by Eric de Place and Molly Kiick | Nov 30, 2021 | Reports, Shared Prosperity
Beaver County, Pennsylvania is a real-time case-study in the local economic impacts of petrochemical development. It is home to the construction site of a Shell petrochemical facility estimated to cost $6 billion. First announced in 2012, the project is nearing...
by Eric de Place | Nov 29, 2021 | Blog Posts, Clean Energy, Shared Prosperity
Bitcoin is on the verge of going mainstream, with some companies — and even countries — recognizing the cryptocurrency as legal tender. The market cap of Bitcoin now surpasses both Facebook and Tesla, and it also recently became the 13th largest currency...
by Ben Hunkler | Nov 23, 2021 | Blog Posts, Shared Prosperity
Four years ago, petrochemical industry boosters predicted a new wave of industry would roll across the natural gas-producing region of Appalachia, spurring billions of dollars in capital investments and a veritable economic renaissance in a place that sorely needed...
by Ted Boettner | Oct 13, 2021 | Reports, Shared Prosperity
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 Environment. This report is the fourth in...
by Sean O'Leary | Oct 7, 2021 | Reports, Shared Prosperity
Click here to view and download the report With a price tag of $100 billion/year, widespread adoption of CCUS in our electric system would spark outrage if its cost showed up in our monthly bills. But members of Congress, including some climate hawks, are coalescing...
by Ted Boettner | Sep 29, 2021 | Reports, Shared Prosperity
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...
by Ted Boettner | Sep 15, 2021 | Reports, Shared Prosperity
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...
by Ben Hunkler | Aug 31, 2021 | Blog Posts, Clean Energy, Fair Democracy, Shared Prosperity
The Ohio River Valley Institute (ORVI) launched one year ago, in August 2020, as an independent, nonprofit think tank designed to equip the region’s residents and decision-makers with the policy research and practical tools they need to advance long-term solutions to...
by Ben Hunkler | Aug 19, 2021 | Blog Posts, Shared Prosperity
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...
by Ben Hunkler | Jul 21, 2021 | Shared Prosperity
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...
