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  Power Plant Emissions Cause Hundreds of Maryland Deaths Annually
Maryland ranked 15th in the nation in per capita deaths from power plant emissions.
BALTIMORE - Power plant emissions cause more than 900 Maryland deaths each year, according to a nationwide study commissioned by an environmental watchdog group.
Spokesmen for two of the largest power companies in Maryland, PEPCO and BGE, called the study flawed for not providing the results of conflicting industry-funded studies that have downplayed the link between power plant particles and negative health effects.
www.newsline.umd.edu /environment/pollution101700.htm   (559 words)

  
 The Cordish Company: The Power Plant   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Developed in partnership with the City of Baltimore, The Power Plant is considered one of the leading entertainment projects in the United States.
The Power Plant is a mixed-use project that includes the first ESPN Zone in the country, Hard Rock Cafe, Barnes and Noble, Gold's Gym and spectacular loft offices.
Based on its success, The Power Plant is presently being expanded with the construction of an adjacent Pier IV Retail/Entertainment and Office Building.
www.cordish.com /developments/powerplant.asp   (114 words)

  
 Power Plant : 601 East Pratt Street - Baltimore Cultural Venue
The Power Plant is Baltimore's newest attraction (opened in summer 1998) located at Pier 5 and is completely geared toward commercialism, which can be good or bad depending on what one is looking for.
This former downtown plant now features a Barnes & Noble bookstore, Hard Rock Cafe, Gold's Gym, and the first ever ESPN Zone (410/685-ESPN).The ESPN Zone is a 35,000 square foot sports-themed dining and entertainment complex with two levels and is designed to resemble a stadium.
The Power plant is easily reached on foot, by water taxi, or by private vehicle.
www.travelgrande.com /baltimore-travel-guide/power-plant-info.htm   (336 words)

  
 Nuclear Power Links
History of Nuclear Power Plant Safety A time line covering the period from the 1940s to the present day and detailing the development of safety features, practices and systems in nuclear power plants.
Swedish Nuclear Power Inspectorate SKI is the Swedish government regulatory body that supervises all nuclear activities in Sweden.
Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant Baltimore Gas & Electric's Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant is located on Chesapeake Bay in Calvert County, Maryland.
www.nacworldwide.com /Links/Nuclear-Power.htm   (364 words)

  
 Aquila Withdraws Power Plant!
Kansas City-based power merchant Aquila, Inc. has announced that they will not be building a peaking power plant in Liberty Township, Fairfield County, now or in the future.
Local land use plans created by local zoning do not apply to power plants such as these, by state law, even when they generate power not used in Ohio-part of the deregulated model for the electrical industry that was advocated by the notorious Enron Corporation.
With 28 new power plant projects approved or pending, it is time for Ohio to develop sound public policies limiting their location and number.
ohio.sierraclub.org /central/PeakingPlantNix.asp   (829 words)

  
 The Hudson Reporter - New life for the Powerhouse?Developers talk of future of building, district   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Cordish developed, in partnership with the city of Baltimore, the "Power Plant," a retail and dining complex that was once the city's power plant.
Among the venues in Baltimore's Power Plant are a Hard Rock Cafe, a Barnes & Noble, and an ESPN Zone.
The Power Plant and the surrounding area have been cited by John Gomez, city officials and others involved in preserving the Jersey City Powerhouse as a template for redeveloping the building and the Downtown Jersey City area surrounding it - thus the Powerhouse Arts District.
www.zwire.com /site/news.cfm?BRD=1291&dept_id=523586&newsid=13895473&PAG=461&rfi=9   (2062 words)

  
 Nuclear Electric Power Generation Companies
Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant - Baltimore Gas and Electric's Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant is located on Chesapeake Bay in Calvert County, Maryland.
Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant - Located near Baxley in southeastern Georgia, plant Hatch is one of Georgia Power's two nuclear facilities and is one of three nuclear facilities in the Southern electric system.
NPCIL - Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited is an undertaking of the Government of India with the objective of facilitating the design, construction, operation and maintenance of atomic power stations.
www.1800miti.com /links/utility/utility/nuclear_utility.html   (1042 words)

  
 Baltimore Hotels: Power Plant Live
Power Plant Live has many hotels located within 5 miles.
This will let you compare the best hotel rates for the Power Plant Live area.
Baltimore's premier dining and entertainment district is located adjacent to the Inner Harbor.
www.roomrate.com /baltimore/attractions/powerPlantLive.asp   (157 words)

  
 Another chance to review power plant   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
DRACUT -- The Baltimore company that wants to build a power plant in Dracut will have another public forum on Nov. 30 at 7 p.m.
In a referendum in May's election, Dracut residents decided against banning power plants by a 3,321 to 1,741 vote.
Brox's entire 400-acre property is bounded by Route 110 to the south, the New England Power lines to the west, the Tenneco gas pipeline to the north and Wheeler Street in Methuen to the east.
www.eagletribune.com /news/stories/19981123/LN_002.htm   (244 words)

  
 PRESS RELEASE Rascals Opens Comedy Club in Baltimore's Power Plant Live Complex   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
July 21st and 22nd will be the milestone Grand Opening for Rascals Baltimore when acclaimed stand-up comic, BILL BURR, "wows" the crowds.
Ed Rodriguez, Chairman and CEO of Headliners, when asked to comment on this latest addition to the company's entertainment venues, had this to say: "I am extremely pleased that we are kicking off the opening with XM radio doing a live show on the air.
This room should be one of our most profitable comedy clubs in Baltimore's Power Point Live complex because of the high visibility and the amount of people that go to this exciting complex."
www.marketwire.com /mw/release_html_b1?release_id=137606&tsource=3   (620 words)

  
 The Historic Power Plant Building in Baltimore's Inner Harbor - SVA Mechanical Engineering Firm
The existing units, dormant for ±5 years, were refurbished and converted to constant volume or variable air volume as required by space usage and by existing ductwork, new shaft locations (landlord requirements) and space requirements.
Air distribution is either variable volume (fan powered or cooling only as required) or constant volume as dictated by the space being conditioned.
SVA provided the mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (M/E/P) design for renovation of the first level of existing historical Power Plant building for a full service restaurant and merchandising center with ±10,000 square feet on the first level and ±1,600 square feet at the lower level.
www.spearsvotta.com /projects/power_plant.html   (506 words)

  
 Utility, Industry and Corporation News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Susquehanna nuclear power plant in Luzerne County shut down the Unit 2 Reactor to repair a water pump inside the unit's primary containment structure.
The plant was shut down when a leak at the outer seal was noticed.
Baltimore Gas and Electric Company was the lead utility that made the license submittal and plans to install the sleeve in their Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant next year.
npj.goinfo.com /NPJMain.nsf/0/be35e3cb18db8aac862568e800738727?OpenDocument   (1894 words)

  
 washingtonpost.com: Live From Baltimore
B.B. King, Chris Isaak and George Clinton and P-Funk have already taken the massive stage, and blues legend Buddy Guy and Tower of Power are scheduled to appear in coming weeks.
Baltimore has some really cool places to see a band, including the Recher Theatre and the gritty little Ottobar, but many touring acts eschew Baltimore for larger, more established venues in the Washington area.
Most of the acts on its schedule, including Keen, bluesman Tommy Castro and college-rock favorites Fighting Gravity, would be a natural fit at the Birchmere or the State Theatre, which are half the size of Rams Head Live, while others are veterans of the 250-seat Rams Head in Annapolis.
www.washingtonpost.com /ac2/wp-dyn/A60486-2005Feb3?language=printer   (1019 words)

  
 Hudson Valley Ruins: Yonkers Power Station, aka Glenwood Power Station
The Yonkers Power Station of the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad, more popularly known as the Glenwood Power Station, was constructed between 1904 and 1906.
In 1936 the plant was sold to a subsidiary of Con Ed, and the railroad was given free electricity for five years.
The Power Station had “capacity sufficient to care for the needs of a considerable part of the county” in 1950.
www.hudsonvalleyruins.org /yasinsac/glenwood/glenwood.html   (1737 words)

  
 The Power Plant in Baltimore, MD
The Power Plant in Baltimore, MD Skip to Content.
As its name implies, this commercial complex was once a power plant owned by Baltimore Gas and Electric.
Located in the Inner Harbor next to the National Aquarium (see), the renovated plant now houses a two-story Barnes and Noble bookstore; a Hard Rock Café; and the original ESPN Zone, a 35,000-square-foot sports-themed restaurant and arcade.
www.superpages.com /cities/mtg/92217   (64 words)

  
 Links to Nuclear Power Plants
Nuclear Power Plant Demonstration Interactive online demonstration: Play the role of a control-room operator at Sweden's Kärnobyl nuclear power plant, and try to keep the reactor running safely under various failure scenarios.
Nuclear Power Plant Emergency Factsheet - FEMA Find out what to do if there is an emergency at a local nuclear power plant.
Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corporation Vermont Yankee is an electric power generation company which owns and operates a 540 megawatt nuclear powered generating station located in Vernon, Vermont.
www.nacworldwide.com /Links/Nuclear-Power-Plants.htm   (297 words)

  
 Power & Light District - UrbanPlanet.org
Power Plant Live's roster, containing more homegrown destinations, also is proving a potent draw.
The sweeping plan, which also includes an entertainment district to be developed by the Cordish Co. of Baltimore and the renovation of the President Hotel at 14th Street and Baltimore Avenue, was endorsed Wednesday by the council's Planning, Zoning and Economic Development Committee.
Cauthen was in Baltimore recently and came away impressed with the Cordish organization and the projects it had done there.
www.urbanplanet.org /forums/index.php?showtopic=2286   (6030 words)

  
 Power plant for Valley?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
He said he was taken by surprise by the new power plant plans because Dracut residents had strongly opposed the last power plant plan, and he thought that opposition would forestall further plans.
He said he wants to make sure the company explains whether the plant would have noise or odors, and what the emission from the stack would be.
Electric power lines in and around Dracut were a major roadblock to the 1997 plan.
www.eagletribune.com /news/stories/19981116/FP_001.htm   (737 words)

  
 Baltimore IEEE Power Engineering Society - Outstanding Engineers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
After serving in a variety of committee positions, he was Chairman of Baltimore Chapter PES Executive Committee in 1986 and continues today to serve on the Advisory Committee.
He was a member of the Baltimore Chapter PES Executive Committee as the Publicity Chairman from 1985 through 1989.
Ken has been active in local IEEE activities serving on the Baltimore Chapter PES Executive Committee from 1974 through 1977, as Chairman of the chapter in 1976-7 and the IEEE Baltimore Section Chairman in 1983 to 1985.
www.ewh.ieee.org /r2/baltimore/baltimorepes/outstanding_engineers.html   (1705 words)

  
 Headlines/Breaking News from Business First of Louisville - bizjournals.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
BALTIMORE -- If there's a word that describes how the different restaurants, bars and retail venues at Power Plant and Power Plant Live survive in the midst of each other, competing for the same customers, it would have to be compatibility.
BALTIMORE -- The Cordish Co.'s Power Plant and Power Plant Live retail and entertainment developments are just part of a mass of additional restaurant, retail and tourist attractions that pack the Inner Harbor area.
Vogt Power International Inc. has been awarded a contract to supply a new emissions system for a Procter and Gamble Co. power plant in Oxnard, Calif., according to a news release.
seattle.bizjournals.com /site_map/louisville_sitemap_91.html   (6678 words)

  
 Pahrump Valley Times - Nye County's Largest Newspaper Circulation
The plant is expected to provide enough power for about 40,000 households.
The plant will use some 19,300 solar receivers, which are parabolic mirrors that direct the sun's heat onto tubes to heat a special fluid to 750 degrees.
Last week, Las Vegas-based Powered by Renewables Corp. and SunEdison LLC of Baltimore said they plan to build an 18-megawatt photovoltaic plant by the end of the year in Clark County.
www.pahrumpvalleytimes.com /2006/02/24/news/solarone.html   (253 words)

  
 Headlines/Breaking News from Baltimore Business Journal - bizjournals.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Baltimore online advertising company Advertising.com said Monday it has registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission to take the company public.
The Greater Baltimore Committee has hired Henry M. Kay, now the planning director for the Maryland Transit Administration, to head a regional transportation coalition, whose initiatives will include pushing for the funding and development of the proposed Baltimore Regional Rail System.
Baltimore County Department of Health awarded Northwest Hospital Center an $18,740 grant to help increase poor women's access to breast care.
baltimore.bizjournals.com /site_map/baltimore_sitemap_103.html   (5681 words)

  
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Facility Name: Brandon Shores Power Plant Baltimore, MD 21226 Parent Company: Constellation Energy Group RMP Facility ID: 100000175204 Submission Receipt Date: 04/16/2001 (This set of RMP executive summaries was created from data that were last updated on 4/28/2005).
RMP Executive Summary below: Executive Summary Brandon Shores Aqueous Ammonia RMP Facility Overview The Brandon Shores Power Plant, owned and operated by Constellation Power Source Generation (CPSG), is located near Baltimore, Maryland in northern Anne Arundel County.
The drivers of the ammonia trucks are trained on the plant specific unloading and emergency response procedures.
www.rtk.net /rmp/sum7/MD/fac100000175204   (1134 words)

  
 The Power Plant in Baltimore - metromix.com
Once upon a time, the Power Plant stacks fumed with smoke as it generated power for Baltimore's streetcars.
But the Power Plant roared back to life when the Hard Rock Cafe, ESPN Zone and Barnes & Noble Booksellers set up shop inside.
The Plant is no longer a dark shadow on Baltimore's Inner Harbor tourist mecca, but one of its biggest attractions.
metromix.chicagotribune.com /movies/61421,0,7629995.location   (311 words)

  
 Duratek's nuclear power plant contract grows - Baltimore Business Journal:   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Duratek Inc. said Monday a contract to decommission a nuclear power plant was increased by $13.5 million.
The contract is with Consumers Energy, a longstanding Duratek customer, to dispose radioactive and non-radioactive waste at the Big Rock Point nuclear power plant, which was shut down in August 1997.
Charlevoix, Mich.-based Big Rock Point was the longest-running nuclear power plant in the U.S. As deregulation took hold in the energy industry in the 1990s, Consumers Energy decided the one-reactor plant would be too small to compete effectively.
www.bizjournals.com /baltimore/stories/2005/02/14/daily2.html   (521 words)

  
 The Cordish Company: Power Plant Live!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
A partnership with the City of Baltimore, MD, Power Plant Live!
The project is located two blocks from Baltimore's world famous Inner Harbor.
Opened in phases during 2001 and 2002, Power Plant Live!
www.cordish.com /developments/powerplantlive.asp   (111 words)

  
 Power Plant   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
To supply all of the electricity needed to feed the cars, a power plant was begun in 1900 on
In 1921 Consolidated Gas and Electric Light and Power, the precursor to BGandE, bought the plant.
The Power Plant will be on the right on Pier 4.
www.ce.jhu.edu /mdcive/power.htm   (229 words)

  
 Imagineer Eddie Sotto talks about theme park ride design
As the saying goes, "Desperate men do desperate things." But that was nothing compared to the Baltimore Power Plant, which we'll get into later.
Power core for the Six Flags Power Plant designed by Eddie Sotto and Landmark Entertainment Group.
ES: Yes, the Six Flag's Power Plant in Baltimore was an LBE Attraction based on the story of a fictional professor modeled after Jules Verne.
www.themedattraction.com /sotto.htm   (6241 words)

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