Sustainable Developers Roundtable with Dr. Patricia M. DeMarco and ReImagine Appalachia

Presented by: The Forbes Funds

When confronted by what appears as an impossible challenge with unwanted consequences, what can a community do? This was the dilemma faced by hundreds of communities in the Ohio River Valley in 2019 as industry and mainstream politicians touted the purported benefits of establishing a “Plastics Hub” in the Ohio River Valley, driven by the Marcellus Shale resources. ReImagine Appalachia Blueprint lays out a different fate, one which reinvests in communities, relies on strong union jobs and builds a shared prosperity for everyone.