§ OHIO RIVER WATERSHED in URGENT NEED of PROTECTION (continued) §

June 13, 2021

Moving fracking wastewater in barges up and down Pittsburgh’s rivers is ill advised (continued) From an Article by Don Hopey, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, May 31, 2021 NOTICE — Mil­lions of gal­lons of briny, toxic, waste­wa­ter from shale gas drill­ing and frack­ing op­er­a­tions could soon be loaded onto barges and pushed down the Al­le­gheny, Mo­non­ga­hela and Ohio [...]

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§ OHIO RIVER WATERSHED in URGENT NEED of PROTECTION §

June 12, 2021

Moving fracking wastewater in barges up and down Pittsburgh’s rivers is ill advised From an Article by Don Hopey, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, May 31, 2021 NOTICE — Mil­lions of gal­lons of briny, toxic, waste­wa­ter from shale gas drill­ing and frack­ing op­er­a­tions could soon be loaded onto barges and pushed down the Al­le­gheny, Mo­non­ga­hela and Ohio riv­ers. [...]

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§ Consider the Cancellation of the Mountain Valley Pipeline in WV & VA §

June 11, 2021

Mountain Valley Pipeline Would Pollute Wetlands, Streams & Rivers . . Call to Action by Freeda Cathcart, Cancel the MVP, June 10, 2021 . . . Subject: Call to Action and Cancel MVP Update Great news that Keystone XL was cancelled yesterday by the developer! This proves we’re on the right track pressuring the companies [...]

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Renewable Energy for Electricity Now in Transition in the USA

June 10, 2021

Why most ‘renewable energy’ options don’t add new wind and solar to the grid From an Article by Ivy Main, Power for the People VA, May 24, 2021 Virginia residents who want to do right by the planet are confronted with a bewildering array of renewable energy and “green power” options. Unfortunately, few of these [...]

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§ YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT “OCEAN BOUND PLASTICS” §

June 9, 2021

Ocean Plastic: What You Need to Know About These Urgent Problems From a Major Report by Audrey Nakagawa, EcoWatch News, Oceans Day, June 8, 2021 Ocean bound plastic is plastic waste that is headed toward our oceans. The term “ocean bound plastic” was popularized by Jenna Jambeck, Ph.D., a professor from the University of Georgia. [...]

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Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide is Out of Control @ 420 ppm (Major Greenhouse Gas)

June 8, 2021

Keeling Curve for Carbon Dioxide Continues to Increase Carbon dioxide now is measured at 420 parts per million at Mauna Loa observatory From the Article by Theo Stein, National Oceanographic & Atmospheric Administration, June 7, 2021 Carbon dioxide in the air has now reached 420 parts per million at Mauna Loa observatory in Hawaii. This [...]

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ALERT — Should Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) Go Through WV Streams & Wetlands

June 7, 2021

Water quality impact to be key as Mountain Valley Pipeline hangs in limbo From an Article by Mike Tony, Charleston Gazette Mail, Jun 1, 2021 The Mountain Valley Pipeline faces a consequential summer. So do the streams and wetlands that the pipeline’s developers are seeking permission to cross. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will [...]

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“A Life on Our Planet” by Sir David Attenborough

June 6, 2021

Sir David Attenborough: “what needs to happen to save the planet” From the Interview on “60 Minutes” on CBS Sunday News, June 6, 2021 The legendary wildlife filmmaker tells Anderson Cooper why urgent action on climate change is crucial and why we need to save nature in order to save ourselves. For nearly 70 years [...]

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ZOOM: West Virginia Climate Change Conference (WV3C) on June 15th

June 5, 2021

Register now for the June 15 “Fair Transition” Webinar Dear Friend of the Environment — Date: June 1, 2021 The global climate is in crisis, and America desperately needs effective climate solutions that leave no one behind. Please register here now for “Putting Together the Pieces of a Fair Energy Transition – Leaving No One [...]

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Let’s Restore Federal Methane Pollution Standards ASAP

June 4, 2021

Clean — Air — Council Dear Concerned Citizen … Date: June 2, 2021 In late April, the U.S. Senate voted 52-42 in favor of abandoning the Trump administration’s attempt to remove methane controls from the 2016 New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for oil and gas facilities (part of the Clean Air Act). Soon the House [...]

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