Climate Corner: Blooming in an unfavorable climate
Dec 7, 2024 Callie Lyons editorial@newsandsentinel.com In the face of a political climate that feels increasingly unfavorable, especially for environmentalists and those advocating for systemic change, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed and hopeless. The challenges–stagnant policies, rising climate… Read More
Climate Corner: COP(out)29
Nov 30, 2024 Giulia Mannarino editorial@newsandsentinel.com The United Nations Security Council is the only organ of the United Nations that has the power to make decisions that member states are obligated to implement. Their five permanent members have… Read More
Climate Corner: A mission to empower people
Nov 23, 2024 Eric Engle editorial@newsandsentinel.com Mid-Ohio Valley Climate Action has now contributed our Climate Corner column to the Parkersburg News and Sentinel for over three-and-a-half years. I want to thank the editor for her willingness to have… Read More
Climate Corner: Caution – the Renewable Fuel Standard story
Nov 16, 2024 Vic Elam editorial@newsandsentinel.com In 2006, the Federal Government passed the Renewable Fuel Standard, and the Environmental Protection Agency was tasked with implementing it. It seemed like a great idea at the time – what could… Read More
Climate Corner: Using water responsibly
Nov 9, 2024 Randi Pokladnik editorial@newsandsentinel.com This summer’s drought was a wake-up call for tri-state citizens who take our water resources for granted. Areas across the USA suffered from droughts, but SE Ohio and parts of West Virginia… Read More
Climate Corner: Join the fight!
Oct 26, 2024 Eric Engle editorial@newsandsentinel.com A study conducted from July to November 2023 by the NYU School of Medicine, Stanford University, Utah State University, the University of Washington and George Washington University, among others, and published in… Read More
Climate Corner: Lions and tigers and pizzlies…Oh, my!
Oct 19, 2024 Linda Eve Seth editorial@newsandsentinel.com Climate change not only raises global temperatures, it impacts everyone and everything on our planet. As global temperatures rise, ecosystems and the species they harbor are changing in response. Many habitats… Read More
Climate Corner: Finding common ground
Oct 12, 2024 Griffin Bradley editorial@newsandsentinel.com To say that America has become more polarized in recent years isn’t breaking any new ground. The “us versus them” mentality has seeped into our political zeitgeist, bringing with it division among… Read More
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Climate Corner: The solstice and our fragile balance
Dec 21, 2024 Jean Ambrose editorial@newsandsentinel.com This morning at 4:21 a.m., as most of us in West Virginia were still in bed, the Earth paused. Today marks the winter solstice — the shortest day and longest night of… Read More