Published Writers

Ellen Banks

Letter: Sierra Club efforts expand across all of New York State – Published in Buffalo News on August 8, 2022

Another Voice: Solar power is needed to solve climate crisis Solar power is needed to solve climate crisis -Published in Buffalo News, October 11, 2021

Opinion: Limits on solar production don’t make sense  – Published in Lockport Journal, November 23, 2020

Letter: Climate change demands our society thinks ahead– Published in Buffalo News, December 16, 2018

Letter: Check out electric buses visiting Buffalo this week – Published in Buffalo News on July 11, 2017

Letter:  Kudos to Lakota Nation for Trying to Halt Pipeline – Published in Buffalo News on October 5, 2016

Another Voice:  Offshore wind is part of the clean energy future – Published in Buffalo News on May 4, 2016

Larry Beahan

Another Voice: Freshwater lakes like Lake Erie are preferable for wind farms – Published in Buffalo News August 4, 2022

Letter: A windfarm on Lake Erie seems quite appropriate   – Published in Buffalo News, July 6, 2022

Letter: Outer Harbor’s Sad Hasty Destruction – Published in Buffalo News, January 1, 2022

Another Voice: Don’t let a white elephant despoil the Outer Harbor – Published in Buffalo News, December 20, 2021

Letter:  Billionaires should spend their money right here on earth – Published in Buffalo News, July 17, 2021

Another Voice:  Another Voice: Bitcoin mining imperils N.Y.’s renewable energy goals – Published in Buffalo News, May 15. 2021

Another Voice:  Meeting environmental goals demands some tough choices – Published in Buffalo News, October 23, 2020

Letter: NFTA bus upgrades seem long overdue  – Published in Buffalo News, August 3, 2020

Another Voice: New York pension fund needs to dump fossil fuels – Published in Buffalo News, May 26, 2020

Letter: State must get to work on tackling climate change -Published in Buffalo News, March 9, 2020

Letter: Letter: Trump’s deniability is not so plausible – Published in the Buffalo News, January 17, 2020

Another Voice: Electric cars are a pleasant way to fight climate change – Published in Buffalo News, January 13, 2020

Letter: Queen City plan ignores historical weather pattern – Published in Buffalo News, December 13, 2019

Letter: Businesses would shine brighter by using LEDs– Published in Buffalo News, November 11, 2019

Another Voice: Solar and wind power can help farmers prosper – Published in Buffalo News, November 5, 2019

Letter:  Soap Box Derby, solar energy both need a concerted effort –  Published in Buffalo News on August 26, 2019

Another Voice: Northern Access Pipeline would scar Zoar Valley  – Published in Buffalo News on April 18, 2019

Another Voice:   Wind Turbines are Vital to Future Energy Needs – Published in Buffalo News on August 2, 2019

My View: Mail and rail memories echo from Central Terminal – Published in Buffalo News May 15, 2019

Another Voice: Another Voice: Adirondack Mountain Club chapter supports Lighthouse Wind – Published in Buffalo News on January 27, 2019

Another Voice:  County’s forestry plan puts profits above stewardship – Published in Buffalo News on November 21, 2018

Letter: Salamanders in Salamanca (Hellbender) | Reptiles Canada Forums – Published in Buffalo News on March 17, 2013

Another Voice: Review of EIS shows fracking remains dangerous – Published in Buffalo News on November 3, 2011

Another Voice: Erie County Forest – The Parks Misled Us On Logging- Published in the Buffalo News on August 22, 2006

Charley Bowman

Letter:  Letter: New York must heed alarm on climate change threat – Published in Buffalo News on September 21, 2018

Another Voice: State shouldn’t bail out nuclear plants – Published in Buffalo News, August 22, 2017

Letter: Wind project will not have negative impact on air base – Published in Buffalo News, June 27, 2017

Buffalo News Opinion: Wind Farm will not hurt training at Falls air base  By Charley Bowman, May 17, 2016

Another Voice:  State shouldn’t bail out nuclear power plants- Published in Buffalo News, July 27, 2016

Buffalo News Opinion:  Letter: Transport of Bakken crude places environment at risk – By Charley Bowman, March 11, 2016

Robert Ciesielski

Another Voice:  Renewable energy brings blue skies, economic growth – Published in the Buffalo News on July 27, 2020

Another Voice: Energy growth act needed for New York State to meet its goals – Published in the Buffalo News, March 22, 2020

Another Voice: Climate leadership act is a step forward for N.Y. State – Published in the Buffalo News, July 15, 2019

Letter:  New York climate legislation deserves full citizen support – Published in the Buffalo News, June 2, 2019

Another Voice: State Sierra Club endorses Somerset-Yates wind project – Published in Buffalo News, December 1, 2018

Another Voice:  Wind turbines offer economic and environmental opportunity –   Published in Buffalo News, April 25, 2018

Another Voice:  New York takes the lead on methane pollution as Washington retreats– Published in Buffalo News,  April 28, 2017

Another Voice:  Renewable energy will benefit everyone – Published in Buffalo News, March 15, 2017

Buffalo News Opinion: NFTA should consider electric-powered buses – October 2, 2015

Roger Cook

Letter: Another Voice: Moral, democratic values must not be discarded – Published in Buffalo News, January 19, 2021 (co-writers on the article included: Khalid J. Qazi, Sue Tannehill and Stan Bratton).

Letter:  Collins should disavow not support Donald Trump – Published in Buffalo News on October 20, 2016

Janet Lenichek

Another Voice: Crypto mining operations warrant closer scrutiny, Published in Buffalo News, March 9, 2022

Letter: Nuclear is no solution to rising climate change – Published in Buffalo News, August 6, 2022

Lisa Mertz

Letter:  Lake Erie wind project warrants strong support – Published in Buffalo News, July 23, 2022

Bill Nowak

Letter:  Support the most efficient way to decarbonize home heating, Published in Buffalo News, March 4, 2022

Letter:  Cuomo is acting correctly in addressing climate crisis – Published in Buffalo News on August 12, 2020

Letter: Renew: Renewables making remarkable progress – Published in Buffalo News on July 12, 2017

Opinion: Support Geothermal Tax Credit- Published in Times Union, November 17, 2016

Another Voice: Geothermal tax credit would help protect jobs across New York – Published in the Buffalo News, August 22, 2016

Letter: Everyone should have great friend like mine – Published in Buffalo News, July 9, 2014 

Letter: Replace fossil fuels with clean energy – Published in Buffalo News, March 21, 2014

Letter: Buffalo’s green future is a grass-roots effort– Published in Buffalo News, December 4, 2013

John Stith

John Szalasny

Another Voice: Voters should approve the 2022 environmental bond act – The Buffalo News, September 23, 2022

Letter: Cryptocurrency will define governor’s political legacy – The Buffalo News, July 19, 2022

Letter: It’s Time for Electric School Buses, Published in Amherst Bee, February 23, 2022

Article: Buffalo Ranked as “Troubled Community” for Lead Exposure Levels, Published in Buffalo Rising, February 21, 2022

Letter: Build Back Better Can Boost City’s Weatherization Program, Published in Buffalo News, February 17, 2022

Letter: Close the Loophole in Fracking Ban, Published in The Amherst Bee, January 5, 2022

Letter: NY Bottle Bill Due for an Update, Published in The Batavia Daily News, December 8, 2021

Article: Upcoming Expanded Polystyrene Foam Food Container Ban, Published in Buffalo Rising December 3, 2021

Letter: Get the Lead out of our schools – Published in The Amherst Bee, November 17, 2021

Letter:  U.S. needs law to curb expansion of plastics industry Published in Buffalo News, November 16, 2021

Article: WNY Groups Call for a “Bigger Better Bottle Bill”, Published in Buffalo Rising November 6, 2021

Article: US Population Continues to Move Westward – Will Water from the Great Lakes Follow? Published in Buffalo Rising October 15, 2021

Letter: Supervisor race is not the only Green Referendum Published in Amherst Bee, September 29, 2021

Letter: Bitcoin is the new fracking in harmful impacts Published in Buffalo News, July 9, 2021

Article: How Does New York Clean Up Its 200 Year Fossil Fuel Production Legacy?  Published in Buffalo Rising, June 14, 2021

Letter:  Letter: Biden’s emissions goal merits more mainstream media notice – Published in Buffalo News, May 26, 2021

Article: Are New Bitcoin Operations and NYS Climate Goals Compatible? – Published in Buffalo Rising, May 8, 2021

Earth Day Message: Earth Day Message – Published on Spectrum Health Website, April 2021

Article: Count Down to the Silent Spring of the 21st Century – Published in Buffalo Rising, March 22, 2021

Letter: Buffalo Must Be Prepared to House Climate Refuges – Published in Buffalo News, December 31, 2020

Article: Capturing More Clean Energy from the Niagara River – Published in Buffalo Rising, December 29, 2020

Letter: Extended Producer Responsibilty Can Reduce Amherst Taxes – Published in Amherst Bee, February 2021

Letter: Purchasing electric vehicles means ditching gas guzzlers – Published in The Buffalo News, February 19, 2021

Mailbag: Ortt wrong to oppose renewable energy projects – Published in Lockport Union Sun & Journal, January 26, 2021

Letter: Biden should institute Climate Conservation Corps – Published in Buffalo News, November 18, 2020

Letter: Make plastic straws, cutlery available by request only – Published in Amherst Bee, August 19, 2020

Article: Break Free from Plastic Pollution – Published in Buffalo Rising, August 18, 2020

Article: Town of Amherst’s Million Tree Pledge – Published in Buffalo Rising, April 19, 2020

Article: Petroleum Industry Cashing In On Pandemic – Published in Buffalo Rising, May 26, 2020

Letter: Tree initiative passes the ‘Seventh Generation’ principle Published in Amherst Bee, January 7, 2020

Article: Governor Cuomo Proposes to Tackle a “Lightweight” Issue in His 2020 State of the State Address – Published in Buffalo Rising, December 30, 2019

Letter: Clean Energy Communities Should Support Clean Energy Projects – Published in Amherst Bee, August 20, 2019

Letter: Correct funding agenda is key to America’s success – Published in the Buffalo News, May 31, 2019

Letter: State lawmakers must act on added recycling – Published in Buffalo News, April 24, 2019

Letter: City of Buffalo is Considering a Ban on Styrofoam Food Service ContainersPublished in Buffalo Rising, April 15, 2019

Another Voice: Bring NYC’s plastic foam packaging ban to Buffalo -Published in Buffalo News, February 20, 2019

Letter: Town should look at banning Styrofoam – Published in the Amherst Bee, December 14, 2018

Letter: Plastic Waste and China’s Ban on Importing our Garbage – Buffalo Rising – Published in the Buffalo Rising on November 27, 2018

Letter: Wind projects bog down under Article 10– Published in the Buffalo Rising on November 27, 2018

Another Voice: Ford should focus on its electric vehicles, not CAFE standards– Published in Buffalo News on March 14, 2018

Letter:  More education needed to adapt power grid to renewables–Published in the Buffalo News on December 11, 2017

Letter:  National gas exports too risky – Published in Amherst Bee on December 7, 2017

Letter: Collins must stop trying to halt Lighthouse Wind– Published in the Buffalo News on September 21, 2017

Letter: Climate change of larger impact– Published in the Amherst Bee on August 8, 2017

Another Voice: Should we believe industry or science? – Published in Buffalo News on July 14, 2017

Opinion: National security threatened by anti-wind bill– Published in The Lockport Journal on June, 13 2017

Opinion: Pipeline’s effects on air, water should sink it with NY State – Published in The Lockport Journal on March 29, 2017

Letter: What is Collins reason to be anti-wind – Published in The Daily News On-Line on February 2, 2017

Letter: Wind project will not impact Falls air base – Published in Buffalo News on January 15, 2017

Another Voice:  Exxon Mobil has a history of denying climate change– Published in Buffalo News on December 16, 2016

Letter: Trump policies would damage environment – Published in Buffalo News on October 2, 2016

Letter: Community should question state senator – Published in Amherst Bee on October 16, 2016

Letter: Buffalo should embrace Solar City Tesla merger – Published in Buffalo News on August 21, 2016

Letter:Economics have changed for pipeline project– Published in Amherst Bee on July 20, 2016

Letter: State should not grant approval for pipelines – Published in Buffalo News on May 19, 2016

Letter: Build a solar park at Huntley plant site – Published in Buffalo News on April 18, 2016

William H.  Townsend

Another Voice: West Valley cleanup is proceeding too slowly – Published in Buffalo News on January 7, 2018

Pat Townsend

My View: I‘m a nuclear baby with apprehensions – Published in Buffalo News on March 3, 2018

Jay Wopperer

Letter: Continue to uphold bird protection laws – Published in Buffalo News on January 16, 2021

Art Klein

Letter: Wind power critics tend to be fueled by the coal/gas industry – Published in Buffalo News on July 29, 2022