The “Time to Choose” has Arrived, If It’s not Too Late

November 29, 2015

Charles Ferguson’s Film “Time to Choose” for National Audience From an Essay by Michael Brune, Huffington Post Politics Blog, November 27, 2015 Does the world need another film about climate change? Absolutely, and the reason why is embedded in the question itself. Everything’s changing, fast. That’s obvious when you watch Time to Choose, a new [...]

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“Down on the Farm” — Recycling Some Plastics

November 28, 2015

Agricultural Plastic Recycling Effort to Begin December 9, 2015 “Rows of White Tubes line many Pendleton County fields as farmers prepare for winter feeding season.  An area recycling program is aimed at disposing of the used plastic in an environmentally friendly way.” >>> From an Article in The Pendleton Times, Franklin, WV, November 26, 2015 [...]

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Black Friday is Symbolic of Current Marcellus Shale Gas Activities

November 27, 2015

The Dim Outlook For Chesapeake Energy The highly leveraged shale gas champion is burning cash, selling assets and running out of options. From an Article by Christopher Helman, Forbes News, August 10, 2015 Chesapeake Energy is in pretty bad shape. Shares are down 67% in the past 12 months, to $8.70 today. The last time [...]

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Quality Table Salt Occurs Naturally in West Virginia

November 26, 2015

Fine Brine From Appalachia: The Fancy Mountain Salt That Chefs Prize PHOTO: Nancy Bruns, CEO of J.Q. Dickinson Salt-Works, gathers fine salt from an evaporation table in Malden, WV From an Article by Noah Adams, NPR, WV Public Broadcasting, November 25, 2015 Thanksgiving feasts are always in need of something special. Can a sprinkle of artisanal [...]

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New Study Confirms Vast Damage of Climate Change Denial Campaign

November 25, 2015

Bolstering Case Against Exxon, New Study Confirms Vast Damage of Denial Campaign ‘The contrarian efforts have made it difficult for ordinary Americans to even know who to trust.’ From an Article by Deirdre Fulton, Common Dreams, 11/24/2015 Corporate-backed groups “consistently promoted the same contrarian themes—casting doubt, for example, on whether higher levels of man-made carbon-dioxide [...]

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Strong Earthquakes Rattle Oklahoma Again & Again

November 24, 2015

http://ecowatch.com/2015/11/19/oklahoma-earthquake-fracking/ Strong Earthquake Rattles Oklahoma, Felt in 7 Other States From an Article by Lorraine Chow, EcoWatch.com, November 19, 2015 A 4.7 magnitude earthquake struck northern Oklahoma Thursday night, followed by two more. Kansas and other neighboring states also felt the quakes miles away. Oklahoma City’s KOCO 5 News reports that the first and strongest [...]

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A Guide to Personal Divestment and Reinvestment

November 23, 2015

Extracting Fossil Fuels from Your Portfolio This summary is edited and condensed from the original guide prepared by 350.org, Green Century Capital Management, and Trillium Asset Management. Climate change is one of the most serious threats of our time. Scientists agree that carbon emissions and pollution from burning fossil fuels like coal and oil are [...]

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The Role of Culture in Understanding Climate Change

November 22, 2015

What Makes Climate Deniers Tick? How culture shapes the climate change debate From an Article by Jake Aberhamson, Sierra Magazine, September/October 2015 No matter how many scientific papers point toward climate change, some people refuse to be convinced. A Pew Research Center poll in June found that Americans’ views on whether the planet is heating [...]

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Anthropogenic Global Warming (AGW) Subjected to Rational Analysis

November 21, 2015

Consilience and Consensus: Why Climate Skeptics Are Wrong From the Skeptic Column of  Michael Shermer, Scientific  American, December  2015 At some point in the history of all scientific theories, only a minority of scientists—or even just one—supported them, before evidence accumulated to the point of general acceptance. The Copernican model, germ theory, the vaccination principle, [...]

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Carbon Dioxide from Fossil Fuel Combustion is Huge Problem for Society

November 20, 2015

Job loss concerns seem real, but Congressman McKinley’s facts aren’t Letter to the Editor by Larry Harris, Morgantown Dominion Post, Opinion Page, November 19, 2015 <<< Rep. McKinley’s estimate of the coal emissions compared to deforestation is inaccurate >>> Rep. David McKinley recently made comments minimizing the effect of burning coal on the environment (DP-Friday), [...]

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