With climate crisis looming, it’s time for leaders to take bold action
The Columbus Dispatchby Aaron DunbarApril 19, 2021 Political leaders: The time is now for bold action on climate change Last year I received a handwritten note in the mail from Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown, acknowledging my letter published in The… Read More
Climate Corner: Bigfoot and the big lie
Apr 17, 2021 Aaron Dunbar Parkersburg News and Sentinel I write a lot about climate change, given that it’s one of the greatest existential threats ever faced by humanity. But my first true love has always been for… Read More
WVU Parkersburg to mark Earth Day
Apr 17, 2021 Staff Reports editorial@newsandsentinel.com PARKERSBURG — Earth Day will be celebrated 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Thursday on the main campus walking trail at West Virginia University at Parkersburg. Organized by the Ecohawks, a student environmental group, the… Read More
Support THRIVE
Parkersburg News and Sentinel Apr 17, 2021 By Giulia Mannarino On Sept. 10, 2020 the THRIVE Resolution was introduced in Congress by Democrats. This resolution simultaneously tackles three separate but inextricably intertwined crisis: pandemic recovery, climate change and… Read More
Climate Corner: Time for Appalachia to THRIVE
Apr 10, 2021 Eric Engle Parkersburg News and Sentinel Lobbyists and industry representatives in the fossil fuels industries, including Greg Kozera with Shale Crescent USA, like to claim that the industries are all about good-paying jobs, prosperity, and… Read More
Mid-Ohio Valley Climate Action taking submissions for Earth Day contest
Apr 10, 2021 Staff Reports editorial@newsandsentinel.com PARKERSBURG — Mid-Ohio Valley Climate Action is holding a high school Earth Day essay contest in April for youth in grades nine through 12 who are attending school or homeschooling in Wood… Read More
Open discourse is encouraging
The Parkersburg News and Sentinel By Wayne DunnApr 3, 2021 After debating with one of my friends about letters to the editor, I realized that a letter should be written to the editor for her encouraging a broadened… Read More
Climate Corner: Finding common ground on climate change and the economy
Apr 3, 2021 George Banziger Parkersburg News and Sentinel The Mid-Ohio Valley Climate Action slogan, “save the grandchildren,” has special meaning to me and my commitment to climate action. I have only two grandchildren, both of whom are… Read More
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Our house is on fire
The Athens News By Aaron Dunbar April 21, 2021 Growing up, I never spent much time thinking about the house where I lived. As far as I was concerned, it was four walls and a roof. A house… Read More