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
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
Climate Corner: Let the Games begin
Feb 5, 2022 Giulia Mannarino editorial@newsandsentinel.com More than 2,700 years ago, in Olympia, Greece, the words “Let the games begin” were spoken to start what has become a global sports and cultural event known as the Olympic Games…. Read More
Climate Corner: Not all West Virginians are Manchin fans
Jan 29, 2022 Eric Engle editorial@newsandsentinel.com In a recent edition of The Charleston Gazette-Mail, President of the West Virginia Manufacturer’s Association Rebecca McPhail, stated “People outside our great state are entitled to their own opinions, but here in… Read More
Climate Corner: Economics, energy and employment
Jan 22, 2022 George Banziger editorial@newsandsentinel.com There are certain demographic and economic trends that have been evident for decades in this region of Appalachia and that can be addressed given the opportunities presented by the investment of federal… Read More
Climate Corner: Tar Sands oil extraction continues to threaten climate
Jan 8, 2022 Randi Pokladnik editorial@newsandsentinel.com When President Biden revoked the permit of the Keystone XL Pipeline in January 2021, he stated, “permitting the pipeline would undermine U.S. climate leadership by undercutting the credibility and influence of the… Read More
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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