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Another round of Appalachian coal plant retirements may be imminent

Another round of Appalachian coal plant retirements may be imminent

by Sean O'Leary | Nov 19, 2021 | Blog Posts, Shared Prosperity and Clean Energy

January 25, 2022 may become the day the music died for a number of the remaining Appalachian coal-fired power plants. That’s when PJM, the regional transmission operator (RTO) that manages wholesale energy markets in all or parts of 13 mid-Atlantic and midwestern...
Sloganeering politicians and CEO’s and the myth of energy independence

Sloganeering politicians and CEO’s and the myth of energy independence

by Sean O'Leary | Nov 16, 2021 | Blog Posts, Shared Prosperity and Clean Energy

I’m old. And for nigh on to fifty years I have been listening to politicians and oil and gas executives soberly invoke “energy independence” as a a noble goal that is necessary to preserve our freedom and way of life. Starting in the 1970s, a decade...
Repairing the Damage: Cleaning Up Hazardous Coal Ash Can Create Jobs and Improve the Environment

Repairing the Damage: Cleaning Up Hazardous Coal Ash Can Create Jobs and Improve the Environment

by Ted Boettner | Oct 13, 2021 | Coal Ash, Repairing the Damage, Reports, Shared Prosperity and Clean Energy

Download report Download summary In partnership with ReImagine Appalachia and Union of Concerned Scientists, the Ohio River Valley Institute is releasing a new report titled: Repairing the Damage: Cleaning up Hazardous Coal Ash Can Create Jobs and Improve the...
A Stronger Appalachian Regional Commission Vital to Economic Progress

A Stronger Appalachian Regional Commission Vital to Economic Progress

by Ted Boettner | Sep 29, 2021 | Reports, Shared Prosperity, Shared Prosperity and Clean Energy

Click here to view and download the full report.  For much of its history, the Appalachian region has lagged the rest of the nation in measures of economic prosperity, health, education, and infrastructure. The region, especially central Appalachia, has been rich in...
A Big Civilian Climate Corps is Vital for Economy and Appalachia

A Big Civilian Climate Corps is Vital for Economy and Appalachia

by Ted Boettner | Sep 15, 2021 | Reports, Shared Prosperity and Clean Energy

Momentum is growing for creating a 21st century Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) that would reduce carbon emissions, grow jobs, and restore our natural resources and environment. At least seven bills have been introduced in Congress this year to revive the CCC and...
Finding Opportunity in the Ohio Valley

Finding Opportunity in the Ohio Valley

by Ben Hunkler | Aug 19, 2021 | Blog Posts, Shared Prosperity and Clean Energy

Last week, Senior Researcher Sean O’Leary and I traveled across the Ohio Valley to discuss Ohio River Valley Institute research with county commissioners and local organizations. The trip laid bare the aftermath of fracking’s grip on the regional economy. Boarded...
Fewer Jobs, Higher Electric Bills if WVPSC Mitchell Ruling Prevails

Fewer Jobs, Higher Electric Bills if WVPSC Mitchell Ruling Prevails

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’...
Appalachia Poised to Be Part of Shift to Clean Energy

Appalachia Poised to Be Part of Shift to Clean Energy

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...
New Reports Sketch a Blueprint for Job Growth and Economic Development in Distressed Appalachian Communities

New Reports Sketch a Blueprint for Job Growth and Economic Development in Distressed Appalachian Communities

by Ben Hunkler | Jul 21, 2021 | Shared Prosperity, Shared Prosperity and Clean Energy

There are many parallels between economically struggling communities in Appalachia and Centralia, Washington, a chronically depressed coal town that lost its coal mine and is now losing its coal-fired power plant. But in Centralia, the economy, jobs and population are...
The Centralia Model for Economic Transition in Distressed Communities

The Centralia Model for Economic Transition in Distressed Communities

by Sean O'Leary | Jul 20, 2021 | Reports, Shared Prosperity and Clean Energy

Download report Download summary Download digital toolkit If there are some industries in which immense amounts of investment can fail to produce significant increases in jobs and prosperity, might there be other industries in which comparatively small investments can...
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