Proposed bills from a W.Va. resident As usual, the West Virginia legislative session started, and I didn’t have my agenda of bills ready. Here’s an early draft for next year. My Bill 1 (MB1) is the “I’m not driving too slow, you’re driving too fast” bill. This bill simply ...
by Regan Galbraith In the heart of a state defined by the echoes of coal mining, where my grandfather worked hard as a coal miner for years, I’ve intimately known the struggles of communities tethered to this industry. Methane emissions are an invisible threat to West Virginians. ...
by Mark Gongloff If you were forced to guess the one political issue that will decide the 2024 US election based on sheer volume of news coverage, you might pick inflation or immigration. Maybe plagiarism. Or Taylor Swift’s Kansas City Chiefs fandom — almost anything, in fact, ...
Lan completely wrong on climate change The article about Dr. Lan urging people to keep an open mind on climate change (DP-01-13-24) might have been posted on the opinion page, but as a news article, it was terribly one-sided and reported known fallacies as factual. Scientists have known ...
MORGANTOWN — A WVU professor would like people to think differently about climate change — and all the costly efforts being made to accelerate green energy. Dr. Bo “Larry” Lan has degrees in physics and business administration, and a doctorate in supply chain management. He teaches ...
The future of energy and the Mountain State The 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, came to a close this past Tuesday. World leaders in government, business, finance and energy (renewable and, yes, fossil fuels) came together for nearly two ...