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Old Song
This country lays a living claim this hour, the upsweep of ridges rising beyond the nearby band of burning, beating oranges and flickering yellows of foliage Cast in vagrant, vast […]
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Something Useful from Acid Mine Drainage: Is that Possible?
By John McFerrin One type of materials that is necessary for modern life is a class of minerals known as rare earth elements. These elements are necessary components of modern technologies. […]
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Tributes to Frank Young
*You have always been such a stable, thoughtful, reasonable personal friend, and foundation stone for so much that WVHC and other civic and environmental groups in WV have sought to do. We already miss […]
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Remembering Frank Young
By George Beetham Frank Young was president of the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy when I got involved in the wind issue. I contacted the Conservancy over the the Nedpower project […]
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Remembering Frank Young
By Marilyn Shoenfeld I have known Frank and Becky for at least 23 years, or as long as I have been on the Board of the WVHC. My husband, Peter […]
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Remembering Frank Young
By Cynthia Ellis Frank Young seemed brilliant to me. But he would not have agreed. Still, when we gathered with him and other members of the Board of Directors of the West […]
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Frank Young
Franklin (Frank) D. Young of Ripley, WV, died Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021 at the Hubbard Hospice House in Charleston, WV. He was born at Tuppers Creek, in Kanawha County, WV, […]
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Theodore Roosevelt and Climate Change
On April 15, 1907, President Theodore Roosevelt, issued an “Arbor Day Proclamation to the School Children of the United States,” telling them: It is well that you should celebrate your Arbor […]
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Carbon Capture and Storage Is Not a Silver Bullet, But…
By Perry Bryant I enjoyed reading Dr. Pokladnik’s well-written article on carbon capture and storage in December’s Highlands Voice. I agree with her overall position that carbon capture and storage is not […]
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Supporting the Wilderness Climate
The First Season of Dolly Sods Wilderness Stewards Part 2: Dolly Sods Becomes a Wilderness By Dave Johnston In the first part of this article (The Highlands Voice, December, 2081), which […]
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