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    The U.S. Deputy Secretary of Energy held a community meeting in Belmont County, Ohio to discuss the proposed PTT ethane cracker plastics plant with state and local officials. However, the meeting did not include representation from Concerned Ohio River Residents (CORR), a local group that has voiced concerns about the plant. CORR's multiple attempts to participate in the meeting went unanswered. CORR believes the meeting's focus on the community was merely pretense while excluding representative voices. CORR maintains that resources would be better spent on more promising projects that provide long-term benefits rather than expanded petrochemical development.

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    The U.S. Deputy Secretary of Energy held a community meeting in Belmont County, Ohio to discuss the proposed PTT ethane cracker plastics plant with state and local officials. However, the meeting did not include representation from Concerned Ohio River Residents (CORR), a local group that has voiced concerns about the plant. CORR's multiple attempts to participate in the meeting went unanswered. CORR believes the meeting's focus on the community was merely pretense while excluding representative voices. CORR maintains that resources would be better spent on more promising projects that provide long-term benefits rather than expanded petrochemical development.

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    CORR Press Release Aug 13

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    The U.S. Deputy Secretary of Energy held a community meeting in Belmont County, Ohio to discuss the proposed PTT ethane cracker plastics plant with state and local officials. However, the meeting did not include representation from Concerned Ohio River Residents (CORR), a local group that has voiced concerns about the plant. CORR's multiple attempts to participate in the meeting went unanswered. CORR believes the meeting's focus on the community was merely pretense while excluding representative voices. CORR maintains that resources would be better spent on more promising projects that provide long-term benefits rather than expanded petrochemical development.

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    Concerned Ohio River Residents

    P.O. Box 135


    Bridgeport, OH 43912

    For Immediate Release: Thursday, Aug 13th, 2020


    U.S. Deputy Energy Secretary, PTTG,
    Public Officials Hold "Community Meeting,"
    But Don't Include Our Community

    BRIDGEPORT, OH - Aug. 13th, 2020​: The U.S. Deputy Secretary of Energy visited Belmont County, OH to
    tour the Dilles Bottom site of the proposed PTT ethane cracker plastics plant and ​meet​ with “state and local
    officials and community members.” The event was publicized as a “roundtable discussion and listening
    session.”

    Community members including Concerned Ohio River Residents (CORR), a group of locals who have
    consistently demonstrated public leadership in raising community members’ voices, perspectives, and
    concerns about the proposed cracker plastics plant, made multiple attempts to contact the Deputy
    Secretary’s office and attend this community meeting.

    All of CORR’s efforts to participate in this community meeting went unanswered and CORR did not attend
    the meeting.

    Concerned Ohio River Residents (CORR), as local community members and very successful leaders
    regarding the proposed PTTG ethane cracker plastics plant, are very disappointed that the
    “community” focus of this meeting proved to be a mere public pretense, while representative
    community voices were absent from this conversation.

    CORR points out that while PTTG ignores us, more and more people continue joining our perspective that:
    1) Expanded Ohio Valley petrochemical buildout - including cracker plastic plants - are a poor investment
    with dim future outcomes or returns. And instead,
    2) Resources need to be invested towards better, smarter, and more promising projects and development
    with overall positive long-term outcomes and returns.

    People and bodies joining this position include:


    ● Over 3,000 local signatories to our ​petitions​,
    ● Over 60 local ​faith​ leaders and organizations,
    ● Economists and engineers, both ​local​ and ​national​, from local universities and industry.
    ● Petrochemical industry leaders, including: ​Daelim​, ​Braskem​, and ​Chevron​.

    Vincent DeGeorge, PhD


    Concerned Ohio River Residents
    440-591-4109

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