Tag: The Parkersburg News and Sentinel

Tell PSC we want choice

Parkersburg News & Sentinel – Nov 4, 2018 To quote the organization Solar United Neighbors of West Virginia, “West Virginia’s monopoly electric utilities — Appalachian Power, Wheeling Power, Mon Power, and Potomac Edison — want to drastically reduce… Read More

We must act on climate change

Parkersburg News & Sentinel – Oct 21, 2018 Eric Engle There are a few things I think everyone needs to know in lieu of Trump’s “60 Minutes” comments on climate change following the most recent IPCC report. When… Read More

Faith Panel Discusses Issues at MOV Climate Action Meeting

Faith panel discusses issues at Mid-Ohio Valley Climate Action meeting Sep 22, 2018 From staff reports editoral@newsandsentinel.com   PARKERSBURG — Five local faith leaders described their denominations’ call for responsible stewardship of the earth 15 days after Hurricane… Read More

Wind Power Not More Expensive

Wind power not more expensive Sep 23, 2018 Parkersburg News and Sentinel, Patrick Radcliff Wood County Delegate Deem recently criticized the WV Public Service Commission for approving the purchase of wind power from an Indiana wind farm by… Read More

Exxon, Shell and climate change

Sep 23, 2018 Parkersburg News and Sentinel, Eric Engle Benjamin Franta, a former research fellow at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, and doctoral candidate at Stanford University where… Read More

Why Not Turn to Wind?

Why not turn to wind? Sep 16, 2018 Parkersburg News and Sentinel Wayne Dunn After reading Del. Frank Deem’s letter “Why turn to wind?” I felt very concerned for West Virginia for having elected officials so out of… Read More

Mid-Ohio Valley Climate Action launches PSA contest

Parkersburg News & Sentinel Sep 3, 2018 PARKERSBURG — Mid-Ohio Valley Climate Action has organized a contest for students to develop a public service announcement about climate change. The environmental advocacy group is encouraging high school and college… Read More

Man-made woes

Parkersburg News and Sentinel – Aug 19, 2018 Margaret Meeker – After watching the news of the fires in California a family member said, “Is God trying to tell California something?” I don’t think it is God but… Read More

Work to fight climate change

Parkersburg News and Sentinel – Aug 19, 2018 Eric Engle – Dangerous anthropogenic (human-caused) global climate change is upon us. It is not just a threat to be feared down the road, but is a reality here and… Read More

Invest in Renewables

June 4, 2018 Letter-to-the-Editor by Eric Engle, Parkersburg, WV The Parkersburg News and Sentinel A study released May 21 by the Rocky Mountain Institute found that “… regionally specific clean energy portfolios already outcompete proposed gas-fired generators, and/or… Read More