Mon Group of the WV Sierra Club

01/17/2025

💚 CLIMATE GRIEF WORKSHOP | Saturday, Jan 25 at Saranam Retreat Center
Feeling the weight of climate change? You’re not alone. Join Allowing to Action at Saranam Retreat Center for a transformative, day-long workshop inspired by Joanna Macy’s Work That Reconnects. Led by Liz Reynolds, this gathering will help you process climate grief, build resilience, and turn emotions into meaningful action.

What to Expect:
✨ Reflect & share in a supportive community
🧘‍♀️ Engage in meditation & mindfulness practices
🌲 Connect with nature (yes, even in winter!)
💬 Move from grief to gratitude & purpose

📍 Saranam Retreat Center, Montrose, WV
⏰ 10 AM – 4 PM
🎟️ $65 – Register here: https://buff.ly/427770k

01/17/2025

Our upcoming Shale Gas and Public Health Conference in partnership with the PA League of Women Voters will be on February 27. This all-day event will include speakers from the science, public health, industry and advocacy sectors, and cover the latest findings in how the unconventional oil and gas industry can affect your health, as well as strategies for your community. The event will be online and in-person at Duquesne University. Register at https://buff.ly/3BTem1j

01/17/2025

North Carolina regulators will allow Duke Energy to waive a legal requirement to reduce its carbon emissions by 70% by 2030, according to an order issued earlier this month.

01/17/2025

Join us on January 23 to discuss data centers and America's energy future.

01/17/2025

FINAL CALL FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS:
Tell the DOE that LNG exports are not in the public interest.

Click the link to use our letter template (you can edit) and instantly submit your comment:
https://action.conservationpa.org/a/lng-comment-period?ms=pf

01/17/2025

The petrochemical industry produces chemicals and other materials derived primarily from oil and gas. Learn about health harms of the petrochemical buildout in Appalachia on the EHP blog.

https://www.environmentalhealthproject.org/post/petrochemicals-in-appalachia-extending-fossil-fuel-reliance-and-public-health-harms

01/17/2025

The United States is on the cusp of quadrupling its ammonia production capacity in the next five years—a move that could come with serious risks to human health and the environment. Ammonia, a chemical that is usually manufactured from natural gas, is used for synthetic fertilizers and explosives....

01/16/2025

Democrats criticize Chris Wright’s comments during US Senate confirmation hearing for energy secretary nominee

01/16/2025

Utilities are delaying coal plant retirements and running them even when they cost more than renewable sources.

01/16/2025

Learn about key nominees in the Trump administration's second term, and the powers they will have.

01/16/2025

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01/16/2025

Exclusive: Report by risk experts says previous assessments ignored severe effects of climate crisis

01/16/2025

EQT has complaints against it in West Virginia. It has been sued in Pennsylvania. Now, the natural gas giant is meeting a fracking-friendly Washington.

01/16/2025

01/16/2025

Op Ed on public lands

01/16/2025

When the news broke recently that the West Virginia Water Development Authority gave $5 million to an out-of-state private school, I couldn’t help but think of the conversations I’ve had