Climate Corner: A new kind of victory garden
Aug 24, 2024 Randi Pokladnik editorial@newsandsentinel.com During World War II, citizens were encouraged to plant “victory gardens” to support the war effort. Historical references point out that many countries, including the United States, Canada, Australia, and Great Britain,… Read More
Climate Corner: Is climate change driving us crazy?
Aug 17, 2024 George Banziger editorial@newsandsentinel.com The mass deaths of coral reefs, the abrupt thawing of the permafrost, the collapse of Greenland Ice, the loss of the Amazon Forest, the shutdown of the Atlantic currents. These headlines can… Read More
Climate Corner: Learn more about an alternative
Aug 10, 2024 Eric Engle editorial@newsandsentinel.com On Thursday, Aug. 15, from 6-7:30 p.m., at the Parkersburg & Wood County Public Library at 3100 Emerson Ave. in North Parkersburg, the West Virginia solar installation company Solar Holler will be… Read More
Climate Corner: A crash course on plant hardiness zones
Aug 3, 2024 Danesha Seth Carley editorial@newsandsentinel.com Many people are familiar with the term “growing zone” as it is often included on plant labels that help gardeners decide which plants might thrive in their home gardens. A plant… Read More
Suggested readings for August 2024
MOVCA Selected Media Postings June – July 2024 (plus a few missed in the last listing) Compiled by Cindy Taylor NOTE from Cindy: When scrolling through this selected media listing, you will find some media postings openly available… Read More
Climate Corner: Not the end of the world
Jul 27, 2024 Rebecca Phillips editorial@newsandsentinel.com There is a lot of bad news out there; we’ve all heard it. So it was a surprise to read “Not the End of the World,” a recent book by Hannah Ritchie,… Read More
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: 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
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Climate Corner: What’s a tree worth
Aug 31, 2024 Vic Elam editorial@newsandsentinel.com This is a complicated question, and the value of a tree varies upon the perspective of the beholder. One could look at it simply from the commercial perspective and determine the board… Read More