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THE CURRENT STATE OF MARYLAND
"Home in the valley Current Maryland Energy Policies & Resources "The main cause of climate change is human activities, particularly the emission of greenhouse gases (GHGs) into the
atmosphere."
Continue to EDIT - FIND SOURC In November 2018, a federal report advised, "Climate change is affecting the natural
environment, agriculture, energy production and use, land and water resources, transportation, and human health and welfare
across the U.S. and its territories." "With 3,100 miles of shoreline, Maryland is the fourth most vulnerable state to suffer the effects of sea-level
rise associated with climate change. Rising sea levels and increased storm intensity could have devastating
and far-reaching impacts on the Atlantic coast and the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem that affect the environmental, recreational,
and economic benefits enjoyed by Marylanders and visitors. Although Maryland's coastal areas may be considered particularly
vulnerable, all areas of the state are at risk. In general, climate change alters the severity, frequency, or distribution
of existing issues that are impacted either directly or indirectly by temperature and precipitation. This includes, but is
not limited to:
* Impacts on coastal, bay, and inland water quality parameters that may change the viable uses of surface water, such as for irrigation, recreation, or human consumption. MDE's Water and Science Administration's Climate Adaptation Goals and Strategies are available here. ^ Human health issues, including those affected by impacts on food and water supply, air quality, and extreme weather events. * A higher probability of negative outcomes for disadvantaged communities and individuals inherently more sensitive or with a reduced adaptive capacity for responding to the impacts of climate change. * More frequent disruptions to urban and coastal infrastructure in Maryland caused by extreme weather events and sea-level rise impact the economy of the region by restricting the flow of goods and affecting days worked; ^ Common stressors experienced among ecosystems, agriculture, fisheries, and forests such as those caused by general changes in temperature and precipitation regimes; increased extreme weather events; and increased pressures from weeds, diseases, and pests." "On or before JUNE 30, 2023, the Department of the Environment shall: (1) Submit a proposed plan that reduces statewide greenhouse gas emissions by 60% (from 2006 levels) by 2031 to the Governor and General Assembly; (2) Make the proposed plan available to the public; and (3) Convene a series of public workshops to provide interested parties with an opportunity to comment on the proposed plan. The Department shall, on or before December 31, 2023, adopt a final plan."
the nation's first Net Zero Energy School, an elementary school in Richardville, Kentucky leveraged green design with solar
PV and GHC to become which means that "Geothermal Heating and Cooling" - Maryland Energy Administration Wetlands and Waterways Program - "Oil Control Program started in November 1988 as the Industrial Discharge Program under the Hazardous and Solid Waste
Management Administration."
Maryland Industrial Materials Production (By Year) - Maryland Department of the Environment Mines and Quarries - Maryland Department of the Environment, Minerals, Oil, and Gas Division
Maryland Forest Resource Fact Sheet 2023 Trap of institutional structure, Must be short term gain.
"Noam Chomsky - Manufacturing Consent" - Chomsky's Philosophy "Noam Chomsky's Manufacturing Consent Revisited" - "The Listening Post" - Al Jazeera Notice that in the waterways, there are no living creatures - fish....
Maryland's largest producer of bituminous coal. A subsidiary of Alliance Coal LLC/Alliance Resource Partners, L.P. with operations
in Maryland, Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana and West Virginia.
what happens to sediment transport when a river freezes? "Oceans, rivers, lakes and streams
Have all been touched by man The poison floating out to sea Now threatens life on land"
"Founded in 1994, the Maryland Water Monitoring Council (MWMC) serves as a statewide collaborative body encouraging effective collection, interpretation, and dissemination of environmental data."
THE CONOWINGO DAM "Geothermal Heating and Cooling" - Maryland Energy Administration $ *Residential Incentives" - Maryland Energy Administration "Maryland Eyes Expansion of Geothermal Industry" - Maryland Matters (2021) "Wells, Septic Systems and Water Quality" - University of Maryland Extension "Well Construction" - Maryland Department of the Environment "Information About Your Well" - Maryland Geological Survey "Residential Wells" - Maryland Department of the Environment Well Records - Maryland Geological Survey Well Logs: Worldwide Well Data Resource, Built by Customer Demand - TGS Waterwatch: "Daily Streamflow Conditions Map" General - USGS |
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"The Chesapeake Bay: Geologic Product of Rising Sea Level" - USGS (1998) "Study: Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Would Bring $22 Billion Boon" - WBOC (2014) How the Chesapeake Bay Became a Cloud-Making Factory - The Washington Post (2019) 24 Allegany County Anne Arundel County "GEOTHERMAL ENERGY PROPERTY TAX CREDIT APPLICATION" -Anne Arundel County "Mechanical Permit Application" - Anne Arundel County Government Baltimore City Well Tags / Well Records... - Baltimore City Health Department Baltimore County "Request Well and Septic Records" Observation Wells - Baltimore County, Maryland - USGS "Sustainability" - Baltimore County Calvert County
Caroline County Carroll County
Cecil County Charles County Dorchester County Garrett County Frederick County "Green Homes Challenge Resources and Links" - Frederick County Division of Energy and Environment "School Construction Roundtable" - Frederick County Government (2016) "Green Homes Challenge" - Frederick County Government "Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) Loans" - Frederick County Government Harford County Howard County "Geothermal Well Setbacks" - Howard County Health Department Kent County "Renewable Energy Task Force" - Kent County Montgomery County "Guidelines for Geothermal Well Systems" - Montgomery County Department of Permitting Services "Wheaton Revitalization Project Overall Timeline" - MCDOT Prince George's County "Sustainable Energy Resources - Prince George's County - Queen Anne's County Permits - Queen Anne's County Government {Scroll} (2018) St. Mary's County Somerset County Talbot County "Heating Systems Installation & Service" - Talbot County Government (2015) Washington County "Permitting Options" - Washington Country Government Wicomico County Worcester County |
POWER PLANTS "There is limited potential for concentrating solar, enhanced geothermal, or hydrothermal generation in states in PJM,
according to NREL estimates."
HYDROPOWER Daniels Dam - Patapsco River - Maryland Department of Natural Resources Bloede's Dam - Patapsco River - Wikipedia "The old hydroelectric dam spanning the lower Susquehanna River is still producing power, but its days of effectively trapping
sediment in a 14-mile (22.5-kilometer) long reservoir behind its walls are over. Behind the 94-foot (29-meter) high barrier
lies a massive inventory of coal-black muck — some 200 million tons (181 million metric tons) of pollutants
picked up over decades from farmlands, industrial zones and towns. ....
Intense cycles of downpours are washing pollutants into the Chesapeake from municipal sewer overflows, subdivisions and farms where manure often isn’t effectively handled and nitrogen and phosphorous-rich fertilizers are used. Experts say climate change is accelerating the environmental decline, potentially leading to more damaging algae blooms and dead zones in the Chesapeake and coastal waters." "EPA Declares 'No Confidence' in Cleanup Plan for Conowingo Dam" = Bay Journal (2022) Allegany County Anne Arundel County Baltimore City Cicadas "22 miles on Liberty Reservoir: Topwater Bite - The Little Stuff (2021) Liberty Reservoir and Liberty Dam - MDNR "The Lost Village of Oakland Mill" - Carroll Magazine - Mary Spiro (2005) "Recalling the Fluid History of Liberty Reservoir, Oakland Mill" - The Baltimore Sun (2011) Liberty Dam In Maryland - Karaan Verma (2020) Baltimore County Calvert County
Caroline County Carroll County
Cecil County Charles County Dorchester County Garrett County Frederick County Harford County Howard County Deep Creek Dam (An embankment dam) Kent County Montgomery County Prince George's County Queen Anne's County St. Mary's County Somerset County Talbot County Washington County Wicomico County Worcester County |
"Geothermal Wells in Maryland" - Maryland Department of the Environment WELLS "Brackish Water as a Resource" - Fluence Corporation [Desalinization] Geothermal Integrated Multi-Effect Distillation (MED) and Desalination BODIES OF WATER "From the Mountains to the Sea" Maryland Water Monitoring Council (MWMC) Streams & Watershed Education - Maryland Department of Natural Resources "Maryland Streams Symposium" (2011) DAMS Patapsco River Dam Removal Monitoring Project (2011) It is possible that the dismantling of of Union and Simkins Dam caused the flooding of Ellicott City. Bloede Dam has being
removed too. Daniels Dam is still intact. CONSTRUCTION - Separate:
UTILITY MONOPOLIES [Exelon "subsidiaries" are only listed, and by name previously used prior to purchase. So instead of current,
"bge - An Exelon Company," it is listed as, "BGE" | pepco - An Exelon Company," is listed as "Pepco"
| peco - An Exelon Company," is listed as "PECO" ] coned - An Exelon Company," is listed as, "ConEd"
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Enter supporting content here Clouds streak over the Chesapeake and Delaware bays Wednesday. Note the patch of white just west of the Chesapeake Bay over east central Virginia; that is snow that fell on Tuesday. (NOAA/CIRA via @weatherdak/Twitter) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. We're talking, designing, and implementing for all - STEAM HEAT!!!! .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. |
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