We must act on climate change

Parkersburg News & Sentinel – Oct 21, 2018 Eric Engle There are a few things I think everyone needs to know in lieu of Trump’s “60 Minutes” comments on climate change following the most recent IPCC report. When… Read More

Wind Power Not More Expensive

Wind power not more expensive Sep 23, 2018 Parkersburg News and Sentinel, Patrick Radcliff Wood County Delegate Deem recently criticized the WV Public Service Commission for approving the purchase of wind power from an Indiana wind farm by… Read More

Why Not Turn to Wind?

Why not turn to wind? Sep 16, 2018 Parkersburg News and Sentinel Wayne Dunn After reading Del. Frank Deem’s letter “Why turn to wind?” I felt very concerned for West Virginia for having elected officials so out of… Read More

Man-made woes

Parkersburg News and Sentinel – Aug 19, 2018 Margaret Meeker – After watching the news of the fires in California a family member said, “Is God trying to tell California something?” I don’t think it is God but… Read More

Work to fight climate change

Parkersburg News and Sentinel – Aug 19, 2018 Eric Engle – Dangerous anthropogenic (human-caused) global climate change is upon us. It is not just a threat to be feared down the road, but is a reality here and… Read More

Mother nature can’t keep up with man’s CO2

Jul 28, 2018 Editorial by David Ballantyne, Newport, Ohio The Marietta Times I have been honored to teach climate science in the public schools the past two years. My experience with students is that most generally believe that… Read More

Invest in Renewables

June 4, 2018 Letter-to-the-Editor by Eric Engle, Parkersburg, WV The Parkersburg News and Sentinel A study released May 21 by the Rocky Mountain Institute found that “… regionally specific clean energy portfolios already outcompete proposed gas-fired generators, and/or… Read More

Preserve and protect

Preserve and Protect Parkersburg News and Sentinel – April 22, 2018 Today is Earth Day. Back in 1968, when Apollo astronauts were on a mission to identify landing sites on the moon, one of them accidentally turned back… Read More

Open letter to McKinley

Mar. 4, 2018 Letter-to-the-Editor by Ron Teska, Belleville , WV The Parkersburg News and Sentinel Mr. McKinley, I am writing to express my concern for our grandchildren’s and those yet to be born’s future. With the Stream Protection… Read More

Oil and gas industry won’t police itself

Mar. 4 2018 Letter-to-the-Editor by Michael Ireland, Parkersburg WV The Parkersburg News and Sentinel Some people think methamphetamine is harmful. But we don’t need a law or agency to control it. The concerned parties should just hold a… Read More