Climate Corner: Water protectors
Jul 10, 2021 Giulia Mannarino editorial@newsandsentinel.com My journey to climate activism began when my husband and I became fossil fuel refugees. We affectionately called our small farm, located in Greene County, Pa., just a mile from the West… Read More
Suggested Readings for July 2021
June 2021 MOVCA Selected Media Postings Compiled by Cindy Taylor Appearing online in The Parkersburg News and Sentinel: June 21, 2021 Community News, staff report “Out MOV invites community to Parkersburg celebration” https://www.newsandsentinel.com/news/community-news/2021/06/out-mov-invites-community-to-parkersburg-celebration/ June 15, 2021 Local News… Read More
Climate Corner: Making better choices
Jun 26, 2021 Nenna Davis editorial@newsandsentinel.com My awareness of human impact on the environment began during a conversation with my grandpa when I was a child. At dinner he was discussing the banning of DDT pesticides and how… Read More
Engle: The house is on fire; will we stop lighting matches? (Opinion)
WV Gazette Mail 6/24/2021 As the White House and Congress discuss infrastructural investments, including green energy and sustainability, and ideas like tax code changes to pay for them, the time to act on the global climate crisis is… Read More
MOVCA promotes ‘WV3C’ webinars during transition
Jun 24, 2021 Marietta Times PARKERSBURG — Mid-Ohio Valley Climate Action’s usual Third Thursday programs will resume when protocols for safe, in-person, indoor public programs are clearly established. Until then, MOVCA is pleased to attend and promote the… Read More
Moving on from coal without abandoning miners
Charleston Gazette MailBy Jim Probst Jun 21, 2021“Change is coming whether we seek it or not. Too many inside and outside the coalfields have looked the other way when it comes to recognizing and addressing specifically what that… Read More
Health Effects from Fossil Fuel Combustion
by Duane Nichols on June 19, 2021 Fossil Fuels are Causing Public Health Effects One in Five Premature Deaths Result from Fossil Fuels From Living On Earth, PRX, Air Date: Week of June 18, 2021 Fine particulate matter… Read More
Mid-Ohio Valley Climate Corner: The kids are alright
Jun 19, 2021 Angie Iafrate editorial@newsandsentinel.com Teach your children well. This is sound advice to which we can all sing along thanks to 1970s folk rock, but speaking as both a parent and a former high school teacher,… Read More
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Climate Change and the Coming Appalachia Land Rush
By Nick Brumfield on July 13, 2021 / 0 Comments Turn on the news any day, and you’ll likely see stories about the increasing effects of climate change. Unprecedented wildfires in California, sea level rise in Florida, even the subway flooding in… Read More