Research

ORVI Insider #29: Looking Back on 2021

by Ben Hunkler | Dec 21, 2021 | Newsletter

As 2021 draws to a close, we’re reflecting on a year of progress.

Stayin’ Alive: The Last Days of Stripper Wells in the Ohio River Valley

by Ted Boettner | Dec 16, 2021 | Orphaned Oil & Gas Wells, Repairing the Damage, Reports

Low-producing oil and gas wells could soon become costly public liabilities.

Takeaways | A Cautionary Tale of Petrochemicals from Pennsylvania

by Ben Hunkler | Nov 30, 2021 | Takeaways

ORVI Insider #28: Large-scale Development by Shell Hasn’t Spurred Economic Growth in Beaver County

by Ben Hunkler | Nov 30, 2021 | Newsletter

A new research brief finds that Beaver County has fallen behind the state and the nation in nearly every measure of economic activity since the announcement of the Shell ethane cracker in 2012.

A Cautionary Tale of Petrochemicals from Pennsylvania

by Eric de Place and Molly Kiick | Nov 30, 2021 | Petrochemicals & Plastics, Reports

Beaver County, Pennsylvania has fallen behind the state and the nation in nearly every measure of economic activity since the Shell petrochemicals complex was announced in 2012, data show.

Bitcoin Mining Breathes Life into Zombie Coal Plants

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...

From Fracked Gas to Plastics: A Diagram of the Appalachian Ethylene Supply Chain

by Ben Hunkler | Nov 23, 2021 | Infographic

Why the Fracked Gas to Plastics Pipeline Has No Future in the Ohio River Valley

by Ben Hunkler | Nov 23, 2021 | Blog Posts, Petrochemicals & Plastics

Four years ago, petrochemical industry boosters predicted a new wave of industry would roll across the natural gas-producing region of Appalachia,...

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...

ORVI Insider #27: The End of Appalachian Petrochemical Development?

by Ben Hunkler | Nov 16, 2021 | Newsletter

The latest news, research, and analysis from the Ohio River Valley Institute. November 16, 2021 The Appalachian petrochemical buildout is on...

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

Politicians and CEOs, Republicans and Democrats, need to stop invoking “energy independence” because they don’t really mean it . . . that is, unless they truly believe in transition to clean, renewable resources.