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...
July 12, 2023 Michael Sauers Why do we support an economic system that produces enormous amounts of waste from beginning to end? Why do we support an economic system that pollutes air, water and soil? Why do we support an economic system that pits people against...
Mike Sauers, July 18, 2022 The Jeddo Mine Tunnel is one of several environmental catastrophes that plague the Greater Hazleton Area. It ranks right up there with the Hazleton City Landfill debacle, the considerable list of past/present Superfund Sites, the devastation...
Mike Sauers May 30, 2022 In the 1967 movie, The Graduate, the main character, Ben, receives a one word piece of advice from a friendly businessman. That word was "plastic". The plasticity of plastic enables it to be formed into endless configurations. They are light,...
Mike Sauers My maternal grandfather, Andrew Hissick, was a licensed anthracite coal miner. His sons; John, Hubert and Daniel were his laborers. My fraternal grandfather, Michael Sauers, was a pump operator at the mines. I grew up surrounded by deep mines, culm banks,...