WOW! ~ Coal and Natural Gas BOOM in WV & World Wide

August 5, 2022

West Virginia’s Severance Tax Boom From an Article by Hoppy Kercheval, West Virginia Metro News, August 4, 2022 Coal and natural gas are on fire, and the state of West Virginia is a major beneficiary. Prices for the commodities have skyrocketed, in some instances to record levels, generating previously unimaginable severance tax collections for the [...]

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The New IRA (Inflation Reduction Act) ~ Manchin v. Coal & Sinema v. Taxes

August 4, 2022

Inflation Reduction Act: Will Sinema sacrifice the planet to save corporate profits? From an Article by John Bachtell, People’s World, August 3, 2022 Senate Democrats appear on the verge of passing historic legislation to accelerate a national transition to clean energy, reduce energy costs, create tens of thousands of union jobs, and address environmental injustice. [...]

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IS THIS FOR REAL? Senator Manchin to Overrule U.S. Circuit Court System

August 3, 2022

Federal Climate Deal Could Force Completion of Mountain Valley Pipeline — Most work remaining on controversial project is in Southwest Virginia From an Article by Sarah Vogelsong, Virginia Mercury, August 2, 2022 A deal between Democratic congressional leadership and West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin III over sweeping federal climate legislation could force the completion of [...]

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Our EARTH is a “Hot House” ~ Warmer, Hotter, and Worse — Prof. Bill McGuire

August 2, 2022

EARTH ~ ‘Soon it will be unrecognisable’: total climate meltdown cannot be stopped From an Article by Robin McKie, The Guardian News Service UK, July 30, 2022 The publication of Bill McGuire’s latest book, Hothouse Earth, could not be more timely. Appearing in the shops this week, it will be perused by sweltering customers who [...]

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Bill McGuire ~ A Volcanologist With Lots To Say About Our Earth

August 1, 2022

The Effect of Climate Change on Geological Hazards ~ Now a Hot Topic From the Wikipedia Entry on William McGuire, Emeritus Professor, University College London, August 1, 2022 William J. McGuire (born 1954) is a volcanologist and Emeritus Professor of Geophysical & Climate Hazards at University College London. His main interests include volcano instability and [...]

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HEAT.gov ~ Provides Information on Heat Waves in United States

July 31, 2022

NATIONAL INTEGRATED HEAT HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEM ~ HEAT.gov Heat.gov is the web portal for the National Integrated Heat Health Information System (NIHHIS) Welcome to HEAT.gov ~ Heat related illnesses and death are largely preventable with proper planning, education, and action. Heat.gov serves as the premier source of heat and health information for the nation to [...]

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Greenwashing Is NOT New — Let’s Clean It Up For The Public Health

July 30, 2022

Early efforts to make the ickiest environmental efforts look clean From an Article by Peter Dykstra, Environmental Health News, July 30, 2022 When I was growing up, I had a fascination with phonies – that certain brand of phonies that make millions off a gullible public by offering a warped reality. They ranged from the [...]

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So-called “Inflation Reduction Act” Involves Increasing Fossil Fuels

July 29, 2022

Hundreds of Climate, Community Groups Tell Biden, Congress: No Fossil Fuel Expansion in Reconciliation Bill Press Release from Karuna Jaguar, Center for Biological Diversity & Peter Hart, Food & Water Watch, July 29, 2022 WASHINGTON— More than 350 conservation and community groups, representing millions of people, called on President Biden and Senate Majority Leader Chuck [...]

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Climate Crisis Gets Added Attention on Capitol Hill, Senate Action Underway

July 28, 2022

In First-of-its-Kind Protest, Hill Staffers Arrested After Sit-in for Climate Action at Schumer’s Office From an Article by Olivia Rosane, EcoWatch.com, July 28, 2022 Democratic leadership may have given up on passing major climate legislation, but their employees aren’t ready to throw in the towel. Six Congressional staffers were arrested Monday after a first-of-its-kind sit-in [...]

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COMMENT on Mountain Valley Pipeline Time Extension 7/29/22 @ FERC

July 27, 2022

Mountain Valley Pipeline seeks four more years to finish work From an Article by Sarah Vogelsong, Virginia Mercury, July 27, 2022 As Mountain Valley Pipeline seeks a four-year extension to finish building the long-delayed project, intended to carry natural gas from the Marcellus shale fields into Virginia, Virginians remain as divided as ever on the [...]

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