Climate Corner: An eco-friendly Fourth of July
Jul 2, 2022 Giulia Mannarino editorial@newsandsentinel.com With picnics, parades and fireworks, July Fourth celebrations are often a highlight of the summer. But these celebrations and the activities associated with them can be less than ideal for the planet…. Read More
Climate Corner: Earth Day should be every day
May 14, 2022 Giulia Mannarino editorial@newsandsentinel.com One of the first pictures taken of the Earth from the Moon was snapped by astronaut William Anders on Christmas Eve 1968. Anders, as well as astronauts James Lovell and Frank Borman,… Read More
Climate Corner: Youth vs. government
Apr 16, 2022 Giulia Mannarino editorial@newsandsentinel.com Across the globe, youth are dissatisfied with their governments’ responses to the climate crisis. Recently, Lancet Planet Health published a report about the first large-scale investigation of climate anxiety in young people… Read More
Climate Corner: Choose to refuse
Mar 26, 2022 Giulia Mannarino editorial@newsandsentinel.com Before the creation of plastics the world was totally dependent on nature for the materials needed to produce everyday items. Because these other materials; such as metals, stones, bones, horns, fangs and… Read More
Climate Corner: Let the Games begin
Feb 5, 2022 Giulia Mannarino editorial@newsandsentinel.com More than 2,700 years ago, in Olympia, Greece, the words “Let the games begin” were spoken to start what has become a global sports and cultural event known as the Olympic Games…. Read More
Climate Corner: Hey, Joe — do the right thing
Dec 18, 2021 Giulia Mannarino editorial@newsandsentinel.com On Nov. 19, the House of Representatives passed the Build Back Better bill, Biden’s social safety net and climate legislation. This bill includes investments to assist working people and the middle class… Read More
Take action on climate change
Letters to the editor Parkersburg News and Sentinel Nov 13, 2021 Giulia Mannarino We live in the most decisive decade for the future of our planet. The global scientists who raised the recent “Code Red For Humanity” alarm… Read More
Climate Corner: With climate justice for all
Oct 23, 2021 in the Parkersburg News and Sentinel Giulia Mannarino Mid-Ohio Valley Climate Corner The climate crisis is not just an environmental issue; it is also an ethical, social and political issue. An online article published in… 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
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Climate Corner: Water Protectors update
Aug 20, 2022 Giulia Mannarino editorial@newsandsentinel.com Last summer, more than a thousand people participated in the Treaty People Gathering (TPG), a protest against the Line 3 pipeline being constructed by Enbridge, a Canadian energy transportation company. This pipeline… Read More