COP28 Has Ended BUT The Climate Reality Project Continues!

December 21, 2023

The 28th Conference of the Parties Has Come to a Close: What Comes Next? Letter Update from the Climate Reality Project, December 19, 2023 Despite its many flaws and contradictions, COP 28 marks a major step forward for our movement. For the first time ever, a COP agreement explicitly acknowledges the main culprit responsible for [...]

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§ West Virginia Rivers Coalition is Essential for Protecting Our Streams §

December 20, 2023

A Match Made in Clean Water Heaven! $10K Match Money Is Already in Place! From the Appeal of Angie Rosser, Executive Director, WV Rivers Coalition, December 18, 2023 Last week, amidst the serene backdrop of Blackwater Falls State Park, our team huddled together to chart the path ahead. It was a much-needed moment of solidarity [...]

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$385K Fine for Calumet Montana Refinery for Safety Violations

December 19, 2023

Calumet Montana Refinery in Great Falls fined $385K for lax reporting, poor record keeping From an Article by David Murray, Great Falls Tribune, December 18, 2023 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has fined the Calumet Montana Refinery in Great Falls $385,000 for violations of U.S. Clean Air Act, related to the refinery’s failure to [...]

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Storing Carbon Dioxide Underground in Large Quantities for Centuries is Irrational & Risky

December 18, 2023

LONGTERM CO2 STORAGE ~ Another assault on local communities and national forests >>> Article by Randi Pokladnik, PhD, Tappan Lake, Uhrichsville, OH, December 18, 2023 Recently, the United States Forest Service announced that it is proposing a rule change to allow carbon dioxide captured directly from the air or industrial processes to be stored permanently [...]

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CNX Steps Up to Monitor for Methane @ Drilling & Fracking Pads

December 17, 2023

CNX and Gov. Shapiro find agreement where legislators cannot From an Article by Anya Litvak, Pittsburgh Post Gazette, November 2, 2023 Every new natural gas well that CNX Resources Corp. drills from this day forward will come with a real-time public portal into its air emissions. The Canonsburg-based gas producer said that it will place [...]

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COP28 Now History, Ready or Not, Very Few Happy!!!

December 16, 2023

COP28 Climate Summit Deal Called ‘Historic.’ Now Countries Must Follow Through By Karl Marhiesen, Zia Wiese, Zack Colman, Sara Schonhardt & E&E News, Scientific American, December 12, 2023 CLIMATEWIRE | DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Climate talks in Dubai ended with a deal to curb the use of fossil fuels that was both historic and [...]

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UNITED NATIONS ~ Conference of Parties ~ COP28 ~ What Crisis Really?

December 15, 2023

Why some climate experts are criticizing what’s happened at the COP28 climate conference >>> From an Interview by Geoff Bennett, PBS News, December 12, 2023 As the COP28 climate conference comes to a close, countries are racing against the clock. More than 100 nations are pushing for a firm commitment to stop the use of [...]

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RSVP for RALLY A.S.A.P. on NET METERING OPTION @ State Capitol

December 14, 2023

ATTN: Everyone Needed for Rally on January 20th or Provide Support Someway! . . FROM: Many Organizations Participating in Rally at WV State Capitol . . Right now, solar energy is under threat in West Virginia. But folks across the state are speaking out to protect it, and you can be one of them. On [...]

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WEBINAR to Celebrate the Endangered Species Act of 1973 in VA & WV

December 13, 2023

TO: Friends of Streams and Forests FROM: Wild Virginia & Conservation Fisheries, 12/13/23 ATTN: The preservation of aquatic biodiversity in our rivers and streams? Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Endangered Species Act with Wild Virginia and Conservation Fisheries, Inc by joining us for a webinar: December 13th at 6:30pm! The Endangered Species Act (ESA) [...]

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Ohio Governor Mike DeWine sings “Drill, Baby, Drill” in Harmony!

December 12, 2023

Lawsuit claims approvals to frack Ohio state lands violated law . . From an Article by Julie Grant, The Allegheny Front, December 5, 2023 . . Groups concerned about fracking for oil and gas in Ohio’s state lands filed a lawsuit last week, appealing a commission’s approval of seven nominations to drill under Salt Fork [...]

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