by Sean O'Leary | Apr 9, 2021 | Blog Posts, Clean Energy, Shared Prosperity
In 10 years, unless West Virginia leapfrogs from its coal-dominated energy system to one driven by clean renewable resources, it will cease to be an energy state West Virginia’s status as an energy state — one that produces more energy than it consumes – will almost...
by Sean O'Leary | Mar 10, 2021 | Blog Posts, Newsletter, Shared Prosperity
The Ohio River Valley Institute’s recent report on the nearly complete failure of the Appalachian natural gas boom to deliver on promises of jobs and prosperity in the region’s major gas-producing counties triggered a great deal of blowback from the industry and...
by Sean O'Leary | Feb 18, 2021 | Blog Posts, Clean Energy, Newsletter, Shared Prosperity, Strategic Communications
The Ohio River Valley Institute issued the following press release earlier today. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Newest delay for Belmont County cracker reinforces need for new economic development strategies JOHNSTOWN, Pennsylvania, February 18, 2021 – Today’s statement in...
by Sean O'Leary | Feb 10, 2021 | Blog Posts, Research, Shared Prosperity, Strategic Communications
NEW REPORT: NATURAL GAS COUNTIES’ ECONOMIES SUFFERED AS PRODUCTION BOOMED Since the start of the fracking boom, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia’s biggest gas-producing counties have seen declines in their share of jobs, income, and population February 10,...
by Sean O'Leary | Dec 11, 2020 | Blog Posts, Clean Energy, Shared Prosperity
Reduced emissions, lower utility bills, and economic development for small-town Pennsylvania ORVI testimony before the Pennsylvania Environmental Quality Board (On December 11, 2020, ORVI senior researcher, Sean O’Leary, testified before the Pennsylvania...
