Thursday Public Hearing in Beckley ~ Comments Due on Silica Dust Rule for Miners

August 8, 2023

Advocates urge more enforcement, oversight for MSHA’s proposed silica dust rule . . From an Article by Caity Coyne, West Virginia Watch, August 7, 2023 . . The U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration is hosting a public comment hearing in Beckley on Thursday, August 10th, on a proposed rule that could strengthen silica exposure [...]

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ALERT ~ U. S. EPA Needs to Hear from You on the Climate Crisis

August 7, 2023

Background Information on Reducing Pollution from Fossil Energy From the Physicians for Social Responsibility [PSR], August 6, 2023 We need you to submit a comment to the U.S. EPA to help slow climate change ASAP. The deadline is tomorrow, August 8th. The proposed new rule requires emissions reductions but leaves it up to states and [...]

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Safety Inspections are Warnings to Owners, Operators & Others ~ Who Cares?

August 7, 2023

MSHA finds dozens of safety violations at Justice coal company mine in Logan County From an Article by Mike Tony, Charleston Gazette, Aug 1, 2023 Federal mine regulators found dozens of mine safety violations at a Logan County mine in Gov. Jim Justice’s coal business empire during a June inspection reserved for mines with a [...]

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WHO can HELP in the Transitioning to an Economy for the Common Good?

August 6, 2023

Economy for the Common Good was founded on October 6, 2010 at Wien, Austria. ~ It is a volunteer association having an international membership currently of 4500. Website for the Economy for the Common Good is www.ecogood.org Economy for the Common Good (ECG) is a global social movement that advocates an alternative economic model, which [...]

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Some Say the Future Involves Hydrogen Generation and Utilization!

August 5, 2023

Turnkey solution for self-sufficient electricity, heat supply from hydrogen From an Article by Sandra Enkhardt, PV Magazine, August 3, 2023 Germany-based Ostermeier H2ydrogen Solutions has developed a containerized solution to produce heat and hot water from hydrogen. It includes a photovoltaic inverter, a battery, a heat pump, a heat and cold buffer storage system, an [...]

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UPDATE ~ Ohioans Skeptical That More Fracking Will Bring Benefits

August 4, 2023

New polling shows nearly two-thirds of Ohioans are opposed or unsure about fracking From an Article by Nadia Ramlagan, Ohio News Service, August 1, 2023 At a time when Ohio state lawmakers are pushing to expand fracking on public lands, polling in recent years finds most residents are either strongly opposed, somewhat opposed, or unsure [...]

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The Effects from Fracking Ohio’s Parks Reach Far Beyond the State

August 3, 2023

ALERT UPDATE on Salt Fork State Park and the Surrounding Regions in Ohio and Beyond Essay on Regional & Global Impacts by Randi Pokladnik, Save Ohio Parks, August 3, 2023 Ohio’s HB 507 has opened up state lands to oil and gas exploration using high pressure hydraulic fracturing. If approved, Salt Fork State Park, over [...]

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Fracking Around Ohio State Parks is Much More Than a Public Annoyance

August 2, 2023

Guernsey County residents speak out against fracking . . From an Article by J. W. Dennison, Daily Jeffersonian, Cambridge, OH, July 26 2023 . . CAMBRIDGE — During a recent Guernsey County commissioners meeting, Terri Sabo and her husband Rick discussed proposals brought to Ohio’s Oil & Gas Land Management Commission (OGLMC) to allow fracking [...]

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Part 2. Fracking In and Around Ohio State Parks Raises Many Concerns

August 1, 2023

PART 2. Save Ohio Parks’ allies rally to fight against fracking . . From the Article by Paul Becker, Martins Ferry Times Leader, July 5, 2023 . . LORE CITY, Ohio — Environmental groups across Ohio rallied Saturday, July 1st, at Salt Fork State Park to protest fracking under Ohio state parks forests, wildlife areas [...]

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Fracking In and Around Ohio State Parks Raises Many Concerns (Part 1)

July 31, 2023

PART 1. Save Ohio Parks’ allies rally to fight against fracking From the Article by Paul Becker, Martins Ferry Times Leader, July 5, 2023 LORE CITY, Ohio — Environmental agencies across Ohio rallied Saturday, July 1st, at Salt Fork State Park to protest fracking under Ohio state parks forests, wildlife areas and other public lands. [...]

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