Features (Green Living)

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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Article - Gardening; , Green Living; by Madeline Hughes - 6/26/14

Sprout Without Spending

Unity Gardens spreads the green

Anne Arundel County blooms with the help of Unity Gardens twice a year. This non-profit organization raises money to helps community groups with twice-yearly grants to green their spaces. The new cycle to apply for grants up to $1,000 runs from July 1 through August 31. So act now or wait until January.
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Article - Gardening; , Green Living; by Leigh Glenn - 6/19/14

Grow Annapolis Takes Root

Good earth still open for gardeners

On a farm in St. Margaret’s, land that had been in sod has sprouted raised beds for a new community garden. The one-half-acre space gets full sun, has good fencing to keep out the deer and plenty of water. Thanks to the dedication of the farmers and members of Grow Annapolis, those with shade-bound yards now have a place to go — not just to raise food, but also to make new friends....

Article - Bay Weekly Interviews; , Green Living; , People; , Places; by Sandra Olivetti Martin - 6/5/14

Stepping Into It

Tattered sneakers tell a river’s story. Retired state senator Bernie Fowler tells his.

This Sunday, June 8, Bernie Fowler will tie on his white sneakers to wade into the Patuxent River. Well-wishers, family and friends, school kids, politicians and reporters will join him, linking hands in a human chain, striding into the water until they can no longer see their shoes. Then, if history is a guide, Steny Hoyer — the second-ranking Democrat in the U.S....

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