WASHINGTON POST: “Climate, Technology and Sustainability”

May 15, 2023

UPCOMING EVENT ~ Washington Post Live ~ Tuesday, May 16 @ 9:00 to 10:00 AM From “Coming Up This Week” in the Sunday Edition, May 14, 2023 Scientists, companies and governments worldwide are racing to find innovative solutions to limit carbon emissions. On Tuesday, May 16 at 9:00 a.m. ET, Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.), co-chair [...]

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MICRO-PLASTICS ~ Something Needs to be Done, Sooner not Later!

May 14, 2023

70+ US Lawmakers Demand EPA Boost Regulation of Microplastic Pollution From an Article by Julia Conley, Common Dreams, May 11, 2023 “As plastic pollution saturates our planet and our bodies, the Biden administration should take every reasonable step to protect our environment and public health,” said Rep. Lloyd Doggett. Citing extensive research which has shown [...]

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The Ohio River is Actually West Virginia But Who Cares?

May 13, 2023

Ohio River named Second Most Endangered River From an Article by Heather Sprouse, Ohio Rivers Coordinator at West Virginia Rivers Coalition, May 12, 2023 The Ohio River has been designated as the second most endangered river in the country. Each year, American Rivers, a national nonprofit, releases a report of our nation’s most endangered rivers, [...]

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“It Isn’t Easy Being Green!” ~ Blue Ammonia Isn’t Clean Ammonia!

May 12, 2023

Clean ammonia sets sail into an ocean of fossil fuels From an Article by Ari Phillips, Oil & Gas Watch, May 3, 2023 Ammonia is generally associated with a technological breakthrough of the past. As the key building block of nitrogen-based synthetic fertilizers, it played a critical role in feeding a rapidly growing global population [...]

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Growing LNG Awareness in Congress ~ Risks of Growth in Liquified Natural Gas

May 11, 2023

Some 44 Lawmakers ‘Sound the Alarm’ on Threat of LNG Expansion . . From an Article by Olivia Rosane, Common Dreams, May 8, 2023 . . Senators and representatives have signed a letter calling on the Biden administration’s Council on Environmental Quality to give “greater scrutiny” to the LNG supply chain from wellhead to shipping [...]

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WV Legislature of No Help ~ Toxic PFAS in Our Drinking Water

May 10, 2023

Even with new legislation, it could be years before drinking water in West Virginia is free of toxic ‘forever chemicals’ From the Article by Allen Siegler, Mountain State Spotlight, May 2, 2023 State lawmakers passed the PFAS Protection Act to start controlling pollution in drinking water. While a step in the right direction, many are [...]

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Fraudulent Certification of Fracked Gas Pipeline Welding Results in Two Arrests in Western Penna.

May 9, 2023

Two arrested in pipeline fraud in Lawrence County From the Article by Debbie Wachter, New Castle News, May 5, 2023 The state Office of the Attorney General filed criminal charges in Lawrence County against two men accused of falsifying paperwork and endangering others while working on a natural gas pipeline. Joseph Berkich, 45, of Daisytown, [...]

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CENTER for COALFIELD JUSTICE ~ Public Health Report Needed Urgently

May 8, 2023

Report on Public Health Issues Related to Drilling, Fracking, Pipelining is Way Overdue From the Request by Heaven Sensky, Center for Coalfield Justice, 5/4/23 It’s been almost four years since Governor Tom Wolf committed $3 million on a pair of studies to explore the potential health impacts of oil and gas development in our communities. [...]

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Environmentalism is Not Just a Word Because We Only Have One Earth

May 7, 2023

Radical conservative environmentalism? From the Letter to Editor by Wes Bergen, Morgantown Dominion Post, April 30, 2023 Something new has to happen. In order to alter our current course, which has led and is leading to environmental devastation, we need nearly everyone to be involved. We need all hands on deck. This means that, in [...]

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New UK King Charles III May Resolve “Rosebank North Sea Oil” Question?

May 6, 2023

Tory former net zero tsar calls for halt to Rosebank North Sea oil project From the Article by Fiona Harvey, The Guardian UK, April 25, 2023 The UK government’s former “net zero tsar” has urged ministers to halt the development of the Rosebank oilfield in the North Sea, or risk destroying the UK’s credibility on [...]

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