G.O.P. Resists Biden’s Clean Energy Plan in the US Congress

May 24, 2021

It’s Crunch Time and Biden’s Climate Plans Face Steep Hurdles From an Article by Lisa Friedman, New York Times, May 22, 2021 WASHINGTON — The linchpin of President Biden’s climate plan faces a perilous path through the Congress, as scientists say nations must move now to aggressively reduce the pollution that is heating the planet [...]

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The New Ford F-150 Electric Truck is a ‘Beast’ With Electricity to Share

May 23, 2021

Ford Says Electric F-150 Will Start Under $40,000. It Can Also Power Your Home From an Article by Camila Domonoske, National Public Radio, May 19, 2021 Ford unveils its new all-electric F-150 Lightning pickup Wednesday at Ford World Headquarters in Dearborn, Mich. The truck will come with a price tag that starts at just under [...]

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West Virginia Citizen’s Guide to Climate Change

May 22, 2021

A Citizen’s Guide to Climate Change — The Causes, Impacts, and Potential Solutions Written by West Virginians for West Virginians, September 2020 Climate change is one of the most challenging issues of our time. By addressing climate change we have an opportunity to build a stronger, cleaner, and more just economy. But it’s not just [...]

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Kentucky Public Service Commission in Major Ruling Favors Solar Energy

May 21, 2021

State regulators in Kentucky find great value in rooftop solar energy From an Article by Dan Gearino, Inside Clean Energy, May 20, 2021 The people in Kentucky’s small rooftop solar industry are used to fighting for their livelihoods against utilities, but they aren’t used to winning. So a ruling last week from the Kentucky Public [...]

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The Companies & Banks Responsible for the Plastics Crisis

May 20, 2021

REVEALED: BUSINESSES AND BANKS BEHIND GLOBAL PLASTIC WASTE CRISIS From the Report of Minderoo Foundation, May 18, 2021 The contribution of individual plastic producers to the plastic waste crisis has been exposed for the first time, as a new report shows that just 20 companies produce over 50 per cent of all single-use plastic. Top [...]

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The Leasing of Minerals & Land to Natural Gas Development is Problematic

May 19, 2021

This Could Be the Start of a Rural Anti-Fracking Coalition From an Article by Colin Jerolmack, New Republic, May 17, 2021 Landowners who lease their land to gas companies aren’t always pleased with the results. When I first met George Hagemeyer in 2013, Anadarko Petroleum Corporation was in the process of drilling six natural gas [...]

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International Energy Agency (IEA) Offers Pathway to Net Zero GHG Emissions by 2050

May 18, 2021

World’s first comprehensive energy roadmap shows path to rapidly boost clean energy and reduce fossil fuel use to create millions of jobs, lift economic growth and reach net zero Major Report from International Energy Agency, May 15, 2021 The world has a viable pathway to building a global energy sector with net-zero emissions in 2050, [...]

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Eminent Domain Issues Continue on the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP)

May 17, 2021

Jury awards Bent Mountain landowners $430,000 for land taken by MVP pipeline From an Article by Laurence Hammack, Roanoke Times, May 16, 2021 When a company building the Mountain Valley Pipeline first selected a route, cutting directly through James and Kathy Chandler’s “slice of heaven” atop Bent Mountain, it offered them $89,343. A jury on [...]

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We Can Vision a Better & Greater Ohio River Valley!

May 16, 2021

A Better Vision for the Ohio Valley — Imagine the Ohio River Valley Includes You Second Annual Conference Set for May 20, 2021 @ 6:30 PM on ZOOM Description — Concerned Ohio River Residents, League of Women Voters, and the Climate Reality Project are excited to announce a second, virtual “Better Vision for the Valley” [...]

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Fracking Chemicals & Shale Gas Development Can Affect the Human Endocrine System

May 15, 2021

How do chemicals and shale gas development disrupt your endocrine system? Webinar scheduled by the Southwest Pennsylvania Environmental Health Project (EHP) and Halt the Harm Network, May 18, 2021 at 7 PM WEBINAR— “Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals and Shale Gas Development” Presenters include Chris Kassotis, PhD, of Wayne State University, and Laura Vandenberg, PhD, of the [...]

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