Climate Corner: How to talk to kids about climate change (part 2)
Oct 2, 2021 Linda Eve Seth editorial@newsandsentinel.com “We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors; We borrow it from our children.” — Native American proverb Our instinct as parents is to protect our kids from the harshness… Read More
Time for Manchin to act on climate
By Eric Engle Sep 27, 2021 West Virginia’s senior senator, Joe Manchin III, is certainly the talk of the town these days, so to speak. Or, perhaps, more like the talk of the world. The only way that… Read More
Climate Corner: Why biodiversity matters
Sep 25, 2021 Randi Pokladnik editorial@newsandsentinel.com While I was researching my masters thesis in 1998 on organic farming in Ohio, I came across a disturbing event in Jack Dole’s book, “Altered Harvest: Agriculture, Genetics and the Fate of… Read More
Climate Corner: Re-imagine Appalachia
Sep 18, 2021 George Banziger editorial@newsandsentinel.com There has been a lot of frightening and vividly portrayed news about extreme weather lately that has brought our collective attention to the urgent need to address human-caused climate change. Unstoppable wildfires… Read More
Climate Corner: Save the grandchildren
Sep 11, 2021 Dr. Randi Pokladnik What will it take to motivate Americans into action? Two of the happiest days of my life were when we welcomed our two granddaughters into the world in 2004 and 2005. At… Read More
A Price on Carbon
By George Banziger Sept. 6, 2021 Appearing in the Marietta Times There has been a lot frightening and vividly portrayed news about extreme weather lately that has brought our collection attention to the urgent need to address human-cause… Read More
Warning signs
Rebecca Phillips Marietta Times Sep 6, 2021 Weather-related tragedies are everywhere we look. On Sunday, Hurricane Ida left a path of destruction in Louisiana and is now tracking northeast, with flood warnings issued as far north as Cape… Read More
Climate Corner: Recycle/repurpose
Aug 28, 2021 Nenna Davis editorial@newsandsentinel.com Recycling is not a new concept. I remember waiting for the milkman to deliver cold milk and cottage cheese. These products were delivered in glass containers, which, once emptied, we would set… Read More
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The dangers of dioxins
Randi Pokladnik in The Bargain Hunter October 2, 2021 The first time I heard the name of the chemical compound dioxin was back in the 1970s. Dioxin is a compound found in the herbicide Agent Orange, which many… Read More