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Article - Green Living; , News; by Theodore H. Mattheiss III - 6/11/15

Making a Buzz over Pollinators

Latest push to save honeybees

Plants pretreated for insect resistance with neonicotinoids will no longer be on the shelves at Ace Hardware. That’s good news for any bees in the area. A relatively new class of pesticides, neonicotinoids have come under scrutiny as a possible cause of the collapse of honeybee colonies. The chemical pesticide targets an insect’s nervous system, causing paralysis. Bees are apparently as susceptible as pesky bugs.
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Article - Green Living; , News; by Theodore H. Mattheiss III - 6/11/15

48 Days of Blue

Big strides toward a healthier planet

48 Days of Blue made waves. By the time the National Aquarium campaign to protect the environment (started on Earth Day) concluded on June 8, World Oceans Day, it had proved that small changes can help to protect the oceans that cover 71 percent of the earth’s surface.
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Article - Green Living; , News; by Leigh Glenn - 6/4/15

The Ripple Effect

On water and land, our wakes stretch farther than we can see

In Edgewater, at Camp Letts, on a tiny peninsula that juts into the Rhode River, erosion could down a might oak. The tree has done yeoman’s work by keeping the soil in place. But even now, as a living shoreline restoration project undertaken by the West/Rhode Riverkeeper seeks to halt the degradation, the soil is sinking between the roots and falling into the river.
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Article - Green Living; by Elmer M. Dengler - 5/29/15

The Critical Step Is Choice

When enough people choose to help, large problems can be solved

The ecology of the planet is experiencing a time of rapid change and uncertainty. But we all have one very positive decision we can make: to try to make a difference anyway. In other words, to give a damn; it is a choice.
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Article - Boating; , Green Living; , News; by Bob Melamud - 4/30/15

A Radical Transformation

Hidden Harbour Marina honored as Clean Marina of the Year

Chesapeake Country has hundreds of marinas, each unique in its own way. They come in different sizes, different locations, different facilities — and different levels of cleanliness and Bay friendliness.
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Article - Boating; , Green Living; , Humor; , People; by Leigh Glenn - 4/30/15

Keeping Your Head Clean

Can’t get your boat to a pump-out station? One will come to you

If you spend much time on your boat, it’s probably got a head. What you put into the head can’t go into the Bay. It’s against the law to pump effluent into the Bay or its tributaries or within three miles of the U.S. coastline.
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Article - Green Living; , News; by Bob Melamud - 4/2/15

Solving the Lightbulb Puzzle

To buy the right bulb, you need to be an engineer

In the electrical department of a local big box home improvement store, I couldn’t help but overhear a woman mumbling, “When did things become so complicated?” I drifted in the other direction to avoid the drama.
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Article - Green Living; by Madeline Hughes - 8/21/14

Turn School Trash into Cash

From juice pouches to chip bags, recycling makes cents

With school starting, kids will be packing their lunches, gobbling individual snacks and drinks.
Ziploc sandwich bags, Capri Sun juice pouches, chip bags and the plastic wrap that protects a homemade cookie will all be thrown away after every lunch, destined to release carbon emissions in a landfill.
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Article - Green Living; , People; by Bob Melamud - 8/14/14

Cleaning up the Bay One Family at a Time

By paying Flush Tax, we’re all helping

Article - Correspondence; , Good Living; , Green Living; by Tom Hall - 7/17/14

Monopoly, Sorry! or Chutes and Ladders?

However you play it, natural gas export is a high stakes game

The biggest development proposed in Southern Maryland history looks much like a high-stakes game, with scenic Cove Point at the center of the board. At stake are millions of dollars in tax revenue, thousands of new jobs — and a quiet way of life Calvert County residents hope to preserve.
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