Education

Carbon Capture and Storage Is No Solution

Karen Feridun May 24, 2024 Karen Feridun is the co-founder of Better Path Coalition and No False Solutions PA Coalition In an op-ed published in the May 16, 2024 edition of the Observer-Reporter, State Senator Camera Bartolotto tries and fails to talk around the...

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Climate Convergence Conference-2023

Michael Sauers Posted May 19, 2024 The following is the testimony of Michael Sauers at the 2023 Climate Convergence Conference in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Good Afternoon. My name is Michael Sauers. I stand before you as a retired person having spent my working life as...

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The Skunk

Anonymous May 17, 2024 When the sun has slipped away and the dew is on the day, then the creature comes to call men malign the most of all. The little skunk is very neat with his sensitive, plush feet and a dainty, slim head set with diamonds on bands of jet. He walks...

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Human Presence……..

Michael Sauers May 17, 2024 Wolf and fox and owl and bear and coyote were once everywhere in North America. Vast herds of deer and antelope and buffalo and caribou and moose roamed wild. Fur bearers including beavers and muskrats and minks and martens thrived. All are...

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Israeli-Palestinian Conundrum

Michael Sauers May 16, 2024 It is obvious that our world has many problems to solve. Many of these have global implications and repercussions. The Israeli-Palestinian conundrum is one of them. Israel has approximately 10 million people. The Palestinians number...

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Happy Earth Day

Michael Sauers April 14, 2024 Just a few thoughts regarding Earth Day. First, start with yourself. How light or heavy is your footprint? Examine your lifestyle and decide if you can improve your impact on the planet. Second, check out your family, house and...

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Happy Earth Day..The Beat Goes On and On

Michael Sauers April 8,2024 Part 2 The scenarios painted in Part 1 were not unique to Hazleton. No, these same disastrous and ill-fated economic development plans, along with coal mining, plagued all of Northeastern Pennsylvania. While the names changed the results...

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Old Man’s Perspective

Michael Sauers March 19, 2024 Today, I went to the Carola Sauers Children's Library to do a storytelling. It is located at the Dimmick Memorial Library in Jim Thorpe, PA. The Library is an architectural gem located in the historic district. While waiting for my...

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Ah!!! Springtime!

Michael Sauers March 15, 2024 Even as I get older the idea of spring excites me. It is a time of renewal, a fresh start. Nature explodes and reminds us of its importance. Colors, fragrances and growth abound. We take it all in and we consider the importance of...

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Pennsylvania’s Education Problem Is Politicians

Michael Sauers March 6, 2024 There is very little I can think of that is as inefficient and ineffective as the Pennsylvania Legislature. They work very few days and pay themselves nice salaries with great benefits. They move at a snail's pace and are great at kicking...

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The Hubris of Pseudo-Genius & Its Failure

Michael Sauers February 26, 2024 There is a genius here. There is a genius there. There are geniuses everywhere. I disagree. There are intellectually gifted people. However, the vast majority tend to take a very narrow path; engineering, medicine, law, technology,...

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