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    We're Getting a Raw Deal from Fracking | CORR March Newsletter
    CORR
    • Mar 11
    • 9 min

    We're Getting a Raw Deal from Fracking | CORR March Newsletter

    Dear Friend, Regardless of where you stand on the fracking issue, one thing is clear: we're getting a raw deal. Back in 2008, the...
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    Belmont County Cracker Plant Indefinitely Delayed Again, Casting Doubt on Project's Viability
    CORR
    • Feb 18
    • 2 min

    Belmont County Cracker Plant Indefinitely Delayed Again, Casting Doubt on Project's Viability

    The Dilles Bottom site will remain vacant for the foreseeable future. Photo by Ted Auch, FracTracker Alliance, April 2019. Thai...
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    Gov. DeWine "Worried" but Optimistic about PTTG Plant
    Jill Antares Hunkler
    • Dec 21, 2020
    • 2 min

    Gov. DeWine "Worried" but Optimistic about PTTG Plant

    Concerned Ohio River Residents recently presented Governor DeWine with many letters from concerned Ohio Valley residents asking him to...
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    Development Council Identifies PTTG Cracker Plant As Only Source of Regional Economic Opportunity
    CORR
    • Dec 14, 2020
    • 2 min

    Development Council Identifies PTTG Cracker Plant As Only Source of Regional Economic Opportunity

    It’s a bleak assessment for an economy that’s waited more than six years for the cracker plant’s construction.
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    With Most New Jobs Projected to Pay Below a Living Wage, It’s Time to Reassess Our Economic Future
    Ben Hunkler
    • Dec 1, 2020
    • 2 min

    With Most New Jobs Projected to Pay Below a Living Wage, It’s Time to Reassess Our Economic Future

    Recent news of PTT Global Chemical’s indefinite final investment decision (FID) delay provides a unique opportunity for policymakers and...
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    Cracker Plant's Feasibility Questions Lead to Indefinite Delay
    Vincent DeGeorge, PhD
    • Nov 16, 2020
    • 2 min

    Cracker Plant's Feasibility Questions Lead to Indefinite Delay

    “IF WE DON’T TRUST BIG GOVERNMENT, THEN WHY TRUST BIG PLASTIC?” reads a sign at CORR’s January 2020 No Cracker Plant rally in...
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    Struggling Fossil Fuel Industry Lobbying for Kenyan Plastics Deal
    Ben Hunkler
    • Oct 6, 2020
    • 2 min

    Struggling Fossil Fuel Industry Lobbying for Kenyan Plastics Deal

    Wary of falling profit margins, shaken oil and gas executives and stakeholders are beginning to pin their long-term hopes on an old friend.
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    No natural-gas-driven boom here
    Sean O'Leary
    • Sep 30, 2020
    • 1 min

    No natural-gas-driven boom here

    Sean O'Leary, a senior researcher with the Ohio River Valley Institute, challenged Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette's claims about...
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    Cracker plant won't bring petrochemical jobs boom to the area, experts warn
    CORR
    • Jun 15, 2020
    • 1 min

    Cracker plant won't bring petrochemical jobs boom to the area, experts warn

    A group of economists cautioned governors about the construction of a proposed multi-billion dollar petrochemical plant.
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    PTTGC Petrochemical Complex: Unacceptable Risk for Investors and Ohio
    CORR
    • May 8, 2020
    • 3 min

    PTTGC Petrochemical Complex: Unacceptable Risk for Investors and Ohio

    The corporate sponsors of a proposed plastics-manufacturing petrochemical complex in Belmont County, Ohio, have repeatedly delayed making...
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    "A Better Vision for the Valley" A Success
    Jill Antares Hunkler
    • May 15, 2019
    • 4 min

    "A Better Vision for the Valley" A Success

    A Better Vision for the Valley, was an inspirational conference organized by FreshWater Accountability Project and attended by many...
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