The first Earth Day was April 22, 1970. In the 52 years since that first celebration, we — all of humanity — have actively done more to […]
Tag: climate change
April 22 letters to the editor
Albright Dam removal a win for climate resilience The results of climate change have created uncertainty about the future for young people. With the climate emergency intensifying […]
SEC weighs in on companies and climate change risk
The Securities and Exchange Commission is weighing whether to require public companies to disclose climate change vulnerabilities that might affect their future stock performance. Debate is raging […]
Manchin, Republicans nix Biden’s nominee to Federal Reserve
Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia likely killed the Biden administration’s nomination of Sarah Bloom Raskin to the Federal Reserve Board. Manchin cited Raskin’s opposition to carbon-based […]
Does being a land of plenty make us a land of good?
Last week, it was peanuts. Unsalted, roasted in the shell, to be exact. But lately, it’s always something, some commonplace commodity that suddenly cannot be found at […]
Electric bus plant brings double benefits to W.Va.
Among the exciting new businesses coming to West Virginia is GreenPower Motor Co.’s electric school bus manufacturing operation, which will make its home in South Charleston. While […]
Consider before lifting nuclear ban
The West Virginia Legislature will be considering lifting the state’s nuclear energy ban this session. If images of Chernobyl, Three-Mile Island and Fukushima flashed through your mind, […]
Dec. 26 letters to the editor
Families, average citizens are put last Two stories in the Dec. 17 issue of The Dominion Post drew my attention for different reasons. The first reported on […]
Climate change gets worse while Manchin protects coal interests
Last Friday evening, a “horde” of tornadoes, as the New York Times called it, tore through Kentucky, Illinois, Tennessee and Missouri. Kentucky was hit the hardest — […]
Exploring Venus
WVU engineers create software for aerobots WVU Today Engineers at West Virginia University are propelling exploration forward by creating control software for a group of aerial robots […]
