Introduction to Special Science Issue: “Once and Future Climate Change”

August 2, 2013

“Once and Future Climate Change”Authors: Caroline Ash, Elizabeth Culotta, Julia Fahrenkamp-Uppenbrink, David Malakoff, Jesse Smith, Andrew Sugden, Sacha Vignieri Science, Volume 341, Number 6145, p. 472.  August 2, 2013. Introducton here. Anthropogenic climate change is now a part of our reality. Even the most optimistic estimates of the effects of contemporary fossil fuel use suggest [...]

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Christians Meeting in WV Seek Action on Environmental Care

August 1, 2013

Evangelical Environmental Network Stewardship Seen As Responsible Use of Resources and Seeking Sustainable Resources From the Article by David Beard, Morgantown Dominion Post, July 31, 2013 A coalition of evangelical Christians concerned about the environment and good stewardship of the planet met in Morgantown on Tuesday to pray and share their message. The Evangelical Environmental [...]

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Frack Water Pollutes the Big Sandy River in KY

July 31, 2013

Big Sandy River in KY & WV WKYT Investigates: Polluting the Big Sandy Article by Kristin Kennedy, WKYT, July 8, 2013 LAWRENCE COUNTY, KY  - He came to WKYT to apologize for what he did. A man working for a natural gas company in Eastern Kentucky claims he dumped countless numbers of harmful pollutants into [...]

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Remote Sensing Can Gather Key Permafrost Data

July 30, 2013

Technical Description by J.W. (Bill) Rymer, July 28, 2013 There has been very intense recent interest in increased permafrost exposure and resulting release of greenhouse gases. Based on a very short search and my own experience, I will cite some examples of Remote Sensing (RS) and then draw a few conclusions regarding permafrost investigations using [...]

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Drilling Disruption at Lewis Wetzel Wildlife Management Area

July 29, 2013

Lewis Wetzel W. M. A. WV-DNR: Mineral Owners Have Legal Rights To Retrieve Minerals Article by Casey Junkins, Wheeling Intelligencer, July 28, 2013 JACKSONBURG, W.Va. – Hunters and outdoor enthusiasts take note: if you enjoy the sprawling Lewis Wetzel Wildlife Management Area in Wetzel County, it may be time to find a new stomping ground. [...]

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Legislation Introduced to Eliminate Fracking Industry Loophole

July 28, 2013

Unnecessary $ Loopholes Fracking Industry Loopholes are $$$ Unnecessary $$$   Article from People’s Oil & Gas Collaborative- Ohio, July 25, 2013 Fracking is now responsible for 90 percent of domestic oil and gas production, with thousands of wells popping up across the nation. The number of wells is expected to skyrocket during the next two [...]

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New Jersey LNG Port Would Accelerate Exporting of Fracked Gas

July 27, 2013

Exporting LNG Will Accelerate Fracking in WV, PA, etc. Article from Catskills Citizens for Safe Energy, EcoWatch.org, July 25, 2013 Our demand for a longer public comment period on the proposed deepwater liquified natural gas (LNG) port was successful—the Maritime Administration is allowing the public another 30 days (until Aug. 22) to submit comments on [...]

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Arctic Methane “Burp”: A $60* Trillion* Climate Catastrophe

July 26, 2013

Arctic Permafrost Arctic Permafrost Burp(s) Will Set Off A Methane Catastrophe Article by Jon Queally, Common Dreams, July 24, 2013 Warning that a dramatic “burp” or “pulse” of methane from beneath the fragile permafrost of the Arctic caused by continued global warming would set off a “climate catastrophe,” a new study says that the continued [...]

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Natural Gas Rigs Experience Blow-Outs on Land and Sea

July 25, 2013

Dear Colleagues: Two well blow-outs on natural gas rigs in the Gulf of Mexico in two weeks? This is outrageous! After a well blow-out on Tuesday, a fire started and continues to burn out-of-control just 60 miles from the Louisiana shore. The good news is that the 44 crew members were all safely evacuated. The [...]

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Drilling Injury Lawsuit Settled for $12 Million

July 24, 2013

Worker Paralyzed  Repairing Rig at Harrison County Jobsite From the Article by Kate White, Charleston Gazette, July 22, 2013 CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A lawsuit was settled last week in Harrison County for $12 million against drilling companies after an incident left a worker paralyzed. The lawsuit against Frontier Drilling and Antero Resources claimed unsafe working [...]

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