Humanity is Dependent on our Oceans which are in Great Danger

October 11, 2016

Our Earth is under threat including disaster in the oceans Commentary by S. Tom Bond, Resident Farmer & Retired Chemistry Professor, Lewis County, WV By this time everyone (unless they have their head in the sand) knows about climate change, but what is less well known is the disaster going on in the Oceans. We [...]

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MVP and ACP Pipelines Are Not Needed, Period!

October 10, 2016

Experts find that large long-distance pipelines aren’t needed Commentary Published in the Roanoke Times, Greg Buppert, October 9, 2016 The Mountain Valley Pipeline would slash through 300 miles of countryside starting in Wetzel County, West Virginia, and ending in the middle of Pittsylvania County. It would dip into the Old Dominion at Giles County, where [...]

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Public Meeting on MVP & ACP Large Diameter Pipelines

October 9, 2016

Informational Update on Proposed 42” Mountain Valley and 42” Atlantic Coast Pipelines Thursday, October 20, 6:00 p.m., Jackson’s Mill, West Virginia Building, Jane Lew, WV ________________________ If you live in Wetzel, Harrison, Doddridge, Lewis, Braxton, Upshur, Randolph, Pocahontas, Webster, Nicholas, Summers, Greenbrier, Monroe, your county will be affected. What you must know in order to [...]

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Be Sure to Limit Access to Any ROW or Easement Across Your Property

October 8, 2016

Letter to Surface Land Owners Regarding Rights of Way from George Neall: My wife and I own property where two other property owners have a deeded ROW/easement across our property. Anyone could use this ROW, even unauthorized people, if we did not control it by having a locked gate and/or periodically checking people who use [...]

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James Hansen Speaks on the Paris Climate Agreement

October 7, 2016

Four (4) Reasons the Paris Agreement Won’t Solve Climate Change From an Article by James Hansen, Director of the Climate Science, Awareness and Solutions Program at Columbia University, October 5, 2016 Many hail the Paris agreement—set to cross the threshold this week to come into effect—as a panacea for global climate change. Yet tragically, this [...]

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We Must Do More to Slow Down Climate Change

October 6, 2016

Climate scientist James Hansen: We aren’t doing nearly enough to slow climate change From an Article by Natasha Geilin, ThinkProgress, October 4, 2016 James Hansen, former NASA director and well-known climate scientist, is out with another dire climate warning: The last time that the Earth was this hot, the oceans were about 20 feet higher [...]

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Book Review: “The Madhouse Effect” by Michael Mann

October 5, 2016

The Madhouse Effect: How Climate Change Denial Is Threatening Our Planet, Destroying Our Politics, and Driving Us Crazy Book Review by S. Tom Bond, Jane Lew, Lewis County, WV This is a very good book on climate change. A friend loaned me a copy of “The Madhouse Effect: How Climate Change Denial Is Threatening Our [...]

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Climate Change Is an Urgent Threat to the Earth

October 4, 2016

We are facing a “make-or-break” election regarding climate change From an Article by Michael Mann, EcoWatch.com, October 3, 2016 In just a matter of weeks, we will be confronted with a critical decision. It is not mere hyperbole to assert that we are facing a make-or-break election as far as climate change is concerned. My co-author Tom Toles [...]

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PA Supreme Court Rules Pro-Fracking Laws Unconstitutional

October 3, 2016

Industry watchers accuse the Penna. judges of bias in this case From an Article by Dan Zukowski, EcoWatch.com. September 30, 2016 The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled that the state’s controversial Act 13 is unconstitutional, calling it a special law that benefits the shale gas industry. The massive Marcellus Shale formation, which underlies a large [...]

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Corda on Schedule for Sustainable Chemical Plant in Delaware

October 2, 2016

Corda Sustainable Plant on Schedule for Completion and Operation in 2017 Croda International Plc, manufacturer of speciality chemical ingredients that enhance everyday consumer and industrial products, today held a ceremonial groundbreaking on a $170 million capital investment through to 2017 that will solve the age-old dilemma for many companies … performance OR sustainability. The Need [...]

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