Axolotl are Endangered Salamanders Native to Mexico

December 1, 2023

Axolotl Conservation Campaign Promotes ‘Virtual Adoptions’ for Holiday Gifts From an Article by Paige Bennett, EcoWatch News, November 28, 2023 On the hunt for the perfect holiday gift for someone special in your life? A campaign from the National Autonomous University in Mexico suggests adopting an axolotl — symbolically, that is. The axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum) [...]

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Hellbenders & Mudpuppies ~ Two Stream Based Salamanders in WV

November 30, 2023

WVDNR launches hellbender, mudpuppy citizen science survey From the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources, January 30, 2023 SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. — In an effort to learn more about the distribution of hellbenders and mudpuppies, the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources has launched a citizen science project to track sightings of these important but [...]

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Silica Dust & Coal Dust ~ Both Cause Debilitating Lung Disease

November 29, 2023

We must act to curb black lung disease Letter to Editor by Robert Little via PennLive, November 26, 2023 As a retired family doctor, I’ve seen the suffering faced by patients fighting lung disease. Coal Worker’s pneumoconiosis, or “black lung” has become an epidemic … Younger coal miners are getting sicker than ever, and black [...]

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THE CLIMATE REALITY PROJECT ~ Is working in the trenches! ~ Al Gore

November 28, 2023

WE MUST ADDRESS THE CLIMATE CRISIS AT THE SPEED AND SCALE IT DEMANDS From Al Gore, Founder and Chairman, The Climate Reality Project, Tuesday, November 28, 2023 This Giving Tuesday, I’m thinking about how far we’ve come and how far we must go to ensure a livable planet for generations to come. Together, our Climate [...]

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Fine Particle Pollution {PM2.5} Very Significant Health Hazard

November 27, 2023

Air pollution from coal-fired plants is much more deadly than originally thought From an Article by Jen Christensen, Cable News Network (CNN), November 23, 2023 No pollution is good for anyone’s health, but a new study found that scientists may have significantly underestimated just how deadly pollution from coal-fired plants can be. It also shows [...]

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Words and Music Tell a West Virginia Story That Reverbrates!

November 26, 2023

“Life Without Me” by Chris Haddox A song about the truths — good and bad — of West Virginia’s coal-based economy. https://chrishaddox.bandcamp.com/track/life-without-me-2 ++++++=======++++++=======+++++ I fed you, I clothed you, I sent you to school, I provided for nearly all of your needs, Built your highways, Built your ballfields, Built your parks and your pools. Ain’t [...]

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Mountain Valley Pipeline Construction in Indian Creek in Monroe County, WV

November 25, 2023

TO WV DEP and Others Whom It May Concern: SOURCE ~ WV DEP COMPLAINT # 266 Indian Creek 11-24-23 Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter. I appreciate the conversation with Jason Liddle yesterday afternoon and the explanation that MVP working in the stream is not contrary to the MVP Construction plan to [...]

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REGIONAL GREENHOUSE GAS INITIATIVE (RGGI) Legal Climate Program in Pennsylvania?

November 24, 2023

Shapiro to appeal court decision that stopped PA from joining climate program From an Article by Rachel McDevitt, StateImpact Pennsylvania, November 21, 2023 Gov. Josh Shapiro is appealing a court decision that stopped Pennsylvania’s effort to join a cap-and-trade program targeting power plant emissions. The administration says it’s a matter of executive authority. Supporters of [...]

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HYDROGEN HUB HYPE ~ Political Leaders Need Outsized Programs, … …. BUT …

November 23, 2023

Don’t believe the hype — hydrogen hubs won’t create jobs or ‘green’ energy . . From the Article by Elizabeth Stelle, Pittsburgh Tribune Review, November 22, 2023 . . Leading Democrats, including President Joe Biden and Gov. Josh Shapiro, are gleefully celebrating hydrogen hubs as a political two-for-one deal: good-paying union jobs coupled with clean, [...]

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Solar+Panels+and+Batteries ~ We Cannot Say More!

November 22, 2023

The Next Power Plant is a Solar Panel on the Roof and a Battery in the Basement From an Article by Bill McKibben, New Yorker Magazine, November 20, 2023 A Department of Energy report promotes a new system that could remake the energy grid. On any given Monday in Vermont, Josh Castonguay, the vice-president of [...]

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