The fossil fuel quandary
Marietta Times Apr 5, 2022 Vic Elam Much is being made nowadays about a perception that the United States needs to increase fossil fuel production in the form of natural gas (methane) and oil production. The argument being… Read More
Climate Corner: Faith important in climate rescue
Local columns Apr 2, 2022 Angie Iafrate editorial@newsandsentinel.com When I was younger, my grandpa related the “Parable of the Drowning Man.” It’s the one about the guy who is caught in a catastrophic storm, but as the floodwaters… Read More
Climate Corner: Choose to refuse
Mar 26, 2022 Giulia Mannarino editorial@newsandsentinel.com Before the creation of plastics the world was totally dependent on nature for the materials needed to produce everyday items. Because these other materials; such as metals, stones, bones, horns, fangs and… Read More
Climate Corner: Transition time is now
Mar 19, 2022 Eric Engle editorial@newsandsentinel.com Vladimir Putin is a petrostate autocrat, meaning Russia is a nation heavily dependent on oil and gas revenue and Putin, as an authoritarian who has made a mockery of any semblance of… Read More
Climate Corner: Tackling climate change one forkful at a time
Mar 12, 2022 Randi Pokladnik When COVID-19 closed down restaurants and affected food distribution, we were reminded of how important food sources were and how quickly those sources could be jeopardized. One of the greatest threats to food… Read More
Climate Corner: Job creation from fossil fuels – Where’s the beef?
Mar 5, 2022 George Banziger editorial@newsandsentinel.com In a recent opinion piece, the writer asserted the fossil fuel industry has a positive impact on job creation and the economy. This assertion was made without any evidence to support it…. Read More
Evolution of climate fight includes faith community
Feb 28, 2022 Eric Engle editorial@newsandsentinel.com I usually ignore ridiculous and nonsensical diatribes like a letter to the editor in the Feb. 20 edition of the Parkersburg News and Sentinel titled “Trust God on climate,” but since the… Read More
Climate Corner: Make friends with a tree
Feb 19, 2022 Nenna Davis editorial@newsandsentinel.com Shel Silverstein wrote a book called “The Giving Tree” that I would read to my son when he was a wee child. The basic premise of the book is how trees are… Read More
Climate Corner: A little cleanup makes a big difference
Feb 12, 2022 Reed Byers editorial@newsandsentinel.com As the snow melts and we draw closer to the brighter days of Spring, I’ve begun to feel some relief. Relief not in the sense of wishing the winter away, but from… Read More
Last Updated: April 28, 2023 by main_y0ke11
The war we cannot afford to lose
Marietta Times Apr 6, 2022 Dr. Randi Pokladnik Dr. Svitlana Krakovska, a Ukrainian climate scientist and member of the International Panel on Climate Change recently said, “Human induced climate change and the war on Ukraine have the same… Read More