CLIMATE CHANGE IS NOW A CRISIS ~ “Time is Running Out” ~ Let’s Admit It!

March 25, 2023

‘Time is Running Out,’ American Petroleum Institute Chief Said in 1965 Speech on Climate From an Article by Sharon Kelly, DeSmog Blog, November 20, 2018 The warning is clear and dire — and the source unexpected. “This report unquestionably will fan emotions, raise fears, and bring demand for action,” the president of the American Petroleum [...]

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Major Event on the “IRA” @ Public Library in Wheeling, WV

March 24, 2023

To All Local Citizens & Residents Able to Attend From the Coalition of Regional Organizations, CCAN, SUN, WV Rivers, CAG, New Jobs & WV-EE How can the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) help YOU save money? Join our FREE event on Saturday, March 25th in Wheeling, WV. For nearly two years, we endured the many bumps [...]

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EXXON knew quite accurately ~ some 45 years ago ~ about the Climate Crisis!

March 23, 2023

Exxon disputed climate findings for years & Its scientists knew better From an Article by Alice McCarthy, Harvard Gazette, January 12, 2023 Research shows that EXXON modeled and predicted global warming with ‘shocking skill and accuracy’ starting in the 1970s GRAPH CITATION ~ Summary of all global warming projections reported by ExxonMobil scientists in internal [...]

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EXXONMOBIL Completes Major Refinery Expansion in East Texas

March 22, 2023

ExxonMobil commissions Beaumont refinery expansion . . From an Article by Robert Brelsford, Oil & Gas Journal, March 16, 2023 . . ExxonMobil Corp. has started up its long-planned project to expand light crude oil processing capacity by 250,000 b/d at ExxonMobil Product Solutions Co.’s integrated refining and petrochemicals complex along the US Gulf Coast [...]

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Local Emergency Planning was Inadequate at East Palestine, OH

March 21, 2023

Ohio Train Derailment Raises Questions about Local Disaster Planning Across the USA From the Author ~ Michael Barrick, Appalachian Chronicle, March 12, 2023 EAST PALESTINE, OHIO – As the people of East Palestine attempt to put their lives back together following the crash of a Norfolk Southern freight train full of hazardous chemicals in their [...]

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‘SYNTHESIS REPORT’ on Climate Crisis Coming Today from UNITED NATIONS

March 20, 2023

Nations approve key UN science report on climate change News from Article by Frank Jordans, ABC News, March 19, 2023 ASSOCIATED PRESS — Governments gave their blessing on Sunday to a major new U.N. report on climate change, after approval was held up by a battle between rich and developing countries over emissions targets and [...]

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Chevron Seeks to Produce Safe Fuels from Plastics, But … (not so fast)

March 19, 2023

This “Climate-Friendly” Fuel Comes With an Astronomical Cancer Risk From an Article by Sharon Lerner, ProPublica, February 23, 2023 The Environmental Protection Agency recently gave a Chevron refinery the green light to create fuel from discarded plastics as part of a “climate-friendly” initiative to boost alternatives to petroleum. But, according to agency records, the production [...]

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West Virginia Interfaith Power & Light is worthy of support!

March 18, 2023

Dear Friends and Supporters, We are writing to you today with important information from the West Virginia Interfaith Power and Light (WVIPL). Faith Climate Action Week is coming up and Interfaith Power and Light has released some great planning materials.  You can find them here: https://www.faithclimateactionweek.org/ The theme for this year is “Living the Golden [...]

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American Conservation Film Festival was March 10 – 12 in Shepherdstown & Elsewhere

March 17, 2023

@ American Conservation Film Festival 2023 @ Evolve Shepherdstown (106 W. German Street) is the festival’s pop-up headquarters, a place for guests to pop in and meet representatives from conservation groups like Solar Holler, Sky Truth, Trout Unlimited, WV Rivers, Garden Stewards, and Oak Springs Garden Foundation. Film stars and filmmakers were popping in throughout [...]

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Activities Underway in West Virginia to Address the PFAS Issues ~ Traces are Toxic

March 16, 2023

State will get $18 million in federal funds to deal with PFAS chemicals in drinking water From the Article by David Beard, Morgantown Dominion Post (Yahoo! News), March 15, 2023 MORGANTOWN — West Virginia will receive more than $18 million in federal funds to address the presence of potentially toxic PFAS chemicals in drinking water. [...]

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