worth it for about 2,000 jobs and a foothold for .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Somerset wind turbines find backing</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2012/01/07/somerset-wind-turbines-find-backing/</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2012 20:32:59 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[PRINCESS ANNE &#8212; Somerset County farmers hoping wind turbines sprout across fields alongside crops are closer to a gusty harvest. Key support came this week from the county&#8217;s Planning Commission that recommended proposed provisions to allow onshore industrial wind turbines by special exception. &#8220;Our goal is to help farmers diversify and keep farming,&#8221; said Adam Cohen, a principal at Pioneer Green Energy that wants to build turbines in the county. &#8220;They can farm on land that has turbines.&#8221; Planning Commission .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>State to study the big wind</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2012/01/06/state-to-study-the-big-wind/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 14:30:27 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[ANNAPOLIS &#8211; Maryland lawmakers are preparing to resume debate on one of Gov. Martin O&#8217;Malley&#8217;s major green initiatives, an offshore wind energy bill that stalled during the last legislative session amid concerns about the cost to utility companies and their customers. The bill would have subsidized the construction of between 80 and 200 wind turbines 12 miles off the coast of Ocean City by obligating the state&#8217;s four investor-owned utilities &#8212; Baltimore Gas and Electric Co., Allegheny Power, Delmarva Power .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>O’Malley to again tout offshore wind, but shifts direction</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2012/01/03/omalley-to-again-tout-offshore-wind-but-shifts-direction/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 12:22:52 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Maryland Gov. Martin O&#8217;Malley says he is ready to promote offshore wind energy in this year’s General Assembly but suggests his proposal will be less aggressive than one that failed in the 2011 legislature. Mr. O&#8217;Malley, a Democrat, hinted last week that he will push for legislation that encourages utilities to buy energy credits from offshore wind firms, istead of forcing them to enter 25-year contracts with the firms. The bill failed largely because of legislators’ concerns that the mandatory .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Energy rebate disguises merger&#8217;s higher energy costs</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2011/12/22/energy-rebate-disguises-mergers-higher-energy-costs/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2011 01:06:14 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Maryland Gov. Martin O&#8217;Malley is declaring victory for dropping his initial opposition to the proposed $7.9 billion merger of Chicago-based Exelon with Constellation Energy Group, the parent company of Baltimore Gas &#038; Electric Co. (the last Fortune 500 company remaining in the city he once ran as mayor) and squeezing $1 billion worth of concessions in return for his support. The 11th-hour settlement requires the new company to give each residential customer a $100 rebate within three months of the .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Offshore wind issue keeps turning</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Dec 2011 14:09:56 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Maryland lawmakers are preparing to resume debate on one of Gov. Martin O&#8217;Malley&#8217;s major green initiatives, an offshore wind energy bill that stalled during the last legislative session amid concerns about the cost to utility companies and their customers. The bill would have subsidized the construction of between 80 and 200 wind turbines 12 miles off the coast of Ocean City by obligating the state&#8217;s four investor-owned utilities &#8211; Baltimore Gas and Electric Co., Allegheny Power, Delmarva Power and Pepco .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Garrett official wants zoning laws to regulate wind farms</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2011/12/08/garrett-official-wants-zoning-laws-to-regulate-wind-farms/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 14:07:15 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[OAKLAND — Garrett County Commission Chairman Gregan Crawford is concerned about how wind turbines in the county are affecting residents. Crawford said during Tuesday’s commissioner meeting that he lives three-quarters of a mile from a wind turbine and can hear it every day. John Nelson, director of the county’s department of planning and land development, provided the commission with an update on three proposed wind turbine projects during the meeting. Currently there are no controls in place to regulate wind .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>The other question raised by wind industry donations to DGA</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 18:05:31 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Aside from Gov. Martin O&#8217;Malley&#8217;s denial of any &#8220;quid pro quo,&#8221; the large donations of the various wind industries to the Democratic Governors Association inexplicably coincides with the governor&#8217;s past and future embrace of offshore wind (&#8220;Firms with interests in Md. pour cash into DGA,&#8221; Nov. 27). That aside, it also raises another question. If the industry has enough money to give large donations to secure their highly questionable industry, why do they need big grants, loans, etc. extended by .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>O&#8217;Malley DGA fundraising: The appearance of conflict</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2011/11/28/omalley-dga-fundraising-the-appearance-of-conflict/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 17:31:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Perhaps it is a pure coincidence that Energy Answers International cut a $100,000 check to the Martin O&#8217;Malley-led Democratic Governors Association on the very same day that Governor O&#8217;Malley indicated he would sign state legislation that could be worth millions to the company. Perhaps it is also coincidental that Exelon Corp.&#8217;s support for the DGA increased tenfold at the same time that the Chicago energy firm was seeking Maryland regulators&#8217; approval for its merger with Constellation Energy Group. Or that .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Wind farm opposition group hopes to educate public</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Nov 2011 12:22:15 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[KEYSER, W.Va. — Although members don’t oppose a specific wind farm, Allegheny Highlands Alliance is one of the groups that opposes wind farms in general, according to member Wayne Spiggle of Short Gap. The group is a consortium of citizen/environment organizations from five states, and one of its goals is to inform the public about the science and the truth of wind farms. Wind energy is too costly for the taxpayer; too inefficient to keep its promises to generate electricity .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Firms with interests in Maryland pour cash into Democratic Governors Association</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Nov 2011 12:52:25 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Two Maryland-based companies that want to design or build a wind farm off Ocean City donated a combined $35,000 during the six months. Another offshore wind company gave $50,000. A bill that would boost the development of offshore wind farms is expected to be a top priority of the governor during the General Assembly session that begins in January. ]]></description>
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		<title>Garrett wind project fined by Maryland Department of the Environment</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2011/11/23/garrett-wind-project-fined-by-mde/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 17:16:38 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[CUMBERLAND — A wind project in Garrett County was among 51 recent major enforcement actions taken by the Maryland Department of the Environment for alleged violations of requirements for land, air and radiation management, water and wetlands. White Construction, Synergics Roth Rock Energy LLC finalized a settlement agreement to resolve alleged sediment control violations that occurred during the construction of the Roth Rock Wind Farm near Red House. The agreement requires White Construction to pay a $35,000 penalty to the .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Wind turbines scare off Maryland county</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2011/11/18/wind-turbines-scare-off-maryland-county/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 17:20:19 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Future wind projects in Western Maryland may be on hold for the next few years. Garrett County, Md. has some of the state&#8217;s best locations for on-shore wind power, and there are two big wind operations there now. But wind turbines have long been a source of contention, and the appetite for more projects is dwindling. &#8220;This was a really hot topic,&#8221; says Lamont Pagenhardt, the county&#8217;s administrator. &#8220;There were meetings, and there was screaming and yelling and letters to .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Renewable energy in Constellation deal questioned</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2011/11/17/renewable-energy-in-constellation-deal-questioned/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 16:43:05 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Promises to build more renewable energy sites in Maryland as part of the proposed sale of Constellation Energy to Chicago&#8217;s Exelon Corp. are drawing opposition in western Maryland. The chairman of the Garrett County Board of Commissioners wrote Exelon President and CEO Christopher Crane this month saying industrial wind-power generation has been a contentious issue in the county. The board &#8220;does not support further industrialization of ridge tops until a prudent and reasonable public policy has been created and enacted .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Wind energy plans pose challenge to Navy testing</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2011/11/17/wind-energy-plans-pose-challenge-to-navy-testing/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 12:22:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[In the 400-foot-plus turbines that a wind energy company wants to build on his tree farm on Maryland&#8217;s Eastern Shore, Hall Coons sees a chance at a steady stream of income — and an opportunity to untether his economic fortunes from the ups and downs of the lumber market. But to the radar system at the Navy base across the Chesapeake Bay, the spinning blades of the towering pylons would look like aircraft — and interfere with the test range .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Wind power potential studied for Harford farmers</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2011/10/14/wind-power-potential-studied-for-harford-farmers/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2011 14:59:14 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[A study in Harford County could tell farmers if there&#8217;s enough sustained wind strength to economically generate electricity for their operations. For the past year, a farm in Black Horse, on the northwestern side of the county, has been home to a temporary measuring station, an anemometer perched on a 100-meter tower that captures wind speed and directional data that is in turn stored on a computer. The measuring equipment is owned by the nonprofit Harford County Agricultural Marketing Cooperative, .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>O&#8217;Malley vows new offshore wind push</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2011/10/13/omalley-vows-new-offshore-wind-push/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2011 14:39:16 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Gov. Martin O&#8217;Malley vowed Tuesday to renew his stymied push for building wind turbines off Maryland&#8217;s Atlantic Coast but said he&#8217;s not sure yet what type of government incentive he&#8217;ll ask lawmakers to approve for the industry next year. A top Obama administration official, meanwhile, told attendees at an offshore wind conference in Baltimore that their industry stands &#8220;at a crossroads,&#8221; creeping closer to being ready to build the first massive turbines off the Atlantic coast but running into significant .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Energy companies contribute thousands to Maryland Democrats</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2011/09/30/energy-companies-contribute-thousands-to-maryland-democrats/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 16:11:41 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Energy companies have given hundreds of thousands of dollars to Gov. Martin O&#8217;Malley and other Democrats in their attempts to build political support for wind farms, solar projects and other energy-related initiatives. Constellation Energy, a large Baltimore power company that started construction Thursday on what will be Maryland&#8217;s largest solar energy plant, has contributed nearly $1 million in the last decade to various lawmakers, candidates and political groups in the state. Constellation&#8217;s contributions to the state&#8217;s Democratic Committee alone total .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Wootton High goes &#8216;green&#8217; in fundraising venture</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2011/09/29/wootton-high-goes-green-in-fundraising-venture/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 15:02:58 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Wootton High School&#8217;s PTSA has found an unusual way to raise funds by partnering with Viridian Energy. The energy company, which specializes in producing renewable, “green” energy, will donate $2 a month for every household that switches their energy supplier, through Pepco, to Viridian. In addition, the cost of the energy to the customer is actually less than the Pepco standard. Many people are unaware that in Maryland, and about half of the states in America, customers now have an .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>O&#8217;Malley&#8217;s wind energy plan worse than hot air</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2011/09/27/omalleys-wind-energy-plan-worse-than-hot-air/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 10:51:11 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Maryland Gov. Martin O&#8217;Malley&#8217;s plan to build one of the nation&#8217;s first offshore wind farms off the coast of Ocean City was wisely put on hold last year by state legislators, who said they needed more time to study the proposal. Key questions about the centerpiece of O&#8217;Malley&#8217;s environmental policy have finally been answered, and they don&#8217;t help the cause. Although the governor vowed in June 2010 that offshore wind energy would &#8220;create jobs for our workers and help stabilize .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Two more wind farms considered in western Maryland</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2011/09/20/two-more-wind-farms-considered-in-western-maryland/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 14:29:43 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[McHENRY — Wind-power developers are considering two new projects in western Maryland. The Garrett County Commissioners are set to hear an update Tuesday. County officials say Clipper Windpower is considering a project called Fair Wind on Backbone Mountain south of Oakland. It would be just south of a 28-turbine wind farm Clipper built that is now owned by Constellation Energy Group. The company, based in Carpenteria, Calif., didn’t respond to inquiries from The Associated Press. Annapolis-based Synergics says it’s doing .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Frostburg council approves EverPower line easement</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2011/09/17/frostburg-council-approves-everpower-line-easement/</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Sep 2011 12:40:35 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[FROSTBURG — After nearly a year of detailed negotiations, Frostburg City Council voted with three in favor and one abstention for an easement agreement with Big Savage LLC/EverPower for an underground generator lead line that will run through city streets, parks and city-owned property. Mayor Robert Flanigan abstained from voting because of a conflict of interest. His private business is also one of the landowners, explained City Administrator John Kirby. Instead, the gavel was passed to Commissioner of Water, Parks .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Maryland Senate committee conflicted over cost of wind energy</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2011/09/04/maryland-senate-committee-conflicted-over-cost-of-wind-energy/</link>
		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Sep 2011 10:53:42 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[ANNAPOLIS, Md. &#8212; The state Senate finance committee is divided over Governor Martin O&#8217;Malley&#8217;s offshore wind energy plan, with some saying wind turbines are the best option for Marylanders and others calling the act too big of a financial drain. The governor&#8217;s Offshore Wind Energy Act calls for the construction of about 120 wind turbines miles off the coast of the Eastern Shore. The state would set up a contract and figure out the cost for taxpayers that would be .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Maryland lawmakers still not sold on offshore wind proposal</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2011/09/03/maryland-lawmakers-still-not-sold-on-offshore-wind-proposal/</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Sep 2011 11:18:37 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Governor Martin O’Malley’s proposal for Maryland to subsidize development of a $1.5bn offshore wind farm through higher electric rates got an initial cool reception during renewed discussions about it this week in the legislature. Lawmakers in the Senate Finance Committee raised questions over the cost for taxpayers and its purported economic benefits for the state. Concern was also expressed over O’Malley’s personal ties with his former chief of staff and childhood friend who is with a developer interested in a .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Savage power line agreement reached</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2011/09/01/savage-power-line-agreement-reached/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2011 11:11:05 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[CUMBERLAND — A clear path through the woods and under the ground seems likely for a proposal to run a power line through portions of Allegany County that will carry power generated by a wind farm in Somerset County, Pa. No one spoke against the proposal by Big Savage LLC, at a state Public Service Commission hearing Tuesday, and at the meeting, lawyers for the state and the company announced an agreement that should result in an expedited certificate allowing .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Offshore wind debate returns in Maryland</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2011/08/31/offshore-wind-debate-returns-in-maryland/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2011 11:34:18 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Both Republicans and Democrats on Tuesday raised tough questions about Gov. Martin O’Malley’s (D) plan to increase Maryland residents’ electric rates to subsidize development of an offshore wind farm. The clean-energy project amounted to the centerpiece of O’Malley’s environmental agenda last legislative session, but it was shelved for at least a year when lawmakers said they had too many unanswered questions about the plan’s costs to ratepayers, its assumptions about job creation and concerns that political influence might have affected .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Power line could have big impact on environment</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2011/08/30/power-line-could-have-big-impact-on-environment/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2011 11:51:16 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[CUMBERLAND — Although a power transmission line planned to run through the area could have significant environmental impacts in remote forest land, two state officials have recommended the Public Service Commission grant the required certificate necessary for the project. The state officials say mitigation efforts planned by Big Savage LLC and a donation by the company to help rehabilitate Jennings Run factored into their recommendations. An evidentiary hearing on the request has been set for today at 11 a.m. at the .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Maryland legislators to resume wind power discussions</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2011/08/30/maryland-legislators-to-resume-wind-power-discussions/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2011 11:45:03 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Maryland legislators will meet Tuesday to resume discussions of offshore wind development in the state, four months after they shot down Gov. Martin O&#8217;Malley’s signature green-energy proposal. The Senate Finance Committee will discuss the pros and cons of wind technology, which the governor has touted as a job-creating, environment-friendly alternative to fossil fuels while acknowledging that it likely will increase energy costs for consumers. Mr. O&#8217;Malley, a Democrat, lobbied heavily this year for a bill that would have required state .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>County approves power line easement</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2011/08/26/county-approves-power-line-easement/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2011 11:11:58 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[CUMBERLAND  — Allegany County commissioners voted Thursday to grant an easement for a power transmission line which will run under a portion of the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad and other county-owned property. The line must still be approved by the state Public Service Commission. The line is owned by Big Savage LLC. The area where the line would pass under the two parallel routes is near state Route 36 and Spataro Lane. The line will also run above the ground .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>O’Malley names two alternative-energy allies to utilities panel</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2011/08/18/omalley-names-two-alternative-energy-allies-to-utilities-panel/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2011 11:40:01 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley (D) elevated two staff members Wednesday to seats on the Public Service Commission, a powerful panel that regulates the state’s utilities and is key to advancement of the governor’s alternative-energy agenda. O’Malley picked Kevin Hughes, a member of his lobbying shop, and Kelly Speakes-Bachman, who has served as the Clean Energy Director at the Maryland Energy Administration, for the two spots. Hughes, O’Malley’s deputy legislative officer since 2007, has held similar positions in two prior Democratic .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Wind farms aren&#8217;t the answer to cutting Md.&#8217;s greenhouse gas emissions</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2011/07/25/wind-farms-arent-the-answer-to-cutting-md-s-greenhouse-gas-emissions/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2011 11:41:38 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Constellation Energy held a ribbon cutting ceremony this week for its new wind farm in Western Maryland. This project is fortunately small compared to what Gov. Martin O&#8217;Malley plans for offshore of the Maryland coast and will not present a major increase in the cost of electricity to Maryland residents, but it is a success for the consistently politically correct green politicians. The problem with wind power is that electricity cannot be stored on an industrial scale, so standby power .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Wind farm officially open; Demonstrators protest at Garrett County ribbon-cutting ceremony</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2011/07/20/wind-farm-officially-open-demonstrators-protest-at-garrett-county-ribbon-cutting-ceremony/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2011 11:25:11 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[OAKLAND — A ceremonial ribbon-cutting for Maryland’s first commercial wind farm was punctuated by protesters, who stood holding signs outside the entrance of the $140 million facility. About 50 community members and government officials celebrated the project’s completion with speeches and a catered meal Tuesday morning atop Backbone Mountain, where the massive blades of some of the farm’s 28 wind turbines rotated slowly in a steady breeze. Constructed by Constellation Energy, the facility is expected to produce enough renewable energy .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Crisfield has wind at its back</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2011/07/18/crisfield-has-wind-at-its-back/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 09:46:41 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[CRISFIELD &#8212; Funding for a wind energy system to power Crisfield&#8217;s sewage-treatment plant has gotten preliminary approval, but city officials still have work to do before they get the money. After working on the project for the past three years, Mayor Percy Purnell said even conditional approval is a victory. &#8220;I never in my wildest dreams thought we&#8217;d get this far,&#8221; he said. In order to receive a $4.1 million grant through the Maryland Department of the Environment, the city .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Greenbury Point a &#8216;bottleneck&#8217; for migrating birds</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2011/07/15/greenbury-point-a-bottleneck-for-migrating-birds/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2011 14:59:04 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Almost everyone who lives, works or plays in the Annapolis area knows the three tall radio towers at Greenbury Point across from the Naval Academy. The towers are visible from miles away on the Chesapeake Bay and can even be seen while crossing the Bay Bridge. But the Greenbury Point property is not just a site for old, decommissioned radio towers &#8211; it&#8217;s a popular spot for jogging and dog-walking and an unparalleled place to go bird-watching. &#8220;Because it&#8217;s Naval .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Offshore wind farm area cut in half by feds</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2011/07/15/offshore-wind-farm-area-cut-in-half-by-feds/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2011 09:46:29 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[OCEAN CITY &#8212; A federal report released outlining the future of offshore wind farms off the mid-Atlantic slashed the original area off the coast by half, citing concerns about the impact on shipping traffic, but the jury is still out on what the reduction might mean for Maryland’s project. The federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE), an arm of the Department of the Interior charged with identifying and leasing areas off the mid-Atlantic coast for the .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Maryland offshore wind area slashed</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2011 11:24:41 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[The Obama administration took another step Monday toward opening the Mid-Atlantic coast for offshore wind development, but in the process slashed Maryland&#8217;s potential stake in the developing new energy industry by more than half. Pointing to concerns about shipping safety, the Department of Interior&#8217;s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement reduced the area off Ocean City where industrial wind turbines might be placed from 206 square nautical miles to 94 square nautical miles. Turbines could be placed from .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Wind developer seeks PSC approval for power line</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2011 11:09:29 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[CUMBERLAND — A wind farm developer seeking easements from Allegany County for a power transmission line has requested an expedited review by the state Public Service Commission for the transmission line project. The line, owned by Big Savage, LLC, would run under a small portion of the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad and the Great Allegheny Passage trail, parcels owned by the county. The area where the line would pass under the two parallel routes is near state Route 36 and Spataro Lane. .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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