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Cancelling Study on Mining and Health: an Update
By John McFerrin For years, and probably decades, coalfield residents have known in their bones that living near surface coal mines made people sick. This common knowledge began to be […]
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Watching Birds and Seeing Who’s Boss
Through its Project Feeder Watch, the Cornell Laboratory or Ornithology has begun gathered data on what it calls “dominance hierarchy.” This involves watching birds’ behavior at feeders and learning who’s […]
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Giving Thanks … for the 50th
By Cindy Rank A great big THANK YOU from the planning committee for the 50th Anniversary blowout at Canaan Valley in September. It was a lot of work, but great […]
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A Giant, and a Friend, Passes
Born in Watertown, Wisconsin, Dianne was the oldest of eight children that Josephine and John McFarland would bring into the world, followed by Jerry, Betty, Linda, Hannah, Monica, Dan, and […]
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JUNCO
Seen with the eye of contemplation, creatures are vestiges, the very footprints of God. — St. Bonaventure A gray bird in a red bush, an empty stream of […]
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An Open Letter to Governor Jim Justice
Office of the Governor State Capitol 1900 Kanawha Boulevard, East Charleston, West Virginia 25305 Honorable Governor Justice, There are, and have been a number of plans for new electricity […]
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Meanwhile, in state news
In September the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality has rejected the Atlantic Coast Pipeline’s erosion and sediment control plan. While the rejection was a hopeful signal that the Department […]
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Resilient (?) Forests Act of 2017: a Bill Worth Watching
This summer’s wildfires have focused attention on forest management practices that could make fires less devastating. While there is widespread agreement that changes in forest management have that potential, this […]
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Rule to Prevent Methane Waste on Public Lands Reinstated
By John McFerrin Once again the rule that would both reduce emissions and increase revenue from gas produced on public lands has survived Congressional and Legislative efforts to kill it. […]
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Gerrymandering…or Mole Crickets?
It seems as if there’s always a great deal that I want to learn about and share. But sometimes different topics wrestle for my attention. Mole Crickets pulled me one […]
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