Posted on 01/01/2018 6:41:22 AM PST by RoosterRedux
The economic vector of West Virginia (and parts of Pennsylvania and Ohio adjoining it) has reversed course since the election of President Donald Trump, going from depressed (and forgotten) to growing and attracting huge structural investments from overseas. You can see the changes on the ground, not just in dry economic statistics. It is one thing to read about GNP growth roughly doubling since President Trump reformed the oppressive regulatory environment and devoted attention to reviving King Coal to his former majesty in West Virginia (and then some).
Casey Jenkins of the Wilkes-Barre Times Leader writes from Wheeling, WV about what is already visible and what is on the way for one of the most depressed areas of the nation:
As 2017 closes, the wait is on to see how the announcement by China Energy to spend $83.7 billion to build petrochemical plants and electricity generators in West Virginia will unfold in 2018 and beyond. The proposed PTT Global Chemical ethane cracker for Belmont County, meanwhile, a project with an estimated price tag of up to $6 billion, will eventually realize an affirmative or negative decision, as well.Still, even before these “downstream” investments, new pipelines continue to be built, new wells are being drilled and fracked, and more coal continues to be shipped out of the region.
(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...
In joint Venture with Saudi Aramco, Dow built the largest petrochemical plant in the world in Jubail Saudi Arabia. I’m not sure if Sadara is actually complete or finishing up.
Hillary Clinton: “We Are Going To Put A Lot Of Coal Miners & Coal Companies Out Of Business”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksIXqxpQNt0
Wouldn’t it use a lot less energy to simply bury all that waste?
Ooooh, I love petroleum distillates!!
Nothing beats the smell of hot polypro in the morning!
You enhance the chance of it coming back if you name him Boomerang..
I have told people I would name my next dog STAY.
I actually have had people tell me that was cruel because when I called him it would be HERE STAY and that would confuse them.
Now if they say that with a ‘twinkle of an eye’, I will smile with them.
If they have an angry look and ‘spit it out’ I just call them a fool and go find a new acquaintance.
As you can probably guess, I am a fan for calling the media or telling someone if they move that animal crossing sign out of the curve and into the straightaway there will be fewer accidents.
Same theory..twinkle fine...look of ‘you’re an idiot’ I move along....
If we ain’t on the same wavelength, nothing happening there.
Probably not, but if you’ve seen a study that indicates so I’d like to see it.
Well, let’s start with this; it’s a favorite of Leftists.
So why do the rich folks do so much coke?
I don't know, why? Because they can?
Actually not at all; the EPA folks don’t like it and the power industry, especially in larger municipal areas.
I said Leftists.
Add to what I said, Power industry doesn’t like solar or wind either, and for the same reason they don’t like garbage, Government subsidies that give those ‘power sources’ and unfair advantage economically.
I’m done.
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