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West Virginia has OK'd a proposed $250 million wind farm along the Laurel Mountain ridgeline. The state Public Service Commission says AES Laurel Mountain has to establish a decommissioning fund, obtain additional permits and satisfy other conditions...

A proposed natural gas terminal at Sparrows Point overcame a crucial hurdle yesterday when the U.S. Supreme Court announced it would not consider an appeal by Baltimore County that sought to stop the project. The court's decision eliminated what...

Officials at AES Corp. and others who advocate for the proposed liquefied natural gas terminal at Sparrows Point would be wise to view the U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision not to take up the matter as a minor victory at best. While the Federal Energy...

Maryland undoubtedly needs more and cheaper energy, but we're not going to do just anything to get it. We won't strip state forests for fireplace fodder. We won't reverse pollution controls on cars and power plants. And we shouldn't let ships carrying...

Seventeen years after the smoke-belching coke ovens at Sparrows Point were shut down because of chronic pollution, the plant's new owner is considering a new plant at the sprawling Baltimore County steel mill, a move that would mean new jobs and help...

Q: If everyone is supposed to be so into pets, why isn't my stock in PetSmart Inc. up this year? --F.L., via the Internet A: You're right about the pet trend. About 63 percent of U.S. households now own a pet and owners will have spent an estimated...

Q: Will my Sony Corp. stock ever do any better? I can't believe how this brand that used to be so great has lost direction. -- K.R., via the Internet A: Introduction of Trinitron television sets and Walkman portable music players vaulted this Japanese...