Climate Corner: Join the fight!

Oct 26, 2024 Eric Engle editorial@newsandsentinel.com A study conducted from July to November 2023 by the NYU School of Medicine, Stanford University, Utah State University, the University of Washington and George Washington University, among others, and published in… Read More

Climate Corner: Lions and tigers and pizzlies…Oh, my!

Oct 19, 2024 Linda Eve Seth editorial@newsandsentinel.com Climate change not only raises global temperatures, it impacts everyone and everything on our planet. As global temperatures rise, ecosystems and the species they harbor are changing in response. Many habitats… Read More

Climate Corner: Finding common ground

Oct 12, 2024 Griffin Bradley editorial@newsandsentinel.com To say that America has become more polarized in recent years isn’t breaking any new ground. The “us versus them” mentality has seeped into our political zeitgeist, bringing with it division among… Read More

Climate Corner: A world on fire

Sep 28, 2024 Aaron Dunbar editorial@newsandsentinel.com On Feb. 25 of this year, United States airman Aaron Bushnell set himself on fire outside the Israeli embassy in Washington D.C., refusing to be complicit in the American-backed genocide of the… Read More

Climate Corner: Parties and their platforms

Sep 14, 2024 Giulia Mannarino Although, the Democrats (DNC) and the Republicans (GOP) are presently the two dominant political parties in the USA, our country has additional political parties. These include the Green Party, the Libertarians, the Constitution… Read More

Climate Corner: What’s a tree worth

Aug 31, 2024 Vic Elam editorial@newsandsentinel.com This is a complicated question, and the value of a tree varies upon the perspective of the beholder. One could look at it simply from the commercial perspective and determine the board… Read More

Climate Corner: A new kind of victory garden

Aug 24, 2024 Randi Pokladnik editorial@newsandsentinel.com During World War II, citizens were encouraged to plant “victory gardens” to support the war effort. Historical references point out that many countries, including the United States, Canada, Australia, and Great Britain,… Read More

Climate Corner: Is climate change driving us crazy?

Aug 17, 2024 George Banziger editorial@newsandsentinel.com The mass deaths of coral reefs, the abrupt thawing of the permafrost, the collapse of Greenland Ice, the loss of the Amazon Forest, the shutdown of the Atlantic currents. These headlines can… Read More

Climate Corner: Learn more about an alternative

Aug 10, 2024 Eric Engle editorial@newsandsentinel.com On Thursday, Aug. 15, from 6-7:30 p.m., at the Parkersburg & Wood County Public Library at 3100 Emerson Ave. in North Parkersburg, the West Virginia solar installation company Solar Holler will be… Read More

Climate Corner: A crash course on plant hardiness zones

Aug 3, 2024 Danesha Seth Carley editorial@newsandsentinel.com Many people are familiar with the term “growing zone” as it is often included on plant labels that help gardeners decide which plants might thrive in their home gardens. A plant… Read More