Teaching kids to care about the world we all live in
Appearing in The Marietta Times Editorials Jul 15, 2020 It is never too early to start thinking about ways to do better for our environment. In Williamstown, officials found a way to rope in local elementary students in… Read More
Frack Waste Barges: Another Threat to Ohio River Valley Residents’ Drinking Water Supply
Randi Pokladnik Jul 14, 2020 Hoots and Hollers The 981-mile Ohio River is notoriously one of the most polluted rivers in the nation according to the U.S. EPA. The river supplies drinking water to more than five million… Read More
More common sense needed on fossil fuels
Column Jul 11, 2020 Times Leader by RANDI POKLADNIK Environmental Consultant and Trainer Last week’s Times Leader (July 5, 2020) carried an op-ed by Greg Kozera, the director of marketing and sales for Shale Crescent USA. In the… Read More
Better alternatives to extraction industry dependence
Jul 11, 2020 Parkersburg News & Sentinel by Eric Engle In the July 5 edition of the Parkersburg News and Sentinel, a piece appeared on the front page of the business section touting the recent report from the… Read More
Caught between supply and demand
Local Column Marietta Times May 9, 2020 By David E. Ballantyne Little in my experience prepared me for a Pandemic. I am an engineer by training; thus, a student of science. I have high respect for the methods… Read More
Energy: Investment in renewables is vital to state’s future
Feb 12, 2020 Editorial in Parkersburg News and Sentinel West Virginians understand how much we owe the generations of coal miners who have kept our — and the rest of the country’s — lights on. Our emotional response… Read More
Solar energy — West Virginia’s path to a brighter economic future
Mar 1, 2020 by Beth Wheatley Editorial at Parkersburg News & Sentinel The time is now for West Virginia to seize the opportunity to capture some of the 240,000 jobs and the billions of dollars of annual investment… Read More
Finding common ground on climate change
Marietta Times and Parkersburg News & Sentinel Feb 9, 2020 by George Banziger As the election year of 2020 unfolds, there is plenty of rancor and polarization in the political world. One issue that can potentially achieve bipartisan… Read More
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Do You Want Oil and Gas Waste in Your Water?
Robin Blakeman Jul 23, 2020 Hoots and Hollers If the answer to the title question is “no!” then please register to attend the Peoples Hearing on August 27th Why is this necessary? A virtual hearing hosted by USACE… Read More