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Blog Don Alexander November 28, 2014
Notes On Using WVEC’s New Website
This post describes the re-organization/upgrade of WVEC’s website and offers a few tips on how to navigate the new site (as well as information of interest to potential contributors or commenters). More
Notes On Using WVEC’s New Website
This post describes the re-organization/upgrade of WVEC’s website and offers a few tips on how to navigate the new site (as well as information of interest to potential contributors or commenters). More
Blog WVEC September 19, 2012
Celebrating Larry Gibson: The Life and Legacy of the Keeper of the Mountains
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Issues: Mountaintop removal
Celebrating Larry Gibson: The Life and Legacy of the Keeper of the Mountains
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Issues: Mountaintop removal
Blog Vickie Wolfe October 30, 2009
Why Coal-to-Liquids is a Bad Idea
Bluesky Share on Facebook Twitter Share on Share by Vickie Wolfe We’re hearing a lot these days about so-called “clean coal” technologies, one of which is a process for producing liquid fuel for use in motor vehicles. The fact is, however, that of all the things that can be done with coal, this is the worst—for […] More
Issues: Lifeboat Earth
Why Coal-to-Liquids is a Bad Idea
Bluesky Share on Facebook Twitter Share on Share by Vickie Wolfe We’re hearing a lot these days about so-called “clean coal” technologies, one of which is a process for producing liquid fuel for use in motor vehicles. The fact is, however, that of all the things that can be done with coal, this is the worst—for […] More
Issues: Lifeboat Earth
Blog Vickie Wolfe October 29, 2009
What is “Sustainable Development”?
Bluesky Share on Facebook Twitter Share on Share by Vickie Wolfe Sustainable development is defined as “Paths of economic and social progress that meet the needs of the current generation without compromising the ability of future generations to fulfill their own needs.” It might help to compare it with most people’s goal for retirement savings: ideally, they […] More
Issues: Lifeboat Earth
What is “Sustainable Development”?
Bluesky Share on Facebook Twitter Share on Share by Vickie Wolfe Sustainable development is defined as “Paths of economic and social progress that meet the needs of the current generation without compromising the ability of future generations to fulfill their own needs.” It might help to compare it with most people’s goal for retirement savings: ideally, they […] More
Issues: Lifeboat Earth
Blog Vickie Wolfe October 28, 2009
Bottled water or tap?
Bluesky Share on Facebook Twitter Share on Share by Vickie Wolfe Is our tap water truly so contaminated that it’s really necessary to buy bottled drinking water? Probably not, if it comes from a regional or municipal distribution system (e.g. West Virginia American Water). This water must meet certain quality standards set forth in the federal Safe […] More
Issues: Lifeboat Earth
Bottled water or tap?
Bluesky Share on Facebook Twitter Share on Share by Vickie Wolfe Is our tap water truly so contaminated that it’s really necessary to buy bottled drinking water? Probably not, if it comes from a regional or municipal distribution system (e.g. West Virginia American Water). This water must meet certain quality standards set forth in the federal Safe […] More
Issues: Lifeboat Earth
Blog Vickie Wolfe October 26, 2009
What Pollutes Our Water?
Bluesky Share on Facebook Twitter Share on Share by Vickie Wolfe Here’s another quiz for you: Which of the following represents the greatest water pollution problem in the U.S.? discharges from power plants urban and agricultural runoff industrial discharges sewage Correct answer: b. A common misconception is that industry, untreated sewage, etc. are the primary sources of water […] More
Issues: Lifeboat Earth
What Pollutes Our Water?
Bluesky Share on Facebook Twitter Share on Share by Vickie Wolfe Here’s another quiz for you: Which of the following represents the greatest water pollution problem in the U.S.? discharges from power plants urban and agricultural runoff industrial discharges sewage Correct answer: b. A common misconception is that industry, untreated sewage, etc. are the primary sources of water […] More
Issues: Lifeboat Earth
Blog Vickie Wolfe October 25, 2009
Reducing Our Ecological Footprint
Bluesky Share on Facebook Twitter Share on Share by Vickie Wolfe Here’s a little quiz for you: Rank the following actions in order from GREATEST to SMALLEST positive impact on the environment: (a) Becoming a vegetarian (b) Recycling (c) Having fewer children (d) Driving a more fuel-efficient vehicle A similar question to this one appears […] More
Issues: Lifeboat Earth
Reducing Our Ecological Footprint
Bluesky Share on Facebook Twitter Share on Share by Vickie Wolfe Here’s a little quiz for you: Rank the following actions in order from GREATEST to SMALLEST positive impact on the environment: (a) Becoming a vegetarian (b) Recycling (c) Having fewer children (d) Driving a more fuel-efficient vehicle A similar question to this one appears […] More
Issues: Lifeboat Earth
Blog WVEC October 24, 2009
Lifeboat Earth
Bluesky Share on Facebook Twitter Share on Share By Bob Mertz Like a ship at sea our Earth moves through the hostile vastness of space, and like a ship we are all in the same boat. If Earth’s life sustaining ecological systems fail we will all perish. On the Titanic the rich as well as the poor […] More
Issues: Lifeboat Earth
Lifeboat Earth
Bluesky Share on Facebook Twitter Share on Share By Bob Mertz Like a ship at sea our Earth moves through the hostile vastness of space, and like a ship we are all in the same boat. If Earth’s life sustaining ecological systems fail we will all perish. On the Titanic the rich as well as the poor […] More
Issues: Lifeboat Earth
Blog WVEC March 20, 2009
Stimulus Funding for State Energy Program
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Issues: Renewable energy
Stimulus Funding for State Energy Program
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Issues: Renewable energy
Blog WVEC September 22, 2008
Toxic Plastic Water Bottles
Bluesky Share on Facebook Twitter Share on Share by Debra Lynn Dadd I recently received a question from one of my readers about the safety of drinking water from clear plastic water bottles. These bottles, made from Lexan polycarbonate resin (a plastic polymer), are widely used for single-serving sales to one-gallon of water in stores […] More
Issues: Pollution
Toxic Plastic Water Bottles
Bluesky Share on Facebook Twitter Share on Share by Debra Lynn Dadd I recently received a question from one of my readers about the safety of drinking water from clear plastic water bottles. These bottles, made from Lexan polycarbonate resin (a plastic polymer), are widely used for single-serving sales to one-gallon of water in stores […] More
Issues: Pollution