by Syd Peng It’s not hard to sense that something extraordinary is happening in the United States: Digital technology has been neglected by policymakers in the nation’s […]
Tag: fossil fuels
Dec. 24 letters to the editor
Club wants to hang banners of veterans The local GFWC Mountaineer Woman’s Club, part of the national General Federated Woman’s Club, is a civic organization that has […]
Hansen at COP28
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 […]
Electric truck comes with its own gas generator
A new electric truck will come with its own gas generator to improve reliability. That may sound like a headline from The Onion. But it’s no joke. […]
Oct. 1 letters to the editor
Regarding WVU cuts to library funding I had to laugh when I read The Dominion Post story “Transformation moves on to Academic Units” (9-21-23) about cuts to […]
Promised green energy savings yet to materialize
There’s a major disconnect between what renewable energy backers promised and the current cost of electricity. One of the justifications for green energy mandates is that solar […]
More bad news on the climate
A study published in the journal Nature Communications this past week suggests part of the Atlantic Ocean’s most important circulation system is on the verge of collapse. […]
July 30 letters to the editor
WVU BOG must keep discussions public The present budget problems of West Virginia University is a matter that should concern all West Virginians, particularly those living in […]
Montana may be seeing the first youth climate revolt
This is hardly a scientific sampling, but a high school teacher in the Dallas area tells me that her students have two big worries: One is getting […]
Taxing clean energy: What is wrong with these people?
Texas is currently America’s leader in wind and solar power. It provides 28% of America’s wind energy. If it were a country, it would be the fifth […]