Climate Corner: Two new innovative developments for renewable energy and jobs
Aug 19, 2023 Randi Pokladnik editorial@newsandsentinel.com My family has strong ties to the steel industry. My paternal grandmother “flipped tin” during the 1950s and 1960s to check for tinplate defects. My dad was a millwright at Wheeling-Pitt. He… Read More
Climate Corner: A little humility might be in order
Aug 12, 2023 Vic Elam editorial@newsandsentinel.com I find that there are a lot of people who seem to have a sense of privilege when it comes to possessions. I don’t and cannot pass judgment on anyone but offer… Read More
Climate Corner: Transition to renewable energy — environmental and economic renewal
Jul 29, 2023 George Banziger editorial@newsandsentinel.com A recurrent myth in the Mid-Ohio Valley is that the transition to renewable energy from fossil fuels has to be painful and fraught with job loss, economic decline, and sacrifice. This assumption… Read More
Climate Corner: Wildfires and air quality monitoring
Jul 22, 2023 Jonathan Brier climatecorner@brierjon.com Have you noticed hazy skies or the news about the Canadian wildfires, which are causing air quality concerns here in the Mid-Ohio Valley. Wildfires are intensifying and can be tied to 88… Read More
Climate Corner: Baked Alaska?
Jul 15, 2023 Linda Eve Seth editorial@newsandsentinel.com “To the lover of wilderness, Alaska is one of the most wonderful countries in the world.” — John Muir, naturalist *** Alaska is on the front lines of the climate crisis…. Read More
Climate Corner: Eliminate single-use plastics, starting now
Jul 8, 2023 Eric Engle editorial@newsandsentinel.com Mid-Ohio Valley Climate Corner (Photo Illustration/MetroCreative) This month, Mid-Ohio Valley Climate Action (MOVCA) is observing plastic-free July, a global event coordinated by the Plastic Free Foundation to reduce and eventually eliminate the… Read More
Climate Corner: Generation Z speaks out
Jul 1, 2023 Jean Ambrose editorial@newsandsentinel.com I recently participated in a national conversations project — Local Voices for a Fair Workforce Transition — that seeks to better understand the life experiences of those in communities most reliant on… Read More
Climate Corner: Wildfires smoke – not just a nuisance
Jun 24, 2023 Rebecca Phillips editorial@newsandsentinel.com While the Mid-Ohio Valley was spared the worst of the smoke plume from the recent Canadian wildfires, there is no doubt that we felt the effects, or that a different wind pattern… Read More
Last Updated: August 26, 2023 by main_y0ke11
Climate Corner: Weather on steroids
Aug 26, 2023 Giulia Mannarino editorial@newsandsentinel.com The jet stream is a river of wind that blows from West to East, high up in the atmosphere where jets fly. It is the boundary between the cold air of the… Read More