Climate Corner: The Great Filter and the coming election

Jul 20, 2024 Jean Ambrose editorial@newsandsentinel.com As a writer for Climate Corner, I am always excited to share news of the progress being made around the globe to develop renewable energy sources. In the United States, the investments… Read More

Climate Corner: A.I. – artificial innovation

Jul 13, 2024 Aaron Dunbar editorial@newsandsentinel.com One of the more pernicious forms of climate denial taking hold in recent years has come in the rampant spread of techno-optimism. These are the folks who have admitted to themselves that… Read More

Climate Corner: Navigating ‘Dark Waters’

Jul 6, 2024 Callie Lyons lyons.callie@gmail.com The movie “Dark Waters,” which is available now on Netflix, does an exceptional job of communicating the complex scientific concepts involved with C8 or PFOA contamination in the valley. If this movie… Read More

Climate Corner: A climate hero

Jun 29, 2024 Giulia Mannarino editorial@newsandsentinel.com William Earnest McKibben is an American environmentalist, journalist and author who has written extensively on the impact of global warming. In 1989, at the age of 28, Bill McKibben wrote “The End… Read More

Climate Corner: Finding reliable climate information on YouTube

Jun 22, 2024 Jonathan Brier climatecorner@brierjon.com YouTube and other media have reliable information, but finding it relies on critical thinking and reviewing who presented and what bias might they have or incentives to mislead, the same way books… Read More

Climate Corner: Seize the opportunity

Jun 15, 2024 Vic Elam editorial@newsandsentinel.com The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) came out with a report last year for the year 2022 and in it a scorecard ranking of all states, West Virginia and Ohio… Read More

Climate Corner: Citizen watchdogs

Jun 8, 2024 Randi Pokladnik editorial@newsandsentinel.com In 1978, Lois Gibbs, a homeowner in the suburb of Love Canal, N.Y., was concerned with her son’s failing health. She attributed it to him attending the 99th Street School, which was… Read More

Climate Corner: Fracking — good water in, bad water out

Jun 1, 2024 George Banziger editorial@newsandsentinel.com With the active support of state legislatures in West Virginia and Ohio and the engagement of oil and gas companies, many of which are based outside of this region, fracking (high-pressure hydraulic… Read More

Climate Corner: EPA finalizes important rules

May 25, 2024 Eric Engle editorial@newsandsentinel.com Last month, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized four rules on greenhouse gas emissions from electric generation facilities. Such facilities make up 51% of emissions emanating from West Virginia, over double… Read More

Climate Corner: Bye-bye, birdies

May 18, 2024 Linda Eve Seth editorial@newsandsentinel.com “Birds tell us about the health of our natural environment — we ignore their messages at our peril.” — Patricia Zurita, BirdLife CEO *** Bird populations are declining around the world…. Read More