Month: February 2020

Finding common ground on climate change

Marietta Times and Parkersburg News & Sentinel Feb 9, 2020 by George Banziger As the election year of 2020 unfolds, there is plenty of rancor and polarization in the political world. One issue that can potentially achieve bipartisan… Read More

Climate crisis is up close and personal

Charleston Gazette-Mail Sunday, November 24, 2019  Op-Ed by Betty Rivard Earlier this month, I celebrated my 75th birthday during the warmest weather I had ever experienced for November. Some of those birthdays were spent in more northern, western,… Read More

Area students win awards in PSA contest

The Parkersburg News and Sentinel: Tuesday, December 10, 2019  COMMUNITY NEWS (MOVCA press release) The 2019 PSA contest winners from WVU-Parkersburg received awards from Jean Ambrose of Mid-Ohio Valley Climate Action. From left, Ryan McCoy and Madison Sayre… Read More

Part of the problem or solution?

Parkersburg News & Sentinel Sunday, December 1, 2019 Letter-to-the-Editor by Eric Engle, Parkersburg A new report out Tuesday, Nov. 26, by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) shows that global greenhouse gas emissions must fall by 7.6 percent… Read More