Greenfire Coalition Writer's Forum
Trump, Democrats, Republicans and Amazon!
Michael Sauers February 22, 2026 War is a blatant conspiracy racket. As much as Trump likes to rail against the "deep state" he is their useful fool. Trump's proposed $1.5 trillion military budget is an obscene attack on all of us, especially our children. It is an...
AI/Data Centers-A Poison Apple
Michael Sauers February 8, 2026 If you have given up on the concept of being an individual with independent, critical thinking capabilities then AI and its attendant data centers are right for you. AI is one of those mysteries of technology that is being foisted on...
PPL Not Proficient
Michael Sauers February 5, 2026 Recently, PPL requested an overall annual increase in base distribution revenues of approximately $356.3 million. That is a nice chunk of change. I saw this advertised as a legal notice in my local newspaper. I was interested in...
Let’s Use Our Power!
Michael Sauers January 26, 2026 If you are feeling overwhelmed by the events in Minneapolis you are not alone. Millions of others are with you and searching for tools to fight back. Our elected representatives are very detached from us, by design. They are very...
Overdue Thank You!
Michael Sauers January 26, 2026 Kudos to Public Interest Law Center, Education Law Center and O'Melveney & Meyers, LLP for initiating, pursuing and succeeding with a landmark decision regarding public education funding in Pennsylvania. February 7, 2023 was...
Tax Avoidance Hurts Public Education
Michael Sauers January 9, 2025 Call it tax avoidance. Call it loopholes. Call it corporate welfare. Call it what you like but the essence is that our tax money is being diverted from the general revenue fund to tax avoidance schemes that benefit corporations and...
Beware the Distractions-Go Vegan
Michael Sauers January 5, 2026 About 70 years ago the leading culprit of lung cancer was identified as tobacco. Big tobacco did everything to crush antismoking advocates including using doctors in cigarette advertisements. However, tobacco's culpability was undeniable...
New Year’s Eve in Wellsboro, PA
Michael Sauers December 30, 2025 Once again, we are going to spend New Year's Eve in Wellsboro, PA. Nestled just west of the Endless Mountains Region and adjacent to the Grand Canyon of Pennsylvania, Wellsboro serves as the county seat of Tioga County. Settled in...
Around Us, On Us and In Us-Fascinating!
Michael Sauers December 29, 2025 Our arrogance is only surpassed by our stupidity. So, to begin, let me recommend a few references for help. The first is The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity by Carlo M. Cipolla. Follow this with a skim through Aardvarks to Zebras by...
Activist Groups School Shapiro
Michael Sauers December 16, 2025 Last week a truly creative and organic event took place at the Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg. Seventy statewide environmental justice, community development, and economic development organizations plus over two thousand...