Mid-Ohio Valley Climate Corner ~ Renewable Energy Coming to Replace Fossil Fuels ASAP

July 30, 2023

Transition to renewable energy — environmental and economic renewal Essay by George Banziger, Retiree from Marietta College, Parkersburg News & Sentinel, July 29, 2023 A recurrent myth in the Mid-Ohio Valley is that the transition to renewable energy from fossil fuels has to be painful and fraught with job loss, economic decline, and sacrifice. This [...]

Read the full article →

Big Climate Coverup by Big Oil Companies Needs Further Investigation

July 29, 2023

Congressional Dems Request Justice Dept. Investigation into Big Oil’s Climate Deception From an Article by Dana Drugmand, DeSmog Blog, July 26, 2023 Citing “new evidence” of Big Oil firms’ advanced knowledge of climate risks and their actions to publicly conceal these risks, Democratic members of Congress are renewing calls for the U.S. Department of Justice [...]

Read the full article →

UPDATE ~ MVP Given Approval by US Supreme Court to Continue Pipeline Construction!

July 28, 2023

U.S. Supreme Court lifts stays on Mountain Valley Pipeline . . From an Article by Charlie Paullin, Virginia Mercury, July 27, 2023 . . Work on the Mountain Valley Pipeline project is allowed to continue after U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts on Thursday lifted two stays, or pauses, imposed by a lower court [...]

Read the full article →

James Hansen Who Warned Us in 1988 Offers A Final Warning!

July 27, 2023

“We Are Damned Fools” — Says James Hansen From an Article by Steve Hanley, Clean Technia, July 20, 2023 On June 23, 1988, NASA scientist James Hansen told the US Senate the greenhouse effect had been detected, indicating that the climate was in fact changing. Hansen has been a committed opponent of burning coal, saying [...]

Read the full article →

ACTION ALERT ~ 20 Tons per Day Medical Waste Processing Set for Ravenswood Area

July 26, 2023

Tell WV DAQ: Don’t let out-of-state companies pollute hazardous waste in our communities! Action Alert from the West Virginia Rivers Coalition, July 24, 2023 Thunder Mountain Environmental Services, an out-of-state company, is seeking an air permit to release emissions from a medical waste incinerator near Ravenswood, WV in Jackson County. While few details are known [...]

Read the full article →

Modular Home Construction Jobs Come to Bluefield WV/VA

July 25, 2023

Omnis seeks workers for $40 million Bluefield operation From an Article by Chris Lawrence, WV MetroNews, July 24, 2023 BLUEFIELD, W.Va. — Omnis Building Technologies is nearing completion of a new $40 million manufacturing plant in Mercer County and now have begun the process of building a staff. “When we’re up and running we’re looking [...]

Read the full article →

Heavy Rain Washes 4,500 Tons of Crushed Coal into Buckhannon River

July 24, 2023

More than 4,000 tons of ‘clean coal’ spills into Buckhannon River Local News from Station WDTV, News 5, Elkins, WV, July 20, 2023 MILL CREEK, W.Va (WDTV) – Officials say a violent rain storm on Saturday, July 15th, led to more than 4,000 tons of clean coal being spilled into the Buckhannon River. The West [...]

Read the full article →

LIVING ON EARTH ~ Climate Urgency ~ How to Cool the Earth ASAP!

July 23, 2023

From Climate Change to Climate Crisis to Climate Emergency ~ A Call to Cool the Earth Public Interest Programming from Steve Curwood, Living on Earth, PRX, July 21, 2023 CURWOOD: From PRX and the Jennifer and Ted Stanley Studios at the University of Massachusetts Boston, this is “Living on Earth.” I’m Steve Curwood. Along with [...]

Read the full article →

PROPOSED Medical Waste Gasifier & Incinerator for Jackson County, WV

July 22, 2023

THUNDER MOUNTAIN SERVICES APPLIES FOR AIR QUALITY PERMIT R13-3563 Review Process Underway at WV-DEP, Air Quality Division until July 27, 2023 Appreciation goes to the Staff of the WV-DEP for the open question and public comment sessions July 20th on the proposed Medical Waste gasifier/incinerator to be sited in Jackson County. As all the questions [...]

Read the full article →

Marcellus Drilling Waste Contaminates Landfills & Waterways in Pennsylvania

July 21, 2023

Radioactive materials in waterways near treatment plants associated with fracking waste . From an Article by Reid Frazier, Allegheny Front News, July 20, 2023 . . A new study found higher levels of radioactive materials in rivers and streams near municipal wastewater treatment plants that handled runoff from landfills that accept fracking waste from Pennsylvania. [...]

Read the full article →

← Previous Entries

Next Entries →