Recent articles by Tom LoBianco

Recent articles by Tom LoBianco

December 24, 2008

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Renewable sources to reduce oil demand
Rise in demand seen as near nil, say analysts
Thursday, Dec. 18, 2008
Federal energy analysts said Wednesday that U.S. demand for oil barely will grow over the coming decades because of efforts to reduce use and invest in renewable power sources, but fossil fuels will continue to make up 80 percent of the nation's energy supplies.

Emissions crackdown: Who wins, who pays?
Monday, Dec. 15, 2008
Leaders in the Democratic Congress haven't even passed new emissions standards - which likely would raise upward of $100 billion - but various interests supporting the measure already are split about who should get the money.

Obama to set health goals, tap Daschle
Energy, environmental team likely to assuage leftists
Thursday, Dec. 11, 2008
President-elect Barack Obama is expected to announce his health care priorities at a news conference Thursday and has tapped an energy and environment team likely to assuage fears from liberals that they had been left in the cold, multiple sources said Wednesday.

Obama to name Chu as energy secretary
Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2008
President-elect Barack Obama is expected to name Nobel-prize winning physicist Steven Chu his energy secretary, sources familiar with the Obama transition team said Wednesday.

Boxer: Stimulus will pass quickly
Senate eyes alternative energy
Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2008
A top Senate Democrat on Monday sent a letter to President-elect Barack Obama assuring him that Congress will move quickly to approve an economic stimulus plan between $500 billion and $1 trillion, and base much of it on establishing energy independence through renewable and alternative energy sources.

GM touts electric-drive models amid bailout requests
Thursday, Dec. 4, 2008
General Motors showed off its green wares at the Electric Drive Transportation Association conference Wednesday, while members of Congress sat about a half-mile away on Capitol Hill deciding whether the carmaker would survive another year.

Sen. Martinez will not seek re-election
Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2008
Sen. Mel Martinez, Florida Republican, said Tuesday he would not seek re-election in 2010, ensuring a high-stakes fight in the in the battleground state of Florida.

Alternative-energy advocates hail adviser
Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2008
Renewable and alternative energy advocates looking to score politically by moving their issue into the realm of national security debates notched a victory Monday when President-elect Barack Obama picked retired Marine Gen. James L. Jones to become his national security adviser.

'Tofurkymobile' out for new holiday traditions
Saturday, Nov. 29, 2008
The Tofurkymobile plows on, long after the day of real turkey gobbling has passed and the seasonal jokes about tofu raised "in the wild" have been shelved for another year.

Cheap gas stalls green efforts
Tax idea loses public support
Friday, Nov. 28, 2008
Advocates of energy conservation and renewable fuels may be the only ones in America looking back nostalgically on the days of $4-a-gallon gasoline.

20081224 Recent articles by Tom LoBianco
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20080114 Tom LoBianco’s initial blog post

More good news in the Maryland blogosphere; Tom LoBianco, the Maryland state politics reporter with the Washington Times has started a blog on the Washington Times’ website.

Check it out:

Main | With O'Malley, everyone's a critic »

Greetings and salutations

Posted on January 14, 2008 5:30 PM

Welcome to my blog, be sure to check in frequently for updates on Maryland politics.

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The regular session of Maryland's General Assembly runs through early April. So keep your eyes here for updates throughout the day on some of the frontburner topics this session: taxes, homosexual "marriage," energy policy, the state's death penalty and illegal immigration.

I'll also link my stories for the day here and try to work in some of the best of the Maryland blogosphere from the state's citizen journos.

So let's get kickin' with my story today on the lack of civility in Gov. Martin O'Malley's "One Maryland."

“LoBianco On Maryland”

20080114 Andy Green, Erin Sullivan, and Tom LoBianco talk with Marc Steiner on WYPR

Andy Green, Erin Sullivan, and Tom LoBianco talk with Marc Steiner on WYPR

The Marc Steiner Show

January 14^th through 18, 2008

Monday, January 14th, 2008

Noon-1:00 LISTEN HERE

The 425th legislative session of Maryland's General Assembly got underway last week. What are the biggest issues expected to be? Marc talks with Andy Green of the Baltimore Sun, Erin Sullivan of the Baltimore City Paper, and Tom LoBianco of the Washington Times.

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