“NOTES FROM A DEAD PLANET” ~ Paul Brown is Probably Not Wrong!

April 22, 2022

“Notes from a Dead Planet ~ Please Prove Me Wrong” is at once both a Prediction and a Challenge From the Publisher’s Weekly Review, Amazon Website, Spring, 2022 As a sequel to “Notes from a Dying Planet, 2004-2006,” Brown’s eye-opening and often terrifying survey explores what has happened to Earth regarding overpopulation, mass extinction, and [...]

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NEW BOOK ~ Fracking Involves Big Decisions for Small Communities

April 21, 2022

NEW BOOK ON BIG DECISIONS SMALL COMMUNITIES HAD TO MAKE WHEN FRACKING CAME TO TOWN From an Article & Interview by Kara Holsopple, Allegheny Front, April 18, 2022 Since the industry came to Pennsylvania almost 15 years ago, fracking has been looked at from a lot of angles — economic, environmental, and even geopolitical. But [...]

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Pollution Problems Continue to Plague Clairton Coke Works in Mon Valley, PA

April 20, 2022

U.S. Steel shutting down Clairton’s three most-polluting batteries and halting $1.5 billion upgrade Article by Michael Machosky, Next Pittsburgh, April 30, 2021 Photo of Clairton Coke Works from above Monongahela River, Mark Dixon, Blue Lens, LLC. U.S. Steel’s decision to shut down one of Pittsburgh’s most notorious sources of pollution and cancel a $1.5 billion [...]

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Follansbee Coke Plant Employs 288, Closing This Spring

April 19, 2022

Mountain State Carbon Coke Plant in Follansbee Is Closing From an Article by Warren Scott, Wheeling Intelligencer, February 12, 2022 PHOTO in ARTICLE ~ Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. officials announced Friday the Mountain State Carbon coke plant in Follansbee soon will close permanently. FOLLANSBEE — Citing a shift in the materials used to produce steel, officials with [...]

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FOLLANSBEE PROJECTS ~ Ohio River Barging & Solid Waste Pyrolysis w/ Frack Gas?

April 18, 2022

Future of Follansbee: River port plans could spark Wheeling-area From an Article by Autumn Shelton, WV News, April 17, 2022 FOLLANSBEE, W.Va. (WV News) — Officials with Empire Diversified Energy have plans to make the Port of West Virginia one of the largest inland ports in America as they create a trimodal distribution hub that [...]

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Maryland Ranked 4th Nationally, While West Virginia Ranked Dead Last in Overall Green Status

April 17, 2022

West Virginia is the Least Green State, says WalletHub From an Article Shayla Klein, WBOY News 12, April 13, 2022 CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (WBOY) – A WalletHub study that examines each state’s environmental quality, eco-friendly behaviors and climate change contributions found that West Virginia is the least green state in the country. The Mountain State ranks [...]

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LONDON UPDATE ~ Scientist Emma Smart is Worried About Climate Disasters

April 16, 2022

Denied Bail, Scientist Emma Smart Goes on Hunger Strike After Arrest at Climate Protest in UK From an Article by Jake Johnson, Common Dreams, April 15, 2022 Scientist Emma Smart went on a hunger strike Thursday after she was denied bail by London authorities while awaiting a court hearing on charges of “criminal damage,” which [...]

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Good Jobs Honor the Earth, Not Damage It — 16 Arrested in WV

April 15, 2022

Protesters ask Sen. Manchin to vote for clean energy policy, help for those in poverty . . . . . From an Article by Eric Cravey, Times West Virginian, April 9, 2022 GRANT TOWN, W.Va. — At least 16 activists were arrested Saturday on trespassing charges during a protest outside the front gate of the [...]

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Fairmont Welcomes Packaging Activities in Old ‘Coke’ Plant

April 14, 2022

Packing Company Settles in Former Coca-Cola Bottling Plant From an Article By David Kirk, Times West-Virginian, Fairmont, January 9, 2022 FAIRMONT, W.Va (AP) — When Josh Pearson attended Fairmont State University, he drove by the vacant Coca-Cola bottling plant nearly every day. “I must’ve driven by this place a thousand times, always knowing it as [...]

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Let’s Talk About Diverse Economic Development in West Virginia

April 13, 2022

Jim Hoyer believes the economic future is bright in West Virginia From an Article by Mike Nolting, WAJR Radio, January 16, 2022 MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – When West Virginians think about pandemic response one of the top names that comes to mind is Jim Hoyer. But, the retired general is also very involved in state level [...]

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