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FACT CHECK: Obama, GOP spin recent energy stats
WASHINGTON (AP) — You wouldn't know it from the Republicans, but these are boom times for American energy. And you wouldn't know it from President Barack Obama, but he has very little to do with that. From the presidential campaign trail to...Tags: U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Washington, DC, Newt Gingrich, Natural Resources
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Sens. Webb, Warner renew call for offshore drilling in Virginia
U.S. Sens. Jim Webb and Mark Warner, both Virginia Democrats, again asked the Obama administration to open the state’s coast to oil and natural gas exploration.
In a letter Friday to Interior Department Secretary Ken Salazar, the pair said that...Tags: Democratic Party, Natural Resources, Mark R. Warner, Natural Resources, Environmental Issues
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Feds say no environment, socioeconomic issues with offshore wind in Virginia, Mid-Atlantic
Attention offshore wind developers: Virginia’s coast is officially open for business. That’s the message the federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management delivered Thursday in announcing that wind farms off the Mid-Atlantic coast would pose no...Tags: Ken Salazar, Energy Resources, Energy, Natural Resources, Natural Gas
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Virginia Beach congressman Rigell pushes for offshore drilling
Days after Virginia’s U.S. senators made an appeal to open the state’s coast to offshore drilling, Rep. Scott Rigell, R-Virginia Beach, said he will introduce House legislation asking for the same.
Speaking from his Washington office, the...Tags: Energy Resources, Democratic Party, Natural Resources, Jeff Bingaman, Government
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Quote On King Memorial That Drew Controversy To Be Changed
A truncated quote carved into a Washington memorial to slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. that drew criticism for not reflecting the spirit of his full remarks will be corrected, the Interior Department said on Friday.
Interior Secretary...Tags: Ken Salazar, Human Interest, Maya Angelou, The Washington Post, Martin Luther King Jr.
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Audit faults state's handling of lent-out guns
![The Maryland Department of Natural Resources Police lost track of hundreds of state-owned firearms it issued to volunteer trainers in hunter education programs, creating a "public safety risk" and a potential misuse of federal money, according to a recent audit by the U.S. Department of the Interior.](http://www.baltimoresun.com/media/thumbnails/story/2011-12/66707444-11224442.jpg "The Maryland Department of Natural Resources Police lost track of hundreds of state-owned firearms it issued to volunteer trainers in hunter education programs, creating a "public safety risk\" and a potential misuse of federal money, according to a recent audit by the U.S. Department of the Interior.")
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources Police lost track of hundreds of state-owned firearms it issued to volunteer trainers in hunter education programs, creating a "public safety risk" and a potential misuse of federal money, according to a recent...Tags: Hunting, Baltimore County, Safety of Citizens, Natural Resources, Accounting and Auditing
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Good morning, Baltimore: Need to know for Monday
WEATHER
Today's forecast calls for mostly sunny skies and a high around 46 degrees. It is expected to be mostly clear tonight with a low temperature around 35 degrees.
TRAFFIC
Here are today's morning traffic issues.
FROM LAST NIGHT...
Man shot by...Tags: Maryland State Police, Hospitals and Clinics, PepsiCo Inc., Anne Arundel County, Baltimore Ravens
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News briefs: Noriega returned to Panama for punishment
After 22 years, former dictator Noriega flown home to Panama to be punished once again
PARIS (AP) — Former military strongman Manuel Antonio Noriega was flown home to Panama on Sunday to be punished once again for crimes he committed during a...Tags: Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Murder, Newt Gingrich, Crime, Law and Justice, Injuries and Wounds
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What's the altitude, really
I live on El Vago Street next to the Edison right of way. I want to thank the LCF Trails Council and the Boy Scouts for the new corral-type fencing and the lovely sign that shows the altitudes of the various points on the trail. The sign shows the... -
Minnesota officials ready to manage wolf population
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Minnesota officials on Wednesday welcomed the federal government's decision to drop the Great Lakes region's gray wolves from the endangered species next month and said the state might open a hunting and trapping season this fall....Tags: Endangered Species, Natural Resources, Natural Resources, Conservation, Agricultural Research and Technology
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Arctic Offshore Drilling: Air Permitting Changes in Spending Bill
Channel 2 NewsArctic offshore drilling could move closer to development after new language was introduced in the House’s 2012 Department of Interior spending bill. Alaska’s D.C. delegation is praising language that transfers air quality authority from...Tags: U.S. Senate, Washington, DC, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Don Young, Politics
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Feds look to Va. for offshore wind
Companies considering building wind farms off Virginia’s coast will likely be asked next month to submit proposals to the federal government. The plan, stated during a conference call Tuesday by Tommy Beaudreau, director of the U.S. Bureau of Ocean...Tags: Hampton Roads, Natural Resources, Economy, Business and Finance, Wind Power, Interior Policy
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