Our Planet Under Examination, But Few Want to See or Understand

April 5, 2023

‘The Last of Us’ Is Right. Our Warming Planet Is a Petri Dish . . From an Article by Neil Vora, New York Times, April 2, 2023 . . “The Last of Us,” a postapocalyptic television thriller, recently concluded its first season with a stunning finale. However, as a physician and horror superfan, I found [...]

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Mountain Valley Frack Gas Pipeline ~ Unnecessary Risk for Residents, Farms, Streams & Mountains

April 4, 2023

M.V.P. Plans ~ Pipeline’s pros can’t outweigh its cons From the Letter to Editor of Betsy Lawson, Sunday Edition, Morgantown Dominion Post, April 2, 2023 . . A guest essay in Sunday’s Dominion Post (3-26-23) extolling the benefits of finishing the Mountain Valley Pipeline is so glaringly misleading that a response is required. The remaining [...]

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US Court of Appeals Rejects M.V.P. Water Quality Permit From WV-DEP

April 3, 2023

Court vacates critical West Virginia water permit for Mountain Valley Pipeline Press Release from Jessica Sims, Appalachian Voices, April 3, 2023 RICHMOND, Va. — Today, a unanimous panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit vacated the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection’s Clean Water Act § 401 certification for the Mountain [...]

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Green Hydrogen Can Find Diverse Applications, Some More Logical

April 2, 2023

Green hydrogen is having a breakthrough moment, can we make the most of it? From an Article by Oleksiy Tatarenko & Natalie Janzow, Energy Monitor, March 31, 2023 . . Developers and policymakers should set their sights on projects catering to sectors most acutely in need of green hydrogen, like steelmaking, fertilizers and shipping. Landmark [...]

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U. S. Government Promotes Large-Scale HYDROGEN HUBS for Regional Energy Supply?

April 1, 2023

The Outlook for U.S. Hydrogen Hubs: What Can They Achieve? From an Article by Anna Mende & Emily Kent, Clean Air Task Force, March 29, 2023 As efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and address the impacts of climate change ramp up around the world, public and private sources of capital have turned their attention [...]

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Federal & State Legal Proceedings for Mountain Valley Pipeline Continue Month After Month

March 31, 2023

Court Upholds Virginia’s MVP Water Permit, But Ruling Forthcoming on West Virginia Approval From an Article by Jeremiah Shelor, Natural Gas Intelligence, March 30, 2023 . . The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has upheld a crucial water quality permit issued to the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) by Virginia state regulators, keeping [...]

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Drilling & Fracking Threatens Our Allegheny Plateau and Its Biodiversity

March 29, 2023

Protect This Place: Fracking Threatens the Allegheny Plateau in PA, N.W. WV & S.E. OH Environmental Essay by Lisa C. Lieb, Revelator Voices, March 27, 2023 Let’s Protect This Place: A region historically plagued by industrial pollution is overwhelmed with unconventional oil and gas development. The Allegheny Plateau is a lower-lying portion of the Appalachian [...]

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WV Public Service Commission Should Serve the Public Interest

March 28, 2023

The choice and the burden of energy in West Virginia From the Letter to Editor of Perry Bryant, Charleston Gazette, March 28, 2023 Last year, Charlotte Lane, chairwoman of the West Virginia Public Service Commission, wrote an op-ed claiming that burning coal is cheaper than installing renewables, such as wind and solar. That really depends [...]

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Pennsylvania Now Has Crypto Mining Problems Including Sustained Noise & GHG Emissions

March 27, 2023

Crypto Mining at Gas Wells Sparks Regulatory Headaches, Outcry in Northwestern Pennsylvania From an Article by Audrey Carleton, Capital & Main News, March 22, 2023 . . Before obtaining the required permits, Diversified Energy began installing cryptocurrency mining infrastructure on one of its thousands of well pads. Longhorn Pad C is located about half a [...]

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IPCC Says Fossil Fuels Must Be Closed Down ASAP To Avoid Catastrophic Events

March 26, 2023

TEN (10) POLICIES FOR LIMITING G.H.G. AND MEETING CLIMATE GOALS From an Article by Joseph Winters, Grist Magazine, March 24, 2023 The IPCC says we need to phase down fossil fuels, fast. Here’s how the US could do it. A new report lists 10 policies to constrain polluting infrastructure and achieve key climate goals. On [...]

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