In his State of the Union Address last week, President Obama spoke about the reality of the hard times that facing our country, as well as the determination and optimism that have helped America overcome hardship in the past--the same qualities that are essential to our recovery today.
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Fri, Jan 29, 2010 / Environment / Health Care & Seniors / Jobs & the Economy / National Security & Veterans
Fri, Aug 7, 2009 / Environment
Last week, I took tour of an oyster sanctuary in the Patuxent River to see how efforts are working to restore the population of this critical shellfish in our waters. I was also present when the sanctuary was laid five years ago, and I must report that I was very impressed with the progress we are making and give great credit to the Oyster Recovery Partnership for coordinating this important effort in our state.________________________________________________________________________
Fri, Jul 17, 2009 / Environment
Across the State of Maryland, residents can be found spending their summers backpacking along the Appalachian Trail, fishing at Point Lookout State Park, biking on the Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail, taking in the view of wild horses galloping across the beach at Assateague State Park, or partaking in a number of other exciting outdoor activities.________________________________________________________________________
Fri, May 15, 2009 / Environment
This is a transformative time for America's energy policy. That's not because the problems are new-in fact, they date back decades, decades during which we ignored the carbon content of our energy sources. We have put our environment at risk and deepened our dependence on foreign fuel sources. What makes this moment transformative is a window of political opportunity.________________________________________________________________________
Fri, Apr 17, 2009 / Environment
In 1970, an ad was published in The New York Times to publicize the first Earth Day. It stated, "Earth Day is a commitment to make life better, not just bigger and faster; to provide real rather than rhetorical solutions. It is a day to re-examine the ethic of individual progress at mankind's expense.________________________________________________________________________
Fri, Mar 13, 2009 / Environment
Its the principle behind every clearance sale: The less a product is in demand, the less it sells for. Its why you can find the cheapest winter coats in March and the cheapest new cars at the end of a model year. So why cant we extend the same principle to the most basic commodity of allelectricity?________________________________________________________________________
Thu, Dec 6, 2007 / Environment
With increasing energy prices burdening more Maryland families and our dependence on foreign oil undermining our national and economic security, it is long past time that we have a bold new energy policy for America.________________________________________________________________________
Thu, Jun 28, 2007 / Environment
On July 4, we celebrate the anniversary of the day our nation claimed its independence and a new era of democracy and freedom began. Two-hundred and thirty one years later, we find ourselves engaged in a new battle for independence energy independence that holds serious consequences for the future economic, environmental, and national security of our nation.________________________________________________________________________
Thu, May 31, 2007 / Environment
While driving the roads of Southern Maryland, you have no doubt noticed the recent spike in gas prices. They are high and rising, and squeezing the pocketbooks of the average Maryland driver who is currently paying $3.16 a gallon on average for regular gasoline more than double the cost when President Bush took office, and up nearly 89 cents a gallon in the last seven weeks.________________________________________________________________________
Fri, May 4, 2007 / Environment
It goes without saying that America is a nation with significant transportation needs that are driving our ever-expanding appetite for energy, and correspondingly, our over-reliance on petroleum products and foreign sources of oil.________________________________________________________________________
Mon, Apr 23, 2007 / Environment
Concerned about increasing environmental degradation and the political indifference to act, United States Senator Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin called for an "Environmental Teach-in" to be held on April 22, 1970. Twenty million people across the county answered his call to action to participate in the inaugural Earth Day, initiating what has become a world-wide campaign to protect our global environment.________________________________________________________________________
Fri, Apr 20, 2007 / Environment
Concerned about increasing environmental degradation and the political indifference to act, United States Senator Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin called for an "Environmental Teach-in" to be held on April 22, 1970.________________________________________________________________________
Thu, Mar 1, 2007 / Environment
Thirty years ago, during an unprecedented national energy crisis, President Carter said: "With the exception of preventing war, this is the greatest challenge our country will face during our lifetimes." Because our nation has too often failed to make the hard decisions needed to move toward energy independence, President Carters admonition is as relevant today as it was back then. We simply cannot ignore our addiction to foreign sources of oil any longer.________________________________________________________________________
Fri, Aug 25, 2006 / Environment
Congress has doled out nearly a quarter of a million dollars for efforts to restore and protect habitats in the Chesapeake Bay region.________________________________________________________________________
Wed, Aug 23, 2006 / Environment
The St. Marys River drains the central county including Lexington Park, and it has seen its share of environmental problems. However, the river is still deemed relatively healthy by those who have been monitoring its water quality for years now.________________________________________________________________________