by Ted Boettner | Mar 16, 2021 | Blog Posts, Orphaned Oil & Gas Wells, Repairing the Damage
On Thursday the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources in the US House will be holding a hearing on the federal Abandoned Mine Land (AML) Program to discuss reauthorization of the program and how it can help local economies and the environment. The AML program...
by Sean O'Leary | Mar 10, 2021 | Blog Posts, Natural Gas
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 Ben Hunkler | Mar 4, 2021 | Blog Posts, Petrochemicals & Plastics
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...
by Ben Hunkler | Mar 2, 2021 | Blog Posts, Newsletter
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...
by Eric de Place | Feb 24, 2021 | Blog Posts, Natural Gas
$3.8 billion is enough money to run the entire economy of a small country. But it’s just barely enough to cover the cost of Pennsylvania’s annual subsidies to the fossil fuel industry. Those subsidies are described in painstaking detail in an excellent new analysis by...
by Sean O'Leary | Feb 18, 2021 | Blog Posts, Petrochemicals & Plastics
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, Natural Gas
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 Ben Hunkler | Feb 9, 2021 | Blog Posts, Newsletter
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...
by Eric de Place | Feb 9, 2021 | Blog Posts, Natural Gas
Before you get behind the wheel of a car, you’re required to have auto insurance. It costs a few bucks, especially for bad drivers, but everyone understands that insurance is a commonsense way to protect the public from the costs of accidents. It’s too bad...
by Martina Angela Caretta and Erin Brock Carlson | Feb 5, 2021 | Blog Posts, Natural Gas
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here. More than 2 million miles of natural gas pipelines run throughout the United States. In Appalachia, they spread like spaghetti across the region. Many...
