by Josh Schlossberg
With every form of energy jumping on the “clean and green” federal subsidy bandwagon, Josh Schlossberg contends that biomass power incineration – the burning of forests to make electricity – should be ruled out. It pollutes the air, threatens public health, and worsens climate change, despite industry claims otherwise.

David Lillard
Is there a lake or stream where you love to fish, boat, or swim. Unfortunately, writes Blue Ridge Press editor David Lillard, your and my driving to that waterway is helping ruin it. The reason is nitrogen emitted from exhaust pipes, but there are simple ways in which all of us can reduce our nitrogen footprint. David Lillard is a Blue Ridge Press editor and managing editor of The Observer in Jefferson County, W.Va. He lives in Shepherdstown, W.Va.

Warm weather gets me jazzed about being outside—near the water, on the water, and eating anything that comes from the water. I’ll drive four hours round trip just to get three hours on the water. Now I learn all this driving is killing the object of my desire: the Chesapeake Bay and all the edibles [...]