Repurposed – Solar energy project shows great promise
Editorials May 29, 2021 An experiment is in the works in southwest Virginia and Tennessee, that might have far-reaching benefits for the rest of coal country. A Nature Conservancy preserve that spans parts of Virginia, Kentucky and Tennessee… Read More
Climate Corner: Carbon capture sequestration technology won’t solve crisis
May 22, 2021 Parkersburg News and Sentinel Randi Pokladnik In its current state, carbon capture is another false promise when it comes to addressing the urgent need to decrease carbon dioxide emissions. The very industry that is a… Read More
Honest environmental talks
May 15, 2021 Christina Myer Editor cmyer@newsandsentinel.com Making progress in doing what is right for the environment isn’t simple. We have heard for years the critics of a switch to electric vehicles worried about mining the rare earth… Read More
Climate Corner: Methanol facility a bad idea for valley
May 8, 2021 Eric Engle editorial@newsandsentinel.com The company West Virginia Methanol, Inc. submitted a permit application in November 2020 to build a facility in Pleasants County on a former carbon black site along the Ohio River. The West… Read More
Recommended readings for May 2021
April 2021 – May 2, 2021 MOVCA Selected Media Postings Compiled by Cindy Taylor Appearing in The Parkersburg News and Sentinel: Monday, April 19, 2021 Community News by Madeline Scarborough, Staff Reporter “Volunteers, wildlife refuge workers take to… Read More
Solutions exist outside of fear mongering
By Eric Engle May 1, 2021 The Charleston Gazette-Mail. Top of Form Bottom of Form The scare tactics being deployed by the fossil fuels and derivative industries, their lapdog politicians and their loyal pundits are laser-focused on West… Read More
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Climate Corner: It’s time for us to reimagine Appalachia
May 29, 2021 George Banziger Parkersburg News and Sentinel People in the Appalachian region have for generations assumed that good-paying union jobs had to involve the sacrifice of their health–even their lives–in extractive industries such as coal. New… Read More