Brief Interview of Wm. Ruckelshaus, First Administrator of US EPA

December 9, 2019

Remembering EPA Head William Ruckelshaus, Dead at 87 From Living on Earth, PRI, December 6, 2019 PHOTO: William Ruckelshaus swearing in as the first Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Seen from left to right: President Richard M. Nixon, William Ruckelshaus, Jill Ruckelshaus (wife), Chief Justice Warren Burger. William D. Ruckelshaus served as [...]

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Explaining That Colder Winters Can Occur With Global Warming

December 8, 2019

The Paradox of Global Warming and Colder Winters From an Article of WhoWhatWhy.org, WWW Internet, November 23, 2019 If you are shivering in a freezing, snow-blanketed part of the world, global warming might seem like a fine thing to have. But, believe it or not, you can thank global warming for this cold weather. The [...]

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UPDATE on MOUNTAIN VALLEY PIPELINE: Corporate Changes and Environmental Violations Prevail

December 7, 2019

Texas construction company no longer working on Mountain Valley Pipeline From an Article by Jessica Farrish, Beckley Register Herald, December 3, 2019 A Texas corporation that has put down roots in Raleigh County is no longer working on a controversial natural gas pipeline in West Virginia, after the pipeline’s major stakeholder unexpectedly cancelled the Texas [...]

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Public Concerns Exist for Chemical Exposures Near Fracking Well Operations

December 6, 2019

Greeley Mother Pens Open Letter to Governor Polis After Benzene Exposure at Local School Open Letter to Governor Jared Polis and Director Robbins, My name is Patricia Nelson, I am a resident of Greeley, Colorado and a mother of a student at Bella Romero Academy. On Monday, November 25, 2019, around 12:00 pm, the Colorado [...]

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Ohio Valley Consideration for PTT Ethane Cracker Raises Concerns

December 5, 2019

Faith leaders discuss “non-negotiables” for proposed ethane cracker plant From an Article by Kenny Jackson & D.K. Wright, WTRF News 7, Wheeling, December 3, 2019 BELMONT COUNTY, Ohio (WTRF) – A great deal of excitement and anticipation surrounds the proposed ethane cracker plant in Belmont County. However, there are some residents on both sides of [...]

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Important Message from Mid-Ohio Valley Climate Action

December 4, 2019

Part of the problem or solution? Letter by Eric Engle, Parkersburg News & Sentinel, December 1, 2019 A new report out on November 26th, by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), shows that global greenhouse gas emissions must fall by 7.6 percent every year from now until 2030 in order to stay within the 1.5 [...]

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SPECIAL REPORT from West Virginia Rivers Coalition

December 3, 2019

WV Rivers’ Special Report and Looking Ahead to 2020 Dear Friend of WV Rivers, I am Angie Rosser, the executive director of West Virginia Rivers Coalition and today I want to share with you a special year-end report on WV Rivers’ programming and achievements towards cleaner water and healthier streams in West Virginia. For 30 [...]

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Oil & Gas Industry the Cause of Problems in Colorado (as Elsewhere)

December 2, 2019

Rocky Mountain Not-so High: Oil, gas wells drive down Colorado home values, reveals WVU research Press Release from WVU Research Communications, November 12, 2019 A cornucopia of contradiction is dotting the landscape of Colorado’s Front Range, at the foot of the Rocky Mountains. In the foreground of dramatic peaks and valleys, which are never out-of-season [...]

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John Kasich Knows That Working Together We Can Bring About Big Changes

December 1, 2019

John Kasich Says “Change Is Up To Us” in His New Book From a Summary by Michael Monks, WVXU Cincinnati Edition, October 22, 2019 “What you do matters. What we do matters.” This is the simple thesis by the former Governor of Ohio, John Kasich, which he hopes to spread with his latest book “It’s [...]

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Can Opinion About Fossil Fuels Rise to “Truth to Believe In”

November 30, 2019

Pipelines Are Safe, Coal & Gas Are Strong, and Pigs Fly Article by Michael Brune, Sierra Club, November 11, 2019 In recent weeks, two of the fossil fuel industry’s favorite talking points were again shown to be magical thinking: Pipelines are safe and coal is coming back. TC Energy officials assured the country that the [...]

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