Greenfire Coalition Writer's Forum
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Happy Earth Day–The Beat Goes On and On
Part 1 Michael Sauers April 6,2024 In April of 1990 I helped organize an "Earth Day" celebration unlike any the greater Hazleton area had ever experienced. Community groups and individuals put together an educational event that covered scores of environmental...
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...
Blatant Greed/Congressional Malfeasance/Public Apathy
Michael Sauers 2024 The oil and gas industries are wildly profitable as are the vast majority of national and international corporations. Look it up. It's easy to research. Banking, insurance, pharmaceutical, automobile, medical, agriculture, weapons manufacturing,...