Greenfire Coalition Writer's Forum
Musings Before 2023
Mike Sauers December 19, 2022 Recently, I attended a Jerry Seinfeld Show. He was funny without being crude or vulgar. He let us know that, at this point in his life, he is fed up with everything. On reflection, I can see his point. We, as individuals and collectively,...
Good News for Local Conservationists
This letter appeared recently in the Hazleton Standard Speaker. Editor: Local conservationists have recently received some unaccustomed good news. On the global level the Inflation Reduction Act provides substantial funding to combat climate change. On the national...
Woke–To Be or Not To BE
Mike Sauers August 24, 2022 I have thought about this post for a considerable time. My concern is that we understand the meaning and importance of "woke" as it is currently used. In the movie, A Few Good Men, we hear Lt. Daniel Kaffee (Tom Cruise) demand an answer...
A Possible Solution To Decades Of Pollution
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...
Every Picture Tells a Story
This picture appeared in the Times Leader, Wilkes-Barre, PA on August 22, 1992 along with a story about the demonstration/protest/press conference that took place in front of the CAN DO Headquarters in Hazleton, PA. The event was organized by Citizens Against...
Fossil Fuel Plastics–A Nightmare At Best
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,...
Letter to Bloomsburg Press Enterprise
Published 4/15/22 Written by Mike Sauers
Gender in the Science Classroom
I first met Rachel and Teah when they were only five years old. Their mother used to bring them after kindergarten to see the animals at the nature center where I work. Can we hold the ferret, please? they’d ask in that kind of sing-song harmony that only a pair of...
Historical Opinion-Endangered Species Act
Written by Professor Carl Frankel 1995 Posted by Mike Sauers on March 26, 2022 ESA Update-The Endangered Species Act, signed into law by President Richard Nixon in 1973, is one of the most significant and influential environmental laws. It is the result of devastating...
Dissent Necessary for Democracy
Written by Gerard D. Hoefling on July 2, 1992