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Friday, November 20, 2009 Top Stories

Maryland Getting Greener
Baltimore Recycling Makes Sense, Not Dollars
If the city of Baltimore had hoped to make money off of its reduced trash service, it won’t come from recycling. Video Watch Video
Chesapeake Bay Pollution Dangerous To People
A new report suggests that the polluted waters of the Chesapeake Bay are becoming increasingly dangerous to humans.
M&T Bank Stadiium Goes Green
Natural Grass Being Shipped In
Greener Way to Travel
A new electric car sharing program provides a greener and cheaper way to travel around Baltimore.
Affordable Housing in Baltimore Goes Green
Affordable housing in Baltimore will now be environmentally friendly as well.
6 Governors, DC Mayor ask Congress For Bay Help
6 governors and Washington's mayor are asking Congress to help stop highway pollution from entering the Chesapeake Bay.
MD Looks To Plant 1 Million New Trees By 2011
Maryland officials are making progress toward their goal of planting 1 million new trees across the state by 2011.
Billions in Green Jobs, Training
The Obama administration plans to spend some $4 billion from the economic stimulus package to create so-called "green jobs," focused on making public housing more energy efficient.
Harford Tech Students Build 'Green Home'
Habitat for Humanity has built thousands of homes for people in Maryland. Video Watch Video
House Approves $6.4 Billion For Green Schools
The House is backing a multiyear construction plan designed to turn schools into more energy-efficient, healthier environments for the nation's schoolchildren.
Fewer Americans interested in going "green"
Mintel finds fewer Americans interested in going "green" during the recession.
Maryland Clean Energy Center
Frederick County is making a pitch to become the center of the state's clean energy development program.
Energy Efficient Modular Home Designs
A new line of modular homes are designed to be more energy efficient.
State Board Approves $14.4 Million Land Deal
A Maryland board approved spending $14.4 million Wednesday to buy more than 4,700 acres of privately owned forest land.
EPA, Perdue sign water protection initiative
SALISBURY, Md. -- Poultry giant Perdue says it has signed an agreement with the Environmental Protection Agency under which it will provide training and other assistance to its chicken producers to reduce the environmental impact of their operations.


Getting Greener Links
Maryland smart Car Dealers
Nuclear Information and Resource Service
NIRS/WISE is the information and networking center for people and organizations concerned about nuclear power, radioactive waste, radiation, and sustainable energy issues.
Green News
Green Homes
Baltimore Department of Public Works
Baltimore Cops Stop Kidnapping of Teenage Boy
Police claim quick work and an anonymous call helped them end a kidnapping before it turned violent. Video Watch Video
Virgin Mary Watches Life Savings
A woman quietly left $40,000 worth of coins, her life savings, at the Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes at Mt. St. Mary's University near Emmitsburg.
Jurors Dismissed for the Weekend in Dixon Case
Jurors Dismissed in Mayor Dixon Trial Jurors spent the day deliberating Mayor Dixon's theft case but they were just sent home for the weekend. Video Watch Video
Woman Shot Outside Funeral Home
Woman Shot Outside Funeral Home A woman is dead after being shot outside a Northwest Baltimore funeral home. Video Watch Video
Mary Beth Marsden Leaving WMAR-TV
Mary Beth Marsden is leaving WMAR-TV after 21 years.  |  Document Mary Beth Marsden Leaves WMAR-TV (222.5KB)
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