The Climate Crisis Getting Worse ~ Faster & Faster, Dangerously So!

February 23, 2023

Some 27 feedback loops could accelerate climate crisis, warn scientists From an Article by George Hughes, Environment Journal (UK), February 21, 2023 Scientists are advising governments to take urgent action, as they have identified 27 global feedback loops which could lock the world into irreversible climate change. An international collaboration of Oregon State University researchers [...]

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13th National Monitoring Conference @ Virginia Beach on April 24 – 28

February 22, 2023

The National Water Quality Monitoring Council will host its 13th National Monitoring Conference during the week of April 24–28, 2023, in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Monitoring for water quality/quantity and public and ecological health in all water resources will be represented, including lakes and wetlands, rivers and streams, coastal waters and estuaries, and groundwater. All federal, [...]

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HYDROGEN HAS TAKEN A ‘BOLD ROLE’ FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT

February 21, 2023

Hydrogen: The time has come for the simplest chemical substance, H2 From an Article by Ropa Mugadza, Independent Community Intelligence Service (ICIS) News Hydrogen has recently gained traction in government strategies, business plans and the media as a potential silver bullet for reaching net zero. But in reality, hydrogen has been considered as a potential [...]

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‘Real Clean Energy’ Needed, Not Climate Crisis Causing Coal

February 20, 2023

End taxpayer rip-offs; invest in real clean energy From the Letter to the Editor by Jim Kotcon, Morgantown Dominion Post, February 19, 2023 West Virginia legislators are adopting one taxpayer rip-off after another. For example, bills to subsidize uncompetitive coal companies or power plants are moving quickly (e.g., HB 3133). Nuclear power, the most expensive [...]

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Weekly Report for “Living on Earth” on Important News

February 19, 2023

LIVING ON EARTH ~ Beyond the Headlines: Air Date: Week of February 17, 2023 Journalist Peter Dykstra joins Host Steve Curwood this week to discuss the recent Ohio train derailment, which sent 50 cars carrying toxic chemicals including vinyl chloride careening off their tracks. They also discuss the proposed more efficient energy standards for washing [...]

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A Sustainable Plan for the Budget ‘Surplus’ in West Virginia

February 18, 2023

What’s a Sustainable Plan for West Virginia’s Budget “Surplus”? From the Weekly Post of the WV Center on Budget & Policy, February 17, 2023 The 2023 state legislative session has seen both chambers heavily focused on turning the state’s revenue “surplus” into personal income tax cuts, despite the clear need for new spending after four [...]

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Warning ~ The Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica is Melting (and Retreating)

February 17, 2023

Underwater robot helps explain Antarctic glacier’s retreat From the Article by James Dean, Cornell Chronicle, February 15, 2023 First-of-their-kind observations beneath the floating shelf of a vulnerable Antarctic glacier reveal widespread cracks and crevasses where melting occurs more rapidly, contributing to the Florida-sized glacier’s retreat and potentially to sea-level rise, according to a Cornell research [...]

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The Sun Shines on Toyota in Putnam County! What About the Rest of West Virginia?

February 16, 2023

Flower power: Solar arrays resembling flowers provide energy at Toyota Putnam plant From an Article by the Staff of WCHS-TV, February 6, 2023 PUTNAM COUNTY, W.Va. (WCHS-TV) — New power sources that resemble flowers have sprouted up around the Toyota Motor Manufacturing West Virginia plant in Buffalo in Putnam County. Five SmartFlower solar arrays were [...]

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OMG! Some Short-Term & Chronic Health Effects of the Climate Crisis

February 15, 2023

How Does Climate Change Affect Our Health? From an Article by Eglė Krištopaitytė, Health News, January 20, 2023 Climate change impacts all aspects of our lives, including our health. From inflammation caused by wildfire smoke to diseases-carrying vectors migrating to new areas, the threats associated with changing climate are here to stay. [It can get [...]

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Take a Look at HYDROGEN ~ It’s Elusive from There to Here

February 14, 2023

A Huge, Uncharted Experiment on the U.S. Economy Is About to Begin Letter to Editor by Robinson Meyer, New York Times, February 12, 2023 If you want to understand the immense windfall the Biden administration is about to bestow on green industries, take a look at HYDROGEN. Engineers still aren’t exactly sure what role the [...]

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