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, […]
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The premature death knell for coal
A transition away from carbon-based fuels to alternative and renewable energy is underway in this country and around the world. However, the simplicity of that often-repeated statement […]
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 — […]
Guest essay: W.Va.’s future depends on varied, affordable energy
by Mike Oliverio Affordable electricity is critical to West Virginia’s economic future. Whether it’s a futuristic hyperloop facility, advanced manufacturing or new data center, they all require […]
Guest essay: Coal still important globally
by Syd S. Peng Much of the world is now in the grips of an energy crisis. Economies coming back to life following the shock of the […]
Agreements made at COP26 not enough
The 200 countries participating in COP26 (the 26th Conference of the Parties) in Glasglow, Scotland, hoped to have a final agreement on tackling climate change by the […]
Residents, leaders, share insights on local needs during Legislative Coal Communities Workgroup listening tour stop
MORGANTOWN – The House of Delegates Coal Communities Workgroup made a listening tour stop at the Shack Neighborhood House in Pursglove Wednesday evening to learn what the […]
Manchin is holding Congress hostage, but the ransom won’t help W.Va.
No single senator should have the power to hold Congress hostage. We said the same thing when Sen. Mitch McConnell was Senate majority leader and could kill […]
Legislature’s Coal Communities Workgroup to hold listening tour stop in Morgantown
MORGANTOWN – The House of Delegates Coal Communities Workgroup will bring its mission to help revitalize struggling coal communities to Morgantown during a listening tour stop this […]
‘He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands’
We have heard over and over how West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin occupies a strategically powerful position. The 50-50 tie in the Senate means President Joe Biden […]
