Greenfire Coalition Writer's Forum
Tire-burning in Nesquehoning Approved
Written by: Linda Christman Posted by:Michael Sauers May 21, 2025 As of May 1, the State Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) has approved the permit to allow the Panther Creek Power Plant to burn tire shreds in addition to waste coal. The plant produces...
Top Down Regional Economic Development Keeps Communities in the Dark
Michael Sauers May 21, 2025 A few years ago, Congressman Dan Meuser met with "community leaders" at a gathering hosted by Bloomsburg University (Commonwealth University). The topic was the future of economic/community development, education/training and the federal...
Teachers/Education Are Dangerous
Michael Sauers May 15, 2025 There is a serious lack of teachers at all levels. The pay and working conditions are awful. The majority of teachers scrape by most of their careers. Towards the end (25 to 35 years) there is ray of sunshine called a pension. Paired with...
U.S. Government Is Largest Funder and Practicer of Animal Experimentation
Michael Sauers May 13, 2025 To varying degrees we all love ourselves, our families and our lives. Also, to varying degrees, we are in denial regarding the impacts our self-importance has on, well, everything. The list is long! This post is about animal experimentation...
Organic Farming Is the Present & Future
Michael Sauers May 12, 2025 As I travel the countryside, I am noticing farmers, highway departments, lawn care companies and just regular folks applying fungicides, insecticides, herbicides and chemical fertilizers everywhere. Have they lost their minds? Are they...
AI, Cryptocurrency and Data Centers
A Modern Day Three Headed Beast Michael Sauers May 11, 2025 The lunatics who want to know, record, analyze, market, contrive and control every aspect of our lives are inching forward at lightning speed. Like Cerberus, Chimera, Azi Dahaka and other three headed...
An Abundance of Impeachable Offenses
Michael Sauers May 7, 2025 Trump has committed 22 impeachable offenses. These should be pursued ASAP. Article1 Stripping a certain category of children born in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof of their birthright citizenships Article 2 Issued...
Summoning Our Better Angels
Michael Sauers May 5, 2025 I'm 75. That makes me part of a generation that once stood, at least in my mind, for changing the world. Not all but many of us pursued justice. Our music, clothes, swagger, opposition to Vietnam, quest for education and defiance of the...
More Alike Than We Think
Susan Gallagher May 5, 2025 When almost everyone has chosen a side in the nationwide battle of "us" and "them", it's hard to remember that we do indeed have many shared values. If you ever need a reminder that those values are alive and well, in abundance, I suggest a...
NIMBY’s ? Maybe Uneasy Folks? Probably
Michael Sauers May 2,2025 It is difficult to watch the hand-wringing and gnashing of teeth regarding the PP&L Electric Utilities proposed 500kV double-circuit transmission line scheduled to run through the "Valley". Up until now, the Valley has remained oblivious...