Greenfire Coalition Writer's Forum
Children Need Literacy
Michael Sauers July 25, 2033 Children are the future. Literacy skills are the keys to self realization, understanding and contributing to the world. Any rational adult understands this. Parents have a responsibility to attend to this as much as they find it possible....
Do Not Support Greed, Incompetence and Stupidity
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...
Ukraine-Where Are the Geniuses? Where Are the Negotiators? Where Are the Peace Makers?
June 20, 2023 Mike Sauers Often we hear about the geniuses who inhabit the planet. Friends, associates, and strangers tell us about their progeny and how well they are doing in school. Sooner or later these geniuses begin mixing with other geniuses. This happens all...
Corporate Welfare and Community Funds
A Public Dialogue Is Necessary June 8, 2023 Michael Sauers Recently, I was invited to attend a public meeting regarding the proposed Encina Plastics Recycling proposal. Encina, a Texas based company, is proposing to build a chemical process (pyrolysis) plastic...
Encina Is Too Little and Too Late
Mike Sauers May 14, 2023 Decades ago the fossil fuel industry convinced the world that extracted coal, oil and gas were the supreme sources of energy. They knew at that time how dirty and polluting these energy sources were/are but they assured us that the positives...
Thoughts On Being “Woke”
This post was written by guest writer Rod Holt April 28, 2023 Posted by Mike Sauers on May 13, 2023 I am one of the most privileged individuals in the world. I was born in the United States. I had two parents and I am a white heterosexual man. Old white men like me,...
Our Endangered Rivers
April 25, 2023 Michael Sauers As if acid mine drainage, industrial production effluent, subpar sewage treatment plants and helter-skelter residential development aren't enough, our streams and rivers now have a new source of pollution. According to American Rivers the...
Musings For March-April
Michael Sauers April 16, 2033 Governor Shapiro seems to be mimicking all his recent predecessors. He recently participated in a ceremony whereby the State of Pennsylvania agreed to grant EMD, a division of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, more than 1 million dollars...
A Legacy of Cancer
Mike Sauers February, 5 2023 The article that recently appeared in the Hazleton Standard-Speaker, (1-16-23) entitled, Report: Cancer cases in region top US rates, was deja vu for those with attentive minds and tenacious memories. It is enraging, horrible and...
Dialogue with Governor Shapiro
Mike Sauers January 25, 2023 The following is an opinion piece that recently appeared in The Sunbury Daily Item. It was written by Karen Feridun who is a co-founder of the Better Path Coalition and an organizer of the Pennsylvania Climate Convergence. Last summer, the...