Climate Corner: Climate change affects leaf-peeping, too

Oct 9, 2021 Nenna Davis editorial@newsandsentinel.com I remember shuffling as a child through the rainbow of fallen leaves as I walked past City Park to my fifth-grade class at Park School. I would pick up the prettiest ones… Read More

Climate Corner: How to talk to kids about climate change (part 2)

Oct 2, 2021 Linda Eve Seth editorial@newsandsentinel.com “We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors; We borrow it from our children.” — Native American proverb Our instinct as parents is to protect our kids from the harshness… Read More

Climate Corner: Why biodiversity matters

Sep 25, 2021 Randi Pokladnik editorial@newsandsentinel.com While I was researching my masters thesis in 1998 on organic farming in Ohio, I came across a disturbing event in Jack Dole’s book, “Altered Harvest: Agriculture, Genetics and the Fate of… Read More

Climate Corner: Re-imagine Appalachia

Sep 18, 2021 George Banziger editorial@newsandsentinel.com There has been a lot of frightening and vividly portrayed news about extreme weather lately that has brought our collective attention to the urgent need to address human-caused climate change. Unstoppable wildfires… Read More

Climate Corner: Save the grandchildren

Sep 11, 2021 Dr. Randi Pokladnik What will it take to motivate Americans into action? Two of the happiest days of my life were when we welcomed our two granddaughters into the world in 2004 and 2005. At… Read More

Climate Corner: Recycle/repurpose

Aug 28, 2021 Nenna Davis editorial@newsandsentinel.com Recycling is not a new concept. I remember waiting for the milkman to deliver cold milk and cottage cheese. These products were delivered in glass containers, which, once emptied, we would set… Read More

Climate Corner: Climate change makes allergies worse

Cynthia Burkhart editorial@newsandsentinel.com “Leaves of three, let it be!” I first learned this little rhyme many years ago, when I was a Brownie Scout in my cute little brown uniform and dark brown beanie hat. Of course, there… Read More

Climate Corner: Corporate disinformation

Aug 14, 2021 Giulia Mannarino editorial@newsandsentinel.com On Aug. 9, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the United Nations body that assesses the science related to climate change, issued its most recent and most comprehensive assessment report with… Read More

Climate Corner: Bipartisanship, money should not be focus

Aug 7, 2021 Eric Engle editorial@newsandsentinel.com A bipartisan infrastructure bill is moving through the U.S. Senate, slowly but surely, and is being touted by the White House as a major achievement. The $1.2 trillion bill (with approximately $550… Read More

Climate Corner: What Can an Individual Do?

Jul 31, 2021 George Banziger editorial@newsandsentinel.com Human-caused climate change is rapping on our collective door with increasing urgency and with palpable visibility—even in the Mid-Ohio Valley. Before this summer we knew about oceans rising, warming, and becoming more… Read More