State parks, wildlife areas on fracking list
Jun 17, 2023 The Marietta Times George Banziger “Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.” This quote, is from Dr. Seuss’s 1971 book “The Lorax.” These words may… Read More
Climate Corner: Addressing climate change in your own backyard
May 13, 2023 George Banziger editorial@newsandsentinel.comFor anyone in the Mid-Ohio Valley who senses the importance and urgency to act on climate change, these can be frustrating and discouraging times. Public officials in West Virginia seem inextricably committed to… Read More
Speak up against AEP rate increase
May 9, 2023 Marietta Times Letter to the Editor George Banziger American Electric Power (AEP) is raising its electricity rates in Ohio on June 1 by 28%. On top of that huge increase, AEP Ohio is proposing an… Read More
Climate Corner: It doesn’t have to be that way
Feb 25, 2023 George Banziger editorial@newsandsentinel.com On Feb. 3 a train consisting of 151 total cars derailed in East Palestine, Ohio. About 20 of the cars were carrying hazardous materials, and five of the cars contained vinyl chloride,… Read More
Regulations needed
Feb 22, 2023 The Marietta Times George Banziger In last weekend’s edition of the Marietta Times there was a column describing the lack of confidence that the residents of East Palestine, Ohio, have, in the wake of the derailment… Read More
Climate Corner: Many faiths, many paths to climate action
Dec 17, 2022 George Banziger editorial@newsandsentinel.com For many people the commitment to address climate change derives from their strongly held personal faith. Many faith traditions refer to their respective holy scripture to document the case for treating the… Read More
Climate Corner: Time to end unhealthy relationship with fossil fuels
Nov 5, 2022 George Banziger editorial@newsandsentinel.com I appreciate fossil fuels. They heated my various homes over the years, got me to my office every day during my work life, took me on several exciting vacations, and gave me… Read More
Climate Corner: Cleaning up from the past
Sep 17, 2022 George Banziger Mid-Ohio Valley Climate Corner One of the most daunting tasks confronting those areas that comprise the Appalachian region is the repair of damage caused by the unfettered extraction of oil and gas that… Read More
Climate Corner: Failed promises of the natural gas industry
Jul 30, 2022 George Banziger editorial@newsandsentinel.com Residents of the Mid-Ohio Valley have been presented with several myths about the benefits of the natural gas industry. These myths have resulted in unfulfilled promises that have left the Valley and… Read More
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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