‘Green’ Hotel Proves Saving Energy Makes Money
June 16, 2010 by FofFC
Filed under Press and Media, Protecting Waterways, Reading Material, Urban Revitalization and Infill
Proximity Hotel’s restaurant offers an uncommon view in the heart of a busy Greensboro business and shopping district. Just below the outdoor terrace, a restored stream winds through an expanse of tall grass. A colony of turtles and the occasional heron make their homes in this quiet retreat. It’s not what you expect just a [...]
Aquatic Life Declines at Early Stages of Urban Development
June 10, 2010 by FofFC
Filed under OurCommonWEalth and All Things Sustainable, Reading Material, We Draw the Line: The Hidden Costs of Sprawl
The number of native fish and aquatic insects, especially those that are pollution sensitive, declines in urban and suburban streams at low levels of development — levels often considered protective for stream communities, according to a new study by the U.S. Geological Survey.
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Planning needed to save farming, county says
May 13, 2010 by FofFC
Filed under Preserving Farms and Open Space, Reading Material, We Draw the Line: The Hidden Costs of Sprawl
May 13, 2010 article in the Washington Post about Montgomery County agriculture.
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EPA Agrees to Mandatory Pollution Reductions
May 12, 2010 by FofFC
Filed under Protecting Waterways, Reading Material, Spread the Word!
After months of intense negotiations, EPA has agreed to a legally binding settlement that requires mandatory, not voluntary, pollution reductions.
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Maryland Assembly Supports Agricultural Growth, Buy Local and Waterway Protection
May 12, 2010 by FofFC
Filed under For Locavores, Preserving Farms and Open Space, Protecting Waterways, Reading Material
Read about it in Food Safety News.
BY DAN FLYNN | MAY 12, 2010
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Garden City movement inspires student documentary
May 10, 2010 by FofFC
Filed under Reading Material, Spread the Word!, Urban Revitalization and Infill
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Production Needed to Meet Local Food Demand in Frederick County
May 4, 2010 by FofFC
Filed under Distribution Material, For Locavores, Preserving Farms and Open Space, Reading Material, Spread the Word!
At the March 2010 IMAGINE! Frederick showing of Fresh Colby Ferguson, Frederick County’s Agricultural Specialist with the Office of Economic Development, shared this information with us: Frederick_County_Ag_statistics_consumption_vs._production[1]
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Maryland, Pennsylvania & Delaware Natural Resource Secretaries and NGO Groups Urge Congress to Establish a Chesapeake Treasured Landscapes Fund
April 6, 2010 by FofFC
Filed under Preserving Farms and Open Space, Reading Material, Spread the Word!, Write a Letter
Letters delivered to the House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees
More than 20 national, regional and local organizations and agencies, including the Secretaries of Natural Resources from Maryland, Pennsylvania and Delaware, signed a joint letter addressed to the leadership of the Senate and House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior urging them to create a Chesapeake Bay Treasured Landscape [...]
The Hidden Costs of Sprawl Radio Show
February 16, 2010 by FofFC
Filed under Distribution Material, Reading Material, Spread the Word!, We Draw the Line: The Hidden Costs of Sprawl
Click here to access and listen: The Environment Report: HIDDEN COSTS OF SPRAWL
Source: theenvironmentreport.org
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Municipal Growth Element Fact Sheet
February 9, 2010 by FofFC
Filed under Brunswick, Burkittsville, Distribution Material, Emmitsburg, Frederick, Growing Smart with Adequate Public Services, Middletown, Mount Airy, Municipal Growth Element, Myersville, New Market, Reading Material, Rosemont, Spread the Word!, Thurmont, Walkersville, We Draw the Line: Comprehensive Plan, Woodsboro
County’s Role in the Development of “Municipal Growth Elements”
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