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Paul Pinsky, the director of the Maryland Energy Administration and one of the leading climate advocates in Annapolis during his long tenure in the General Assembly, who recalls protesting against nuclear power plants in the 1970s. Now, he says, nuclear has “become a staple” in the state and nation’s energy portfolio, even if many Americans don’t realize it. Maryland's Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant, which opened in 1975, generates about 40 percent of the energy produced in Maryland, and more than 80 percent of the carbon-free energy generated in the state comes from the nuclear plant. (Maryland Matters — Sept. 23, 2024)
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Jesse Fahnestock of the Global Maritime Forum regarding the ammonia-powered tugboat, NH3 Kraken, which sailed for the first time this week on a tributary of the Hudson River. The tugboat used to run on diesel but has since been switched to ammonia, a new, carbon-free fuel. (Associated Press — Sept. 23, 2024)
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Jessica Tisch, the commissioner for the New York City Department of Sanitation, regarding the city’s decision to install trash bins last September. Since the pilot program began, the number of rat complaints have decreased by 66 percent. As of this March, the city has containerized all trash from commercial businesses in the city and, starting in November, will containerize trash for buildings with one to nine units. Once that next step begins, New York City will have containerized 70 percent of all its trash. (NPR — Sept. 24, 2024)
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park Superintendent Cassius Cash, regarding the decision to rename the park’s highest peak to its Cherokee name. Clingmans Dome will be reverted back to Kuwohi, which is Cherokee for “mulberry place,” more than 150 years after a surveyor named the mountain for a Confederate general. Kuwohi is a sacred place for the Cherokee people and the highest point within the traditional Cherokee homeland. (Associated Press — Sept. 18, 2024)
