Bridging the Gap: Fossil Fuels and Renewable Energy

By Eric Mathis West Virginia has a long and proud tradition as a primary producer of the coal that powers our nation’s economy. According to the Energy Information Administration (EIA), West Virginia accounts for more than one-tenth of total U.S. coal production and coal-fired plants produce nearly all of the electricity generated in the state.…

Green Savings

By Kelly Biemer Looking for a way to fund energy efficiency upgrades for your school, county or town without draining your budget? An energy savings agreement may be the answer. Five West Virginia towns—Beckley, Clarksburg, Martinsburg, Morgantown and Wheeling—have undertaken energy efficiency upgrades that will save more than $550,000 in utility costs and 4,400 metric…

Everybody Wants a Cracker

By Kevin DiGregorio Surely you know all about Polly and how that bird wanted a cracker—a saltine cracker, in fact. Perhaps you also know that everybody else—well, it certainly seems like everybody else—also wants a cracker. Instead of a saltine, everybody else is after an ethane cracker—or two or three—and the $1 to $3 billion…