Social and Environmental Justice Fair on Sunday in Morgantown (9/18/22)

September 14, 2022

Social and Environmental Justice Fair on Sunday in Morgantown >>> From Shelia Rye, Community Coalition for Social Justice (CCSJ), Sept. 12, 2022 The CCSJ is planning a Social and Environmental Justice Fair at the Hazel Ruby McQuain amphitheater downtown Morgantown on Sunday, September 18, 2022 between 2 and 4 p.m. We invite everyone to attend. [...]

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Hydrogen Hype is Growing Exponentially (!!!)

September 13, 2022

Hydrogen: Fuel of the Future? . . Video presentation from The Economist, Aug 25, 2021 . . This educational video on YouTube is 8:04 minutes in total time, plus advertisements. It’s been hailed as fuel of the future. Hydrogen is clean, flexible and energy efficient. But in practice there are huge hurdles to overcome before [...]

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Planning Underway on Four Hydrogen Hubs for Renewable Energy Storage

September 12, 2022

Region’s bid for a ‘hydrogen hub’ relies on frack gas and capturing carbon dioxide From an Explainer Article by Quinn Glabicki, Public Source, 8/8/22 Nature’s simplest element is at the center of a new energy strategy that has won the support of much of the Pittsburgh region’s leadership, while drawing scorn from sustainability advocates who [...]

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The Coming Ultimate Catastrophe May Be “THE APOCALYPSE”

September 11, 2022

“Coming soon, the Apocalypse, maybe” From the Essay by Pepper Trail, Writers On The Range (Colorado), August 31, 2022 Just about every video game, young adult novel and buzz-worthy streaming series agree that we need to prepare for a post-apocalyptic world. Up ahead, around a sharp curve or off a cliff, it is waiting—The Apocalypse. [...]

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Plugging of Orphaned & Abandoned Gas Wells Needed

September 10, 2022

Proper reclamation needed to plug gas wells in Mon County Article by Betsy Lawson, Morgantown Dominion Post, 9/3/22 WEST OF MORGANTOWN, WHERE I LIVE, THE VISIBLE REMAINS OF COAL AND GAS REMOVAL ARE EVERYWHERE. Abandoned strip mines, acid mine drainage and an orphaned gas well are all visible from my house. This is because, in [...]

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Frack Gas is Greenhouse Gas (GHG), Almost Entirely Methane (CH4)

September 9, 2022

Methane: The elephant in the room when it comes to climate change Article in the public interest by Randi Pokladnik, Tappan Lake, OH, on September 7, 2022 Although carbon dioxide receives most of the attention in the climate crisis discussion, emissions of methane gas play a major role in the warming of the planet. Scientists [...]

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Protect our Water, Heritage and Rights (POWHR) — Apples ‘Or’ Oranges

September 8, 2022

A pipeline is not a windmill — Rally Thursday Against Manchin’s Dirty Deal From an Article by Bill McKibben, Founder 350.org, Sept 2, 2022 The Washington Post, which has done remarkable climate reporting in recent years, had a less successful story in this morning’s paper. Headlined (in oddly editorial fashion) “To fight climate change, environmentalists [...]

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“People vs. Fossil Fuels” ~ How You Can Be Effective!

September 7, 2022

How can you support Appalachian resistance if you can’t come to DC? From Maury Johnson, POWHR, August 30, 2022 On Thursday, September 8, 2022 the Stop MVP coalition and People vs. Fossil Fuels coalition will convene in Washington, D.C. for ‘No Sacrifice Zones: Appalachian Resistance Comes to DC,’ to stop the MVP, show massive public [...]

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Planned Frack Gas Power Plant in Central Pennsylvania Must Comply With Pollution Limits

September 6, 2022

Lower pollution limits ordered for power plant ~ Renovo Energy Center says it will comply, intends to proceed From an Article by Bob Rolley, Lock Haven Express, September 5, 2022 Renovo, Pa — Plans to build a Marcellus Shale natural gas-fired power plant here will proceed despite an Environmental Hearing Board ruling saying state-approved emission [...]

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The Big Money in Politics Threatens our Democracy and Planet

September 5, 2022

More Money, More Problems (for Our Democracy and Our Planet) From an Article by Bill McKibben, Shana Gallagher, and Joseline Garcia, Common Dreams, September 2, 2022 We’re on a slippery slope of complete democratic collapse—and corresponding planetary collapse due to inaction on climate change—if we don’t act fast. Young people — as revealed in poll [...]

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