ORVI Insider #11: Energy Experts Say “There Is No Business Case” for Appalachian Fracking
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 to join us live, you can view the full recording on […]
Railroaded By the Gas Industry
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 railroads don’t have to play by the same rules. Even […]
Living with Natural Gas Pipelines
More than 2 million miles of natural gas pipelines run throughout the United States. In Appalachia, they spread like spaghetti across the region.
ORVI Insider #10: “The Shale Crescent” and the Dream of an Appalachian Petrochemical Boom
ORVI Insider January 26, 2021 In this edition of our newsletter, we are excited to announce the Ohio River Valley Institute’s first virtual forum, Critical Condition: “The Shale Crescent” and the Dream of an Appalachian Petrochemical Boom. We invite you to join our staff and expert panel on Wednesday, February 3, at 10:30 […]
Critical Condition: ‘The Shale Crescent’ and the Dream of an Appalachian Petrochemical Boom
Join us for an expert panel discussion on the projected future of the promised Appalachian petrochemical buildout.
ORVI Insider #9: Plastic Market Trends Are Bad News for Appalachian Cracker Plans
ORVI Insider December 22, 2020 In this edition of the ORVI Insider, our last newsletter of 2020, we highlight a new article from Senior Researcher Eric de Place on why plastics market trends indicate a dim economic outlook for the proposed petrochemical buildout in Appalachia. We also follow-up a report included […]
Paper Summary: Near Term Carbon Tax Policy in the US Economy
New research by Advisory Council member Nick Muller evaluates impacts of near term carbon tax policy in the United States.
Plastic Market Trends Are Bad News for Appalachia Cracker Plans
The Ohio Valley petrochemical buildout is in big trouble. You know it when you hear things like this: “The Zeitgeist has shifted, and this is a permanent shift.” Those are not the words of an anti-fracking activist or an ocean conversation group. That’s the petrochemical industry talking. More precisely, it is ICIS analyst John Richardson […]
ORVI testifies in support of Pennsylvania joining the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative
Reduced emissions, lower utility bills, and economic development for small-town Pennsylvania ORVI testimony before the Pennsylvania Environmental Quality Board (On December 11, 2020, ORVI senior researcher, Sean O’Leary, testified before the Pennsylvania Environmental Quality Board in support of the Commonwealth’s proposed membership in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative. Here is the text of those remarks.) […]
ORVI Insider #8: What the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Would Mean for Pennsylvania
ORVI Insider December 8, 2020 A Message from Our Executive Director The days may be getting colder, but the energy debate is just heating up. Joe Biden has made it clear that addressing climate change will be a top priority for his administration, though advocates on both […]