Climate Corner: Some good news for the climate in 2023

Dec 30, 2023 George Banziger editorial@newsandsentinel.com At the end of the calendar year, it is customary to review the highlights of the past year. There was compelling evidence of the urgency needed to address the climate crisis right… Read More

Climate Corner: An innovation opportunity in 2024

Dec 23, 2023 Jonathan Brier climatecorner@brierjon.com Action on climate and the environment shouldn’t be political, it is a business opportunity which when objectives and values are aligned in the business model can be good for the environment too…. Read More

Climate Corner: Wake up and smell the coffee

Dec 16, 2023 Linda Eve Seth editorial@newsandsentinel.com “As long as there was coffee in the world, how bad could things be?” — Cassandra Clare *** Attention coffee drinkers: Grab a mugful and sit down before reading this column…. Read More

Climate Corner: Stubborn optimism

Dec 9, 2023 Rebecca Phillips editorial@newsandsentinel.com As I write this column, the first week in December, the COP28 conference is underway in Dubai. This event is, in part, a follow-up to a treaty that the U.S. and 194… Read More

Climate Corner: Gifting for the planet made easy

Dec 2, 2023 Jean Ambrose editorial@newsandsentinel.com I don’t know about you, but for many years I had anxiety attacks on Black Friday because I knew there were only three weeks left to purchase gifts for Christmas. My stress… Read More

Climate Corner: ‘Blue’ hydrogen is not the answer

Nov 25, 2023 Eric Engle editorial@newsandsentinel.com I’m writing this weekend’s Climate Corner column in response to a column from last weekend’s edition of the Parkersburg News and Sentinel regarding the Appalachian Regional Clean Hydrogen (ARCH2) hub proposed for… Read More

Climate Corner: Investigating your environment

Nov 18, 2023 Callie Lyons editorial@newsandsentinel.com Every time I consider Diane Cotter’s story, I am encouraged. Diane is the person who identified the turnout gear used by firefighters as a major source of exposure to toxic chemicals —… Read More

Climate Corner: Save solar energy in West Virginia

Nov 11, 2023 Giulia Mannarino editorial@newsandsentinel.com Solar energy is one of the best ways West Virginians can save money on energy bills and dramatically reduce carbon emissions. It’s a chance to invest in clean homegrown energy that supports… Read More

Climate Corner: How much is enough?

Nov 4, 2023 Aaron Dunbar editorial@newsandsentinel.com How many genocides? How many extinctions? How many wars must we wage? How many lives must we destroy? How many lands must we make uninhabitable? How many thousands of Palestinian children must… Read More

Climate Corner: Can’t get genie back in bottle

Oct 28, 2023 Parkersburg News and Sentinel Vic Elam The industrial age has served us well and the oil, gas, and coal industries have served us well to provide the energy needed to become the world power we… Read More