ORVI Says Ohio Shale Is Shrinking. The Data Says Otherwise.
The Ohio River Valley Institute (ORVI), the radical anti-fossil fuel outfit that wants to shut down Appalachian shale, is at it again. Today ORVI senior researcher Sean O'Leary published an op-ed in the Ohio Capital Journal claiming that shale's importance to Ohio's economy is "small and shrinking." He lists seven "facts." We checked every one of them against the same government data he cites. Some are technically true but badly misleading. At least one is flat wrong — by a factor of a million. Here's what the data actually says.To view this content, log into your member account. (Not a member? Join Today!)