16th Annual B.U.I.L.D. Golf Tournament Date: Thursday, May 9, 2013 Time: 11:30 a.m.- Light Lunch, 1:00 p.m.- Shotgun Start Place: Piney Branch Golf and Country Club, Hampstead, MD If you would like to attend PLEASE contact Tammy Jones at the Building Trades office at 410-242-0522. We hope to see you there! … [Read More...]
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New Study: Maryland would benefit from developing energy from Shale
ANNAPOLIS, March 1, 2012 – Western Maryland has a great opportunity to develop the Marcellus Shale… [more]
Proposed RGGI CO2 Emission Cap Threatens Maryland Jobs….
Proposed RGGI CO2 Emission Cap Threatens Maryland Jobs, Air Quality, and Electric Reliability Maryland… [more]
Mikulski Statement On White House Sequester Report
In Maryland, Sequester would put jobs of 200 teachers at risk, end Head Start and Early Head Start for… [more]
The case for project labor agreements
Developers like single-site arrangements because they work By Vance T. Ayres 3:04 PM EST, November… [more]
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New Study: Maryland would benefit from developing energy from Shale
ANNAPOLIS, March 1, 2012 – Western Maryland has a great opportunity to develop the Marcellus Shale according to a new report commissioned by the Maryland Petroleum Council and conducted by the Sage Policy Group. Drew Cobbs, Executive Director of the Maryland Petroleum Council said that this study shows the importance of developing the Marcellus Shale in Western … [Read More...]
Proposed RGGI CO2 Emission Cap Threatens Maryland Jobs….
Proposed RGGI CO2 Emission Cap Threatens Maryland Jobs, Air Quality, and Electric Reliability Maryland and eight other northeast states are proposing to lower the regional CO2 “cap” established in 2006 by the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative to 91 million tons, with further reductions of 2.5%/year from 2015 to 2020. The initial regional cap was over-estimated, … [Read More...]
Mikulski Statement On White House Sequester Report
In Maryland, Sequester would put jobs of 200 teachers at risk, end Head Start and Early Head Start for 800 children, end vaccines to 2,050 children and cause furloughs of 46,000 civilian DoD employees WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Barbara A. Mikulski (D-Md.), Chairwoman of the Appropriations Committee, today issued the following statement on the White House report released … [Read More...]
The case for project labor agreements
Developers like single-site arrangements because they work By Vance T. Ayres 3:04 PM EST, November 13, 2012 The case often argued against project labor agreements (PLAs) — that they are somehow exclusionary, allegedly favor union contractors and union workers, etc. — misses the mark. The true test of PLAs, which are single-site craft … [Read More...]
Say yes to LNG
Exporting natural gas from Cove Point would benefit Maryland and the nation By Dan Ervin 3:04 PM EST, November 13, 2012 Advertisement The debate about whether the United States should export liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Cove Point and other waterfront terminals has been going on for months. It is time for action. The United States … [Read More...]
