Scott Steinbrink News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Erie Times-News Fossil fuel industry is dying and it will take us down with it Profits and cash flow for the industry were down even before the pandemic, but Pennsylvania continues to prop up fracking with taxpayer-funded subsidies. It isn’t a jobs savior either. In 2017, the Bureau of Labor Statistics lists 4,900 direct jobs. The Department of Environmental Protection’s 2019 energy report adds 3,000 in electricity by natural gas. Combine state and federal sources for related jobs, and we only reach 26,000-50,000. Society must move toward a circular economy that reuses, not produces more ...

He’s a little beagle on a big mission. Meet Boone, a 3-year-old dog that was maimed and is now turning tragedy into triumph. Boone’s hind legs were intentionally cut off by his former owner when he was 6 weeks old. Tanya and Charlie Diable of Butler Township adopted Boone from Texas. They had a custom two-wheeled wheelchair built for him so he could have mobility. Tanya says Boone’s mission is to spread “love and kindness.” So she has published a new children’s book about Boone’s life, which launched last week on Amazon. “Bow Tie Boone” ($12.95) was written by Tanya Diable a...