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Dispersants play rerouting role in Gulf of Mexico oil spill
The oil dispersants being used in the Gulf of Mexico spill may help destroy the oil a little faster, but their primary purpose is to alter its destination so that the oil stays in the deep ocean rather than reaching the shore.
Scientists don't know...Tags: University of Maryland, College Park, Emergency Incidents, Science, Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill (2010), Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Chesapeake Bay's idyllic isle
Special to The TimesThe vintage Capt. Eulice left tiny Onancock at 10 a.m. sharp, its polished deck dotted with a handful of locals heading home and tourists, standing out with their getaway moods and cameras strung about their necks. Destination: tiny Tangier Island in...Tags: Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Adults, Kevin Costner, Petroleum Industry, Family
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Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., Katherine Calos column
Richmond Times-DispatchNearly 650 runners and hundreds of spectators dressed in costume for the annual Superhero Run to support Henrico and Chesterfield Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA). This year's event, which was presented by the Bodhia Group, netted $45,000 for...Tags: American Heart Association, Walmart, Earth Day, Special Olympics, Juvenile Delinquency
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Recreation and Outdoors calendar
Canoe/kayak Today, May 19: USA Canoe/Kayak Whitewater Slalom Team Trials and Deep Creek Open, Adventure Sports Center International, Deep Creek Lake, Garrett County. Admission: free. Children's Adventure Series and Kids Day at The Races, 11 a.m.-2 p.m....Tags: Baltimore County, Somerville, Arts and Culture, Somerset County (Maryland), Lifestyle and Leisure
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'Green' gas plans offer climate-friendly home heating
Guest blogger“Would you like to buy a carbon offset with your purchase today?” That’s a question you hear more often when you rent a car or buy groceries at MOM’S Organic Markets. Now, you also have that option when you buy natural gas to...Tags: Gold Standard Incorporated, Worcester County, Petroleum Industry, Energy, Home Heating
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Floating wetland absorbs harmful fertilizer runoff
Richmond Times-DispatchThe little crab on the corner of Virginia "Friend of the Chesapeake" Bay license plates that motorists pay $25 annually for became relevant to Henrico County on Wednesday afternoon. The Chesapeake Bay Foundation and Floating Island Southeast of North...Tags: Lakes and Ponds, Travel, Fertilizer, Chemical Industry, Gardens and Parks
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Maryland to limit female crab catch
Maryland moved Monday to reduce the commercial harvest of female blue crabs in the aftermath of a survey finding that the Chesapeake Bay's crab population hit a five-year low last winter. The Department of Natural Resources announced that it was...
Tags: Seafood and Fishing Industry, Chesapeake Bay, Aquaculture
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Group to consider how to get more information about pesticide use in Md.
kaustuv.basu@herald-mail.comIn July, members of a work group created as a result of a measure that passed the Maryland General Assembly earlier this year will start looking at ways to get more information about pesticide use in the state. This group — which will consist of...Tags: Baltimore County, Maryland General Assembly, Autism, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Issues
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Recreation and outdoors calendar
Surfing regionals Through today, May 12: The Eastern Surfing Association's 2013 Mid-Atlantic Regional Surfing Championships will be held in Ocean City off the beach near 48th Street. For hours, registration and more information, call 800-399-6820 or...Tags: Baltimore County, Catonsville, Somerville, Somerset County (Maryland), Lifestyle and Leisure
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Chesapeake Bay's health said to be improving [Letter]
Editor: A recent Aegis editorial about the health of the Chesapeake Bay ("Stormwater fee set low in Harford the best of a bad situation," April 23) is [off base]. Certainly the job of restoring the Bay is far from finished, but the Aegis is incorrect in...Tags: Environmental Pollution, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Bodies of Water, Environmental Issues, Chesapeake Bay
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Crabbers feel the pinch of slim pickings
Michael Diggs of Poquoson has been a waterman for more than 40 years, and says the blue crab harvest as the 2013 season kicks in is slim pickings. "Oh, Lord, things are tight," Diggs, 62, said Monday. "One good week — since then, it's been...
Tags: Seafood and Fishing Industry, Gloucester (Gloucester, Virginia), Science, Buckroe, Aquaculture
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Stormwater problem is real
Many thanks go to Alison Prost of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation for her explanation of the stormwater fee ("Beyond 'rain tax' rhetoric," May 1). I would like to add a little historical background. When Europeans first visited the Chesapeake Bay, it...
Tags: Fertilizer, Chemical Industry
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