by Eric de Place | Aug 16, 2021 | Blog Posts, Hydrogen & Carbon Capture
In the last few months, hydrogen has garnered serious hype across the Ohio Valley as the zero-emissions fuel of the future. But should proponents’ claims be taken at face value? Is more skepticism warranted? What is hydrogen, really, and what are its uses and...
by Sean O'Leary | Aug 5, 2021 | Blog Posts, Shared Prosperity and Clean Energy
The West Virginia Public Service Commission’s ruling on the case regarding the Mitchell power plant will, if it is implemented, result in fewer jobs and less prosperity for Marshall County and surrounding counties, it will needlessly raise West Virginians’...
by Ben Hunkler | Jul 29, 2021 | Blog Posts, Newsletter
The latest news, research, and analysis from the Ohio River Valley Institute. July 29, 2021 By wide margins, Pennsylvania voters support a major crackdown on fracking. That’s according to a striking new...
by Eric de Place | Jul 29, 2021 | Blog Posts, Natural Gas
Pennsylvania has officially soured on fracking. A groundbreaking new opinion poll released today by the Ohio River Valley Institute shows that, by wide margins, state voters support a serious crackdown on fracking operations. The poll shows that voters across all...
by Ted Boettner | Jul 22, 2021 | Blog Posts, Shared Prosperity and Clean Energy
This blog post was originally published by the Union of Concerned Scientists at https://blog.ucsusa.org/guest-commentary/appalachia-poised-to-be-part-of-shift-to-clean-energy/ For over 150 years, the Appalachian region has provided the cheap energy that has...
by Ben Hunkler | Jul 20, 2021 | Blog Posts, Newsletter
The latest news, research, and analysis from the Ohio River Valley Institute. July 20, 2021 A groundbreaking set of new reports from the Ohio River Valley Institute explain why natural gas development failed to...
by Eric Dixon | Jul 13, 2021 | Abandoned Mine Lands, Blog Posts, Repairing the Damage, Shared Prosperity and Clean Energy
On Friday, US Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) released a new version of his proposed energy infrastructure package. The previous version of his proposal included $11.3 billion in federal funds to clean up damage from Abandoned Mine Lands (AMLs) across the country. The new...
by Ben Hunkler | Jun 30, 2021 | Blog Posts, Shared Prosperity and Clean Energy
The Ohio River Valley Institute’s newest report examines how the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) could support economic development and job creation in Pennsylvania, particularly in coal communities most impacted by energy market transition from coal to...
by Ben Hunkler | Jun 30, 2021 | Blog Posts, Newsletter
The latest news, research, and analysis from the Ohio River Valley Institute. June 30, 2021 A new report from the Ohio River Valley Institute outlines the economic opportunities of the Regional Greenhouse Gas...
by Ben Hunkler | Jun 29, 2021 | Abandoned Mine Lands, Blog Posts, Repairing the Damage
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) pointed to a recent Ohio River Valley Institute report in a Senate committee last week on the huge economic opportunities of abandoned coal mine reclamation. “The Department of the Interior estimates the cost to complete [abandoned mine...
