Michael Sauers April 23, 2025 Earth Day is a bust. It has been reduced to people cleaning garbage along roadsides. Whoopie! Environmental activism is a mere whimper. Climate change is already upon us and is/will continue to have drastic effects for centuries to come....
Environment
Trump! Trump! Trump!
Michael Sauers March 20, 2025 Since Trump's second inauguration he and his subordinates have thrown enormous amounts of mud at the wall. He is always testing the limits of his actions. Continuously he attempts to discredit the Congress, Courts and Media. Primary...
Governor Shapiro’s “Lightening Plan” on Energy, Jobs and Consumers-Questionable at Best
Michael Sauers February 1, 2025 Governor Shapiro likes to make a big splash with his announcements. His recent announcement of his "Lightening Plan" regarding Pennsylvania's energy future was no exception. Held at Pittsburg's International Airport it had all the...
Bring On The Nukes!
Michael Sauers January 5, 2025 One of the huge negative aspects of artificial intelligence and crypto currency is that they require intensive amounts of energy, consequently increasing our carbon footprint. Beggars can't be choosers so these two endeavors will use...
An Economic Boon???? Let’s Be Clear On What Fracking Brings To Pennsylvania
Written by Katie Jones Posted by Michael Sauers November 22, 2024 Is fracking a boon to Pennsylvania? Let's consider the price Pennsylvania pays for fracking. The Erie-Times News recently published an article titled: "What is fracking and what Trump's win means for it...
We Need a Rapid Phase Out of Fracking in Pennsylvania
To Governor Josh Shapiro and State Legislators Campaign Created and Written by Karen Feridun Posted by Mike Sauers October 28, 2004 We, the undersigned, call on you to begin a rapid phase out of fracking in Pennsylvania. The climate clock we installed in the Capitol...
Hiking Glen Onoko Falls/Ridge to Overlook
Written and Posted by Michael Sauers September 4, 2024 Nothing clears the mind, steadies the soul and strengthens the body like a walk through the forest. Picture yourself moving through cool valleys and mountain woodlands; exploring streams, rivers, lakes, swamps and...
Carbon Capture, a Great Illusion
Written by Karen Feridun Posted by Michael Sauers August 29, 2024 A last minute scramble to pass a controversial bill introduced by Sen. Gene Yaw epitomizes the old saying, "There are two things you don't want to see being made-laws and sausages." According to Yaw,...
I’m in a Jakey Hollow State of Mind
Michael Sauers August 23, 2024 Jakey Hollow is a 59 acre natural area snuggled in Columbia County just outside Bloomsburg. It is part of the Weiser State Forest under the auspices of the PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. It is also part of the...
Fracking Puppet Masters Continue To Pull The Strings In Pennsylvania
Mike Sauers August 13, 2024 Oil and gas continues to drive the bus in Pennsylvania. They know full well that "hydraulic fracking" is an energy intensive, abusive and dirty endeavor. To get off the ground it requires special treatment from local and state regulations...
Statement of Carbon County Concerning a Proposal to Burn Tires
Written by Linda Christman Posted June 19, 2024 The Panther Creek Power Plant in Nesquehoning has asked for permission to burn tires as fuel. The plant has been burning waste coal since 1992 and now proposes to add tire shreds to the fuel mix. Waste coal burned as...
Response to Editorial that Appeared in Sun Gazette on May 25, 2024, Entitled, “We Need Long-term Answers to Energy Needs”
Michael Sauers May 27, 2024 Dear Editor, I agree with the May 25, 2024 editorial entitled,"We Need Long-term Answers to Energy Needs", but not through the use of "fracking". The authors sound like oil and gas alarmists when they "cry wolf" as they bemoan the use of...