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 Eric Dixon | Mar 18, 2021 | Blog Posts, Research, Shared Prosperity
This afternoon, Congress will hold a hearing on a slew of bills that seek to clean up land and water damaged by the coal industry before it was regulated in 1977. The hearing rightly highlights the urgency of reauthorizing fees on coal production that fund cleanup,...
by Ted Boettner | Mar 16, 2021 | Blog Posts, Clean Energy, Shared Prosperity
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, 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 Eric de Place | Feb 24, 2021 | Blog Posts, Clean Energy, Shared Prosperity
$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 Ted Boettner | Feb 23, 2021 | Clean Energy, Fair Democracy, Shared Prosperity
The West Virginia Legislature got underway on Wednesday, February 10th, and so far the legislative session has been marked by a lack of accountability and transparency, advancing legislation aimed at crippling public education, reducing workers’ rights, and...
