Climate Corner: Climate change affects leaf-peeping, too
Oct 9, 2021 Nenna Davis editorial@newsandsentinel.com I remember shuffling as a child through the rainbow of fallen leaves as I walked past City Park to my fifth-grade class at Park School. I would pick up the prettiest ones… Read More
Suggested Readings for October 2021
September 2021- October 4, 2021 MOVCA Selected Media Postings Compiled by Cindy Taylor Appearing online in The Parkersburg News and Sentinel: September 25, 2021 Letter to Editor by Mason Witzler, Parkersburg, WV “Support budget reconciliation bill” https://www.newsandsentinel.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2021/09/support-budget-reconciliation-bill/ Tuesday,… Read More
Extreme Weather
By George Banziger October 6, 2021 in the Marietta Times Climate change is indeed a worldwide crisis. The international climate summit in Glasgow Scotland, where representatives from 190 nations will convene on November 1, is, only few weeks… Read More
Climate Corner: How to talk to kids about climate change (part 2)
Oct 2, 2021 Linda Eve Seth editorial@newsandsentinel.com “We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors; We borrow it from our children.” — Native American proverb Our instinct as parents is to protect our kids from the harshness… Read More
Time for Manchin to act on climate
By Eric Engle Sep 27, 2021 West Virginia’s senior senator, Joe Manchin III, is certainly the talk of the town these days, so to speak. Or, perhaps, more like the talk of the world. The only way that… Read More
Climate Corner: Why biodiversity matters
Sep 25, 2021 Randi Pokladnik editorial@newsandsentinel.com While I was researching my masters thesis in 1998 on organic farming in Ohio, I came across a disturbing event in Jack Dole’s book, “Altered Harvest: Agriculture, Genetics and the Fate of… Read More
Climate Corner: Re-imagine Appalachia
Sep 18, 2021 George Banziger editorial@newsandsentinel.com There has been a lot of frightening and vividly portrayed news about extreme weather lately that has brought our collective attention to the urgent need to address human-caused climate change. Unstoppable wildfires… Read More
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Press Release
For Immediate Release October 14, 2021 MOVCA October 21st Program Features Recording of Webinar: PFAS, Endocrine Disruption, and Shale Gas Development PARKERSBURG, West Virginia – Mid-Ohio Valley Climate Action is pleased to share a video recording of “PFAS,… Read More