LIVING ON EARTH ~ “Four Very Delightful Animal Stories”

January 1, 2022

Show Transcript and Sound Recordings — “Living on Earth” (Public Radio) >>>>>>HOSTS: Bobby Bascomb, Jenni Doering, Aynsley O’Neill >>>GUESTS: Joe Bruchac, Tierra Curry, Jennifer Junghans, Julie Zickefoose [THEME]~ BASCOMB: From PRX – this is Living On Earth. I’m Bobby Bascomb and to celebrate the season we’re taking a break from the news with an hour [...]

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NOVA on PBS ~ Top Science Stories of 2021 ~ Climate & Weather

December 31, 2021

NOVA’s top science stories of 2021 >>>>>>………………>>>>>>>………………>>>>>>> Scientific advancements helped humans push through both the pandemic and the atmosphere this year, and a long-awaited visit from some underground insects set the country abuzz. Climate change and extreme whether In August, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its sixth climate assessment report, detailing the [...]

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Mountain Valley Pipeline Creates Problems for Rivers, Creeks & Wetlands

December 30, 2021

Army Corps of Engineers again pushes back deadline for DEP permit for Mountain Valley Pipeline >>>>>>……………>>>>>>……………>>>>>> From an Article by Mike Tony, Charleston Gazette, November 30, 2021 The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has again pushed back the deadline for West Virginia environmental regulators to decide on a key water permit application for the Mountain [...]

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Most All the FRACKING JOBS are Gone from Appalachia ~ Boom & Bust, Again

December 29, 2021

The fracking boom is over. Where did all the jobs go? >> From a Study by Colin Jerolmack, MIT Technology Review, July 1, 2021 Fracking created startlingly few jobs in Appalachia, and most of them no longer exist. Shale gas and oil extraction, also known as fracking, is often credited by conservatives with creating hundreds [...]

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DynaView Computer Software for Drill & Frack Planning & Operation

December 28, 2021

DynaView 3D Seismic Data Integration & Visualization Computer Software Platform for Real-Time Lookahead of Drilling Bit Operation . . . From DynaView Computer System Descriptions, Online Views & Screenshots, December 2021 Integrated Computer Software Platform — DynaView is an integrated 3D modeling and monitoring platform which utilizes offset well information and seismic data combined with [...]

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West Virginia University ~ Marcellus Shale Research Field Site @ Morgantown Industrial Park

December 27, 2021

The first-ever field laboratory for the long-term study of shale gas resources From an Article by WVU News, November 6, 2014 As the Appalachian Region feels the impact of the burgeoning shale-energy industry, a consortium of researchers and industrial partners led by West Virginia University, with the assistance of The Ohio State University, will conduct [...]

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CLEAN AIR COUNCIL ~ Promoting Fresh, Clean, Healthy Breathing

December 26, 2021

Dear Residents and Friends, Your Support is Needed Now! We want to share a personal story from a Council member, Pastor Wesley Silva, whose home and community is impacted by pollution from the gas industry. The Council helps prepare impacted residents from Washington County — the most heavily fracked region of Pennsylvania — to testify [...]

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INTRO. & UPDATE ~ Marcellus Shale Energy and Environment Laboratory (MSEEL) @ Morgantown, WV

December 25, 2021

Marcellus Shale Energy & Environment Laboratory ~ Morgantown Industrial Park, West Virginia University, Monongalia County, WV The MSEEL Project — The MSEEL site will provide a well-documented baseline of reservoir and environmental characterization. Access to multiple Marcellus wells separated by sufficient time to analyze data will allow for the collection of samples and data, and [...]

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Attention to the Environment is More than a Gift from Santa

December 24, 2021

Appalachia’s Northeast Natural Energy (NNE) Aiming to Certify Natural Gas as Responsibly Sourced From an Article by Jamison Cocklin, Natural Gas Intelligence, May 14, 2021 Privately held Northeast Natural Energy (NNE) plans to have natural gas production across its entire operating area in West Virginia environmentally certified by two companies. Certification would be based on [...]

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ENERGY EFFICIENT WEST VIRGINIA ~ News of 2021 & Planning for 2022

December 23, 2021

It’s been a big year for Energy Efficient West Virginia (EEWV)! >> From the Web-site & Email of EEWV, Non-Profit Organization in the Public Interest, December22, 2021 Hi there! Thank you for your interest in and support for the work of Energy Efficient West Virginia (EEWV) to make the Mountain State more energy efficient! Here’s [...]

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