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
Climate Corner: Seize the opportunity
Jun 15, 2024 Vic Elam editorial@newsandsentinel.com The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) came out with a report last year for the year 2022 and in it a scorecard ranking of all states, West Virginia and Ohio… Read More
Climate Corner: Water is life
Mar 30, 2024 Vic Elam editorial@newsandsentinel.com During the Roman Empire, it is thought that lead poisoning from the lead pipes that the Romans used may have caused or contributed to the downfall of the Roman Empire. Yet today… Read More
Climate Corner: America’s vanishing treasures
Jan 13, 2024 Vic Elam editorial@newsandsentinel.com “Nothing is more priceless and more worthy of preservation than the rich array of animal life with which our country has been blessed. It is a many faceted treasure, of value to… Read More
Climate Corner: Can’t get genie back in bottle
Oct 28, 2023 Parkersburg News and Sentinel Vic Elam The industrial age has served us well and the oil, gas, and coal industries have served us well to provide the energy needed to become the world power we… 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: Regulatory burden – must it be so?
May 27, 2023 Vic Elam editorial@newsandsentinel.com There has been a lot of critical conversation lately about the burden that business, industry, and the economy endure because of what many view as unnecessary laws or regulations. Though I cannot… Read More
Climate Corner: Ecological grief
Mar 11, 2023 Vic Elam editorial@newsandsentinel.com A few years ago, I reviewed the results of a survey of people from inner cities who were asked a number of questions about natural areas and their relation to them. One… Read More
Climate Corner: How much are you willing to tolerate?
Feb 7, 2023 The Marietta Times Vic Elam On Sept. 8 a brine truck carrying what was reported as drilling brine with zinc salts crashed on or near Mountaineer Hwy. near New Martinsville spilling 1260 gallons into a yard… Read More
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Climate Corner: Caution – the Renewable Fuel Standard story
Nov 16, 2024 Vic Elam editorial@newsandsentinel.com In 2006, the Federal Government passed the Renewable Fuel Standard, and the Environmental Protection Agency was tasked with implementing it. It seemed like a great idea at the time – what could… Read More