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New Report: Clean Energy Cheaper, Safer, Quicker than Nuclear Power 7/16/2008

Clean energy technologies are likely to be cheaper, safer and more reliable than a proposed nuclear reactor at Calvert Cliffs according to a new Maryland PIRG report released at a news conference today outside Constellation Energy headquarters.

Protecting Consumers News

Students Overwhelmingly Support Fair Campus Credit Card Marketing Principles To Rein In “Out-of-Control” Credit Card Company Marketing, Nationwide Survey Finds	3/27/2008
Retailers Misleading Consumers on the Digital Television (DTV) Transition	2/13/2008
A Gift for the New Year: Protection from Identity Theft	12/28/2007
Consumer Group Alerts Shoppers to Hidden Toy Hazards	11/20/2007
Maryland PIRG Applauds Senate Commerce Committee Passage of Comprehensive Product Safety Bill	10/29/2007

Toxic Toys News

New Report: Formaldehyde from Baby Nursery Furniture Contaminates Indoor Air	6/10/2008
Baby Bottles Leach Toxic Chemical, according to New U.S. and Canadian Study	2/07/2008

Transit Not Traffic News

House addresses high gas prices by investing close to $2 billion in public transportation	6/26/2008
Squandering the Stimulus: An Analysis of Household Gas Spending, Economic Stimulus Checks, and the need for better transportation options	6/25/2008
Local Leaders Cite New Report as Boosting MARC Expansion, Red Line	3/06/2008
Traffic Congestion Badly Hurts Baltimore Area	9/18/2007
Traffic Congestion Badly Hurts D.C. Metro Area	9/18/2007

Health Care & Prescription Drugs News

Congress Passes Prescription Drug Safety Reforms	9/20/2007
House Passes Prescription Drug Safety Reforms	9/19/2007

Healthy Communities News

Baltimore City Council Passes Chemical Security Resolution

7/16/2007

Higher Education News

Congress Passes Major Higher Education Reform

9/07/2007

Smart Energy Solutions News

New Report: Clean Energy Cheaper, Safer, Quicker than Nuclear Power	7/16/2008
General Assembly Passes Energy Efficiency Bills	4/07/2008
Energy Efficiency Bills Pass House and Senate	4/03/2008
Coalition Challenges Scope of Nuclear Power Plant Impact Review	3/19/2008
New Report Shows Efficiency Programs Lower Utility Bills	2/20/2008

Tax & Budget News

States Closing Tax Loophole Comprise 55% of Economy	7/03/2008
Failure to Close Tax Loopholes Harms Maryland Businesses	11/19/2007
Maryland Behind Many States in Disclosing Where Tax Dollars Go	11/15/2007
Business Leaders and Owners Call for Closing Tax Loopholes	9/28/2007

Voting & Democracy News

Fraud, Failure No Deterrent to Federal Contract Awards	10/03/2007
New Lobbying & Ethics Rules To Become Law	9/14/2007
Senate Passes Landmark Lobby Reform	8/02/2007
Historic Reform Passes House	7/31/2007

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New Report: Clean Energy Cheaper, Safer, Quicker than Nuclear Power 7/16/2008