Climate Corner: Greed (not need) behind ridiculous data center expansions
July 18, 2026 By Randi Pokladnik I recently did a presentation at the Dover Public Library about the environmental issues associated with data centers. These issues include: noise, water usage, hundreds of acres of land transformed into industrial developments, exposure to air pollution from power generation, light pollution from the facilities, high voltage transmission lines cutting through… Read More
Climate Corner: Need for air monitoring effort only grows
Jul 11, 2026 Eric Engle editorial@newsandsentinel.com Communities throughout the Mid-Ohio Valley woke up Sunday morning, July 5, to an ominous black plume overhead as the Peoples Cartage building off Camden Avenue was engulfed in flame. It was a… Read More
Climate Corner: The cost of forgetting
Jul 3, 2026 Jean Ambrose editorial@newsandsentinel.com As America prepares to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, we have an opportunity to reflect not only on how far we’ve come, but on how we got… Read More
Climate Corner: Break free from plastics in July
Jun 27, 2026 Dawn Hewitt editorial@newsandsentinel.com In last week’s Climate Corner, Rebecca Phillips explained the connection between plastics and climate change, and the general detrimental impacts of plastics on human health and the environment: Plastics are made from… Read More
Climate Corner: The problem(s) with plastic
Jun 20, 2026 Rebecca Phillips editorial@newsandsentinel.com Plastic is everywhere. Some uses are beneficial and unavoidable, like the specialty plastics that enable contact lenses and lightweight eyeglasses. Other uses are less beneficial but often seem almost equally unavoidable. Take… Read More
Climate Corner: Popes and the planet
Jun 13, 2026 Giulia Mannarino editorial@newsandsentinel.com I was raised in a section of Pittsburgh, Pa., known as Oakland. Throughout my childhood, an important building was St. Paul’s Cathedral, an enormous Gothic Revival style Roman Catholic church. It has… Read More
Climate Corner: Life’s a beach
Jun 6, 2026 Linda Eve Seth editorial@newsandsentinel.com Life takes you down many paths, but the best ones lead to the beach. Planning a family get away at the beach this summer? Better hurry up and go while you… Read More
Climate Corner: Out-of-state interests win, real issues lose
May 30, 2026 Griffin Bradley editorial@newsandsentinel.com With the primaries now behind us, I can’t say I’m entirely surprised by the outcomes. If West Virginia has taught us anything about politics in the last decade or more, it’s that… Read More
Climate Corner: Grateful for community support
May 23, 2026 Eric Engle editorial@newsandsentinel.com Mid-Ohio Valley Climate Action (MOVCA) was proud to take part for the first time this year in the Parkersburg Area Community Foundation’s Give Local MOV annual day of giving. Our organization received… Read More
Posted: July 27, 2026 by main_y0ke11
Climate Corner: Solar could stabilize your budget and save money
By Jonathan Brier July 25, 2026 Switching to electric energy is my strategy for stabilizing home energy costs. Global events, like the conflict in Iran, highlight the volatility of gas prices. As I transition my home to be… Read More