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Commentary: Will Hogan's support help destigmatize nuclear energy? – Maryland Matters
By Jack Marino
The writer was raised in Chevy Chase and is a student at Dartmouth College. He is a member of the American Conservation Coalition Action, a group for conservative environmentalists. ACC Action has not endorsed a candidate in the Maryland Senate race.
Growing up in Montgomery County, I took the region’s natural beauty for granted. I didn’t see anything special in the cherry blossoms each spring, the ancient trees of Rock Creek Park, or the flourishing ecosystem along the Chesapeake Bay. However, as I grew older and spent more time away, I came to appreciate the natural beauty surrounding me at home.
When I drove home from the airport along Rock Creek Parkway, I would gaze out across the glimmering Potomac River before immersing myself in the forest of Rock Creek Park. Although experiences like this instilled within me an appreciation for Maryland’s natural beauty, I also noticed the impact of climate change on Maryland’s environment. From algae blooms on the Potomac River to changing weather patterns to smoke from forest fires, Maryland is unsurprisingly not immune from our failure to address climate issues.
In 2020, when then-Gov. Larry Hogan launched Maryland’s Clean and Renewable Energy Standard (CARES) plan along with a variety of initiatives aimed at Chesapeake Bay restoration, I grew optimistic about the future of Maryland’s climate. In Hogan’s proposed CARES plan, the state would subsidize nuclear energy companies by offering them clean energy credits to achieve the goal of 50% clean electricity generation by 2030. While Hogan’s plan was ultimately defeated in the Maryland Senate, it offered Maryland voters a pragmatic and achievable vision of a clean nuclear-energy-driven future.
Now that Hogan has launched a bid for one of Maryland’s U.S. Senate seats, he positions himself as an advocate for clean nuclear energy on a national level.
Hogan’s plan to promote nuclear energy as a complement to traditional renewable power offered a pragmatic solution to reducing the state’s reliance on fossil fuels. While the energy output of traditional renewable energy options — like wind and solar power — fluctuates with changes in weather conditions, nuclear reactors provide a constant source of energy.
In fact, although wind and solar power normally require supplemental power from natural gas, Maryland’s Calvert Cliffs nuclear power station provides consistent supplemental power for the state’s renewable energy sector when it is not running efficiently. As a result, Maryland has reduced its natural gas consumption such that it now ranks among the 10 states with the lowest per capita natural gas use. Not only is Maryland’s Calvert Cliffs nuclear reactor profitable, but it also supplies almost 40% of the state’s total energy production,demonstrating that nuclear energy can be economically viable in both Maryland and the wider United States.
Although nuclear energy has garnered the reputation of being unpopular and dangerous in American politics, nuclear energy ranks as the second safest method of energy production just above solar power in deaths per terawatt-hour of electricity. The same survey also ranked nuclear power, which produces nearly half as much carbon as wind power and almost a ninth of the carbon of solar power, as the cleanest method of energy production. This data is also supported by popular sentiment, as over 91% of residents who live near a nuclear power plant have a favorable impression of the energy source.
Young voters, especially young conservatives, are leading the charge to destigmatize, deregulate, and encourage the development of nuclear energy. A plurality of young conservatives want to see more action from Congress on climate change, suggesting that the next generation of Republican voters will push the party to search for pragmatic solutions to climate change. When asked about solutions to the climate challenge, young Republican voters listed nuclear and renewable energy sources as their two climate solutions, demonstrating that young conservatives embrace Hogan’s “all of the above” clean energy vision.
Larry Hogan’s U.S. Senate bid presents an opportunity to galvanize young conservative voters on pragmatic climate policy. Since many young Republicans embrace Hogan’s work on nuclear and renewable energy, Hogan’s candidacy paves the way for a new cohort of conservative leaders who are eager to tackle climate change with practical solutions.
By embracing Hogan’s approach to clean energy, young conservatives can bridge the partisan divide on climate issues and protect the environment for both Maryland and the nation as a whole.
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UCLA can't keep pace in second half during loss at Maryland
COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Three days after calling his players “soft” and “delusional” in their estimation of their abilities, Mick Cronin wasn’t around to offer a final assessment Friday night.
The UCLA coach was in the locker room, having been ejected with five minutes and 14 seconds left after receiving two rapid-fire technical fouls with his unraveling team down by nine points.
It wasn’t the final indignity for his team. Far from it.
UCLA couldn’t get out of its own way inside the Xfinity Center, the No. 22 Bruins stumbling to a 79-61 loss to Maryland that represented a season-worst third consecutive defeat.
Being soft wasn’t the primary problem on this night. Holding on to the ball or throwing a pass without it being stolen were the big challenges confronting the Bruins.
UCLA committed 21 turnovers, tying its worst showing of the season, while getting outmuscled by another team. If this was a crossroads, then the Bruins (11-5 overall, 2-3 Big Ten) certainly took the wrong turn.
Forward Tyler Bilodeau scored 18 points and guard Trent Perry added 10 off the bench, becoming the only Bruins to reach double figures on a night the team shot 41.5% to Maryland’s 54%. Ja’Kobi Gillespie led the Terrapins (12-4, 2-3) with 27 points.
In need of a confidence boost, UCLA’s Dylan Andrews followed a pull-up jumper with a tough turnaround baseline jumper to pull his team within 53-47 with 12:36 left.
But a flurry of turnovers followed and an irate Cronin was quickly tossed after apparently voicing his displeasure with the referees.
It was only a little more than two years ago that UCLA came here and bludgeoned the Terrapins, leading by as many as 30 points in the first half of a runaway victory. That sort of showing felt like a distant memory Friday.
There were some coming-of-age moments in the first half for Perry, who played with increasing confidence the longer he was in the game.
Among his highlights were a backdoor reverse layup off a pass from Skyy Clark, a steal of a cross-court pass and an offensive rebound that he followed with a driving layup. Perry’s seven points by halftime were more than twice as many as the three points he had collected in the previous four Big Ten games while looking shaky during his brief stints on the court.
UCLA’s 40-36 halftime deficit could have been considered something of a victory for the Bruins considering they committed 11 turnovers — several while having the ball stripped — and allowed Maryland to shoot 51.7%.
There was nothing worthwhile left to come for the Bruins.
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Macy's closing stores in Maryland and Virginia. Here’s the full list.
WASHINGTON – Macy’s is closing more than 60 stores this year as part of a comprehensive strategy to revive its struggling business, the department store said, and several of them are in Maryland and Virginia.
In what the company refers to as its “Bold New Chapter” strategy, Macy’s said in a statement on Thursday that the closures are designed to “return the company to sustainable, profitable sales growth.”
Overall, Macy’s said it plans to close approximately 150 “underproductive stores” through 2026. Meanwhile, it will invest in 350 existing stores, with plans to add more salespeople to fitting areas and shoe departments, and adding more visual displays like mannequins.
Which Maryland Macy’s stores are closing?
Security Square 159 6901 Security Blvd Ste 871. Baltimore, MD 21244
Harford Mall 60 600 Baltimore Pike, Bel Air, MD 21014
Which Virginia Macy’s stores are closing?
Southpark Mall 214 170 Southpark Cir, Colonial Heights, VA 23834
Click here for the FULL LIST of Macy’s stores that are closing:
All Macy’s Store Closures
Arizona
- Superstition Springs Center – 6535 E SOUTHERN AVE MESA AZ
California
- Broadway Plaza – 750 W 7TH ST LOS ANGELES CA
- Hillsdale Furniture – 2838 SOUTH EL CAMINO REAL SAN MATEO CA
- Sunrise Malle – 6000 SUNRISE MALL CITRUS HEIGHTS CA
- Westminster Mall – 300 WESTMINSTER MALL WESTMINSTER CA
- NewPark Mall – 200 NEWPARK MALL NEWARK CA
- Mission Valley Home – 1555 CAMINO DE LA REINA SAN DIEGO CA
- Otay Ranch Town Center – 2015 BIRCH RD STE 2 CHULA VISTA CA
- Village at Corte Madera – 1400 REDWOOD HWY CORTE MADERA CA
- Downtown Plaza – 414 K ST SACRAMENTO CA
Colorado
- Northfield Stapleton – 8298 E NORTHFIELD BLVD DENVER CO
Florida
- Boynton Beach Mall – 801 N CONGRESS AVE STE 100 BOYNTON BEACH FL
- Ft Lauderdale Furniture – 4501 NORTH FEDERAL HIGHWAY FORT LAUDERDALE FL
- Pembroke Furniture – 13640 PINES BLVD PEMBROKE PINES FL
- South Dade Furniture – 13251 SOUTH DIXIE HIGHWAY MIAMI FL
- West Shore Plaza – 298 WESTSHORE PLZ TAMPA FL
- Altamonte Furniture – 820 W TOWN PKWY ALTAMONTE SPGS FL
- Southgate – 3501 S TAMIAMI TRL STE 600 SARASOTA FL
Georgia
- Gwinnett Furniture – 3360 VENTURE PARKWAY DULUTH GA
- Gwinnett Place – 2100 PLEASANT HILL RD STE 2318 DULUTH GA
- Johns Creek Town Center – 3630 PEACHTREE PARKWAY SUWANEE GA
Idaho
- Silver Lake Mall – 200 W HANLEY AVE STE 200-4 COEUR D’ALENE ID
Illinois
- White Oaks Mall 646 104 WHITE OAKS MALL SPRINGFIELD IL
Louisiana
- Acadiana Mall – 5733 JOHNSTON ST STE 2098 LAFAYETTE LA
Massachusetts
- Independence Mall – 101 KINGSTON COLLECTION WAY STE 1 KINGSTON MA
Maryland
- Security Square – 6901 SECURITY BLVD STE 871 BALTIMORE MD
- Harford Malle – 600 BALTIMORE PIKE BEL AIR MD
Michigan
- Grand Traverse Mall – 3400 S AIRPORT RD W TRAVERSE CITY MI
- Lakeside Malle – 14200 LAKESIDE CIR STERLING HGHTS MI
- Oakland Mall – 500 W 14 MILE RD TROY MI
- Genesee Valley Center – 4600 MILLER RD FLINT MI
Minnesota
- Maplewood Mall – 3001 WHITE BEAR AVE N STE 2035 MAPLEWOOD MN
- Burnsville Center – 14251 BURNHAVEN DR BURNSVILLE MN
Missouri
- Metro North Mall – 400 NW BARRY RD STE 150 KANSAS CITY MO
- South County Mall – 10 S COUNTY CENTER WAY SAINT LOUIS MO
New Jersey
- Essex Green Shopping Center – 459 PROSPECT AVENUE WEST ORANGE NJ
New York
- Lake Success – 1550 UNION TURNPIKE NEW HYDE PARK NY
- Melville Mall – 834 WALT WHITMAN ROAD HUNTINGTON NY
- Queens Placed – 88-01 QUEENS BLVD ELMHURST NY
- Sheepshead Bay – 2027 EMMONS AVENUE BROOKLYN NY
- Mall at Greece Ridge – 397 GREECE RIDGE CENTER ROCHESTER NY
- Sunrise Mall – 400 SUNRISE MALL MASSAPEQUA NY
- Brooklyn – 422 FULTON ST BROOKLYN NY
- Staten Island Furniture – 98 RICHMOND HILL ROAD STATEN ISLAND NY
- Fordham Place – 404 EAST FORDHAM RD BRONX NY
Ohio
- Fairfield Commons – 2727 FAIRFIELD COMMONS BLVD SPC 2 BEAVERCREEK OH
- Franklin Park – 5001 MONROE ST STE D100 TOLEDO OH
Oregon
- Streets of Tanasbourne – 2055 NE ALLIE AVE HILLSBORO OR
- Salem Center – 400 HIGH ST NE SALEM OR
Pennsylvania
- Logan Valley Mall – 5580 GOODS LN STE 2178 ALTOONA PA
- Exton Square Mall – 245 EXTON SQUARE MALL EXTON PA
- Philadelphia City Center – 1300 MARKET ST PHILADELPHIA PA
- Wyoming Valley Malle – 59 WYOMING VALLEY MALL WILKES BARRE PA
Tennessee
- Oak Court – 4545 POPLAR AVE MEMPHIS TN
Texas
- Almeda Mall – 100 ALMEDA MALL HOUSTON TX
- Fairview – 201 STACY RD FAIRVIEW TX
- Shops at Willow Bend – 6209 W PARK BLVD PLANO TX
- Southlake Town Square – 321 STATE ST SOUTHLAKE TX
- West Bend – 1751 RIVER RUN #101 FORT WORTH TX
- Highlands of Flower Mound – 6101 LONG PRAIRIE RD STE 500 FLOWER MOUND TX
Virginia
- Southpark Mall – 170 SOUTHPARK CIR COLONIAL HGHTS VA
Washington
- South Hill Mall – 3500 S MERIDIAN STE 985 PUYALLUP WA
- Redmond Furnitureh – 15340 N.E. 24TH STREET REDMOND WA
- Kitsap Mall – 10315 SILVERDALE WAY NW SILVERDALE WA
Previously announced and closed:
- Colorado: Streets at Southglenn Furniture – 6797 SOUTH VINE STREET CENTENNIAL CO
- Florida: Boca Raton Furniture – 9339 GLADES ROAD BOCA RATON FL
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