ORVI Insider Vol. 16 May 11, 2021 Headlining our sixteenth newsletter is new research from Senior Researcher Ted Boettner on West Virginia's tax subsidy for thin-seam coal production. Boettner's latest analysis demonstrates how...
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ORVI Insider #15: “Repairing the Damage” Sparks National Conversations on AML and Orphan Well Remediation
ORVI Insider Vol. 15 April 27, 2021 In this edition of our newsletter, we highlight coverage of ORVI's recent Repairing the Damage reports and webinar series, co-produced by ReImagine Appalachia, on the environmental and...
ORVI Insider #14: Repairing the Damage from Appalachia’s Orphan Wells and Abandoned Mine Lands
ORVI Insider Vol. 14 April 14, 2021 For more than 150 years, Appalachia has provided the cheap energy that has powered the nation's industrial growth and helped construct the middle class. But Appalachian communities did not...
Repairing the Damage from Orphan Wells and Abandoned Mine Lands
For more than 150 years, Appalachia has provided the cheap energy that has powered the nation's industrial growth and helped construct the middle class. But Appalachian communities did not fuel our nation’s prosperity without a cost – thousands of environmental...
ORVI Insider #13: Risks for New Natural Gas Development in Appalachia
ORVI Insider Vol. 13 March 23, 2021 In this edition of our newsletter, we introduce groundbreaking new research conducted by the Stockholm Environmental Institute and published by ORVI on the financial risks of new natural gas...
Critical Condition: “The Shale Crescent” and the Dream of an Appalachian Petrochemical Boom
On February 3rd, 2021, the Ohio River Valley Institute convened a forum of experts from finance, policymaking, and the petrochemical industry to assess the future prospects for the creation of a petrochemical hub in the greater Ohio Valley. View a recording of the...
ORVI Insider #12: Fossil Fuel Subsidies, LNG Trains, and a Window into the West Virginia Legislature
ORVI Insider March 2, 2021 A Message from Our Executive Director Many of us are nearing a year of isolation in our homes, but recently it feels like the very ground beneath our feet is changing when it...
ORVI Insider #11: Energy Experts Say “There Is No Business Case” for Appalachian Fracking
ORVI Insider February 9, 2021 A Message from Our Executive Director Last week, we hosted a forum on the future of the oil and gas industry’s “Shale Crescent” vision for Appalachia. If you were not able...
ORVI Insider #10: “The Shale Crescent” and the Dream of an Appalachian Petrochemical Boom
ORVI Insider January 26, 2021 In this edition of our newsletter, we are excited to announce the Ohio River Valley Institute’s first virtual forum, Critical Condition: “The Shale Crescent” and the Dream of an Appalachian...