wjla.com - October 30, 2012

Charlie Neibergall/AP - Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley plans to ask state utility regulators to allow the electric companies to collect money in advance to pay for maintenance upgrades. In exchange, utilities would have to be more reliable.

The Washington Post - by Aaron C. Davis - October 2, 2012

Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley (D) on Wednesday will ask the state’s utility regulators to adopt a controversial plan to allow electric companies to charge ratepayers in advance of serious maintenance upgrades.

In exchange, the utilities would have to meet a stricter standard of reliability.

The plan, O’Malley said, will add a “dollar or two” to most Marylanders’ monthly electric bills so that Pepco and other companies could complete several years of planned tree trimming, line burial and other improvements in a shorter span of about 24 months.

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The All Hazards Consortium, the New Jersey Office of Homeland Security & Preparedness, MITRE Corporation, and the DHS Science and Technology Office of First Responder Programs present:

REGIONAL "SITUATIONAL AWARENESS" WORKSHOP 

August 16, 2012 

McLean, Virginia

8:00 AM to 2:00 PM

newsroom.dc.gov - July 3, 2012

Power Outages Impact Millions Across the Nation (This news video is preceded by a brief commercial.)

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waste-management-world.com - June 29, 2012

A forum on Capitol Hill, hosted by the American Chemistry Council (ACC) has heard that the energy potential of municipal solid waste is significant and critical to America's long-term energy future.

At the forum - Unlocking the Vast Potential of Energy Recovery - Cal Dooley, ACC president and CEO was joined by Senator Ron Wyden and Congressman Bill Cassidy, M.D. and a panel of business leaders and experts.

The expanded use of energy recovery as an abundant and alternative energy source was the topic of debate as policymakers outlined legislative strategies for boosting private sector investments, and industry leaders highlighted the latest emerging trends and technologies for recovering energy from waste.

Mid-Atlantic & Northeast Regions - April 2012

The All Hazards Consortium would like to provide you with another a brief update on some of its integrated planning initiative programs, projects and activities within the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast Regions.   

March was a very active month for everyone. We did not issue a March update but have combined the March & April updates into this issue.  

Private sector owner/operators should take particular notice to the new FEMA training in Item #2 below on public/private partnerships. The AHC also encourages the vendor community to participate in this training and share this newsletter/link with their commercial customers/clients to help support the efforts of educating all industry stakeholders large and small to the importance and value proposition of public/private partnerships.

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