Caught between supply and demand
Local Column Marietta Times May 9, 2020 By David E. Ballantyne Little in my experience prepared me for a Pandemic. I am an engineer by training; thus, a student of science. I have high respect for the methods… Read More
Energy: Investment in renewables is vital to state’s future
Feb 12, 2020 Editorial in Parkersburg News and Sentinel West Virginians understand how much we owe the generations of coal miners who have kept our — and the rest of the country’s — lights on. Our emotional response… Read More
Solar energy — West Virginia’s path to a brighter economic future
Mar 1, 2020 by Beth Wheatley Editorial at Parkersburg News & Sentinel The time is now for West Virginia to seize the opportunity to capture some of the 240,000 jobs and the billions of dollars of annual investment… Read More
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
The economy, jobs and renewable energy
Appearing in The Parkersburg News and Sentinel: Sunday, October 6, 2019 Local Column: Op-ed by George Banziger, Ph,D. The future of the energy economy and jobs in the U.S. clearly lies in renewables, especially wind and solar power…. Read More
WV can profit from fighting climate crisis
Appearing in the Charleston Gazette-Mail: Sunday, September 8, 2019 Op-ED by Logan Thorne, project director for the WV Center on Climate Change Defeating the climate crisis is necessary — unless we want to lock-in scorching heat waves, rampant… Read More
Planning for a diverse economy is not anti-coal
First appearing in The Parkersburg News and Sentinel Aug 4, 2019 Emmett Pepper (Last) Tuesday, the legislature ended business and occupation (B&O) taxes for the Pleasants Power Station in Willow Island. Much of the discussion of the bill… Read More
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Better alternatives to extraction industry dependence
Jul 11, 2020 Parkersburg News & Sentinel by Eric Engle In the July 5 edition of the Parkersburg News and Sentinel, a piece appeared on the front page of the business section touting the recent report from the… Read More