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55-668: Sistersville is a city in Tyler County , West Virginia , United States, along the Ohio River . The population was 1,413 at the 2020 census . The Sistersville Ferry crosses the Ohio River to the unincorporated community of Fly in Monroe County, Ohio . Sistersville was named because two sisters, Sarah Wells McCoy and Delilah Wells Grier, inherited the land underlying the town from their father, pioneer Charles Wells, in 1815 and laid out

110-632: A carbon tax 'is not gonna happen'. In February 2015, it was revealed that climate denier Willie Soon had been paid by several fossil fuel interest groups. Over the course of 14 years, he had received a total of $ 1.25m from Exxon Mobil , Southern Company , the American Petroleum Institute (API) and a foundation run by the ultra-conservative Koch brothers , the documents obtained by Greenpeace show. The scientist described his studies to fossil fuel executives as "deliverables", and permitted anonymous pre-publication reviews. Soon advanced

165-570: A court session was held at Wells' house in Sistersville ("Welkin") in 1815 (the plat having included lots for a courthouse and lawyers' offices), but in 1816 voters selected Middlebourne , on Middle Island Creek about halfway between Pennsylvania and the Kanawha salt springs (and which incorporated in 1813) as the county seat. The Virginia General Assembly chartered Sistersville in 1839. By 1850, Sistersville had grain and wool carding mills. The ferry across

220-434: A female householder with no husband present, 31.6% were non-families, and 27.2% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.84. The median age was 45.2 years. The median income for a household in the county was $ 33,496 and the median income for a family was $ 42,209. Males had a median income of $ 37,414 versus $ 25,335 for females. The per capita income for

275-480: A female householder with no husband present, and 26.10% were non-families. 23.10% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.89. In the county, the population was spread out, with 23.30% under the age of 18, 6.50% from 18 to 24, 26.90% from 25 to 44, 26.90% from 45 to 64, and 16.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age

330-456: A loud message at [20 different] states," including Florida, Georgia, and Pennsylvania. Gerard went on to assure recipients of the memo that API will cover all organizational costs and handling of logistics. In response to the memo, an API spokesman told media that participants will be there (at protests) because of their own concerns, and that API is just helping them assemble. To help fight climate control legislation that has been approved by

385-781: A serious problem for the planet. It has many front groups , including the NH Energy Forum that in August 2011 hosted a New Hampshire event for Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry . In March 2022, the Climate Committee of the API reportedly approved a draft proposal urging Congress to pass a carbon tax on fossil fuels. The draft proposal is subject to further approval by the API Executive Committee. The proposal calls for gasoline wholesalers, power plants and others to pay

440-400: A tax of $ 35 to $ 50 per ton of carbon dioxide generated by the fossil fuel they sell or use. The proposal drew criticism amid coincident high prices at the pump and elsewhere. In June 2021, in a sting operation carried out by Unearthed , Keith McCoy, senior lobbyist for ExxonMobil , revealed that the company was 'for a carbon tax' because 'it gives us a talking point'. In reality, McCoy stated,

495-663: A website, Classroom Energ y. API spent more than $ 3 million annually during the period 2005 to 2009 on lobbying ; $ 3.6 million in 2009. As of 2009, according to API’s quarterly “Lobbying Report” submitted to the U.S. Senate, the organization had 16 lobbyists lobbying Congress. According to an investigation conducted by the International Business Times , API lobbied the Department of State for all of 2009 on "legislative efforts concerning oil sands" and " Canadian Oil Sands ." The American Petroleum Institute also lobbied

550-446: Is the electronic business standard as of 1978. API RP 500 and RP 505 classify the locations for electrical equipment in hazardous areas . API has entered petroleum industry nomenclature in a number of areas: In addition to training industry workers and conducting seminars, workshops, and conferences on public policy, API develops and distributes materials and curricula for schoolchildren and educators. The association also maintains

605-676: The Columbia Graduate School of Business for the centennial of the American oil industry, the physicist Edward Teller warned then of the danger of global climate change . Edward Teller explained that carbon dioxide "in the atmosphere causes a greenhouse effect " and that burning more fossil fuels could "melt the icecap and submerge New York". In 1969, the API decided to move its offices to Washington, DC . API Standards Committees are made up of subcommittees and task groups that works and maintain these standards. API also defines

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660-528: The State Department every quarter in 2009. In three of four quarters, the group listed “legislative efforts concerning oil sands” as one of the areas it was focusing on in its lobbying, and in the final quarter, it listed “Canadian Oil Sands.” Among API’s members are ExxonMobil , which has invested in Canadian oil sands. API lobbies and organizes its member employees' attendance at public events to communicate

715-411: The U.S. state of West Virginia . As of the 2020 census , the population was 8,313. Its county seat is Middlebourne . The county was founded in 1814 and is named after John Tyler, Sr. , father of President John Tyler . The earliest white hunters (mainly of Scotch-Irish, English, and German descent) settled in what later became Tyler County in 1792 near the present town of Friendly. This area on

770-658: The Wells-Schaff House (a/k/a "Welkin" was built beginning in 1832 by Eli Wells, son of Charles Wells, who wanted a residence outside the flood plain, and expanded in 1896 and renovated circa 1935), the Wells Inn (opened 1895, built by Eli Wells's son Ephraim who fostered local business development), the E. A. Durham House (built circa 1921 for oil executive E.A. Durham), and the Wells-Twyford House (built beginning 1854 by Eli Wells and owned by his heirs until acquired by

825-503: The census of 2010, there were 1,396 people, 593 households, and 355 families living in the city. The population density was 2,634.0 inhabitants per square mile (1,017.0/km). There were 726 housing units at an average density of 1,369.8 units per square mile (528.9 units/km). The racial makeup of the city was 98.9% White , 0.3% African American , 0.2% Native American , 0.1% Asian , 0.1% from other races , and 0.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.6% of

880-419: The poverty line , including 24.00% of those under age 18 and 12.70% of those age 65 or over. As of the 2010 United States census , there were 9,208 people, 3,858 households, and 2,638 families living in the county. The population density was 35.9 inhabitants per square mile (13.9/km ). There were 5,000 housing units at an average density of 19.5 units per square mile (7.5 units/km ). The racial makeup of

935-526: The "Sistersville Blues"). Nonetheless, Confederate sympathizers seized militia equipment at Sistersville, including dozens of rifles and two small cannons, and the Ohio militiamen sent to protect Parkersburg took more than a month to recover them. Judge Abraham Soper , a New York lawyer and New Jersey judge who had moved to Sisterville in 1847, became Tyler County's representative to the Wheeling Convention and

990-756: The Civil War. The only Democratic presidential candidates to have won Tyler County since West Virginia's statehood are Woodrow Wilson in 1912, who won by just 64 votes, and Bill Clinton in 1996. Clinton's win in 1996 is the last time a Democrat has tallied 40 percent of the county's vote, and one of only three times the Democrats have done so since Franklin Roosevelt . 39°28′N 80°53′W  /  39.47°N 80.88°W  / 39.47; -80.88 American Petroleum Institute It has advanced climate change denial and blocking of climate legislation to defend

1045-606: The Ohio River which James Jolly had started decades earlier would still be operating in the 21st century. The Russell Building (built in 1840 as a ferry house) would survive many floods and later serve as a market and the offices of the Oil Review edited by J. Hanford McCoy. Following the Virginia Secession Convention of 1861 , Sistersville and Tyler County were divided, but leaned toward the Union (s did their militia group,

1100-588: The Twyford family, descended from Elizabeth Wells Archer, a different family than the Charles Wells descendants). Sistersville is located at 39°33′42″N 80°59′52″W  /  39.56167°N 80.99778°W  / 39.56167; -80.99778 (39.561615, -80.997791). According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 0.53 square miles (1.37 km), all land. As of

1155-443: The U.S. Census Bureau estimated the town's population at 1,413. There were 694 households, out of which 29.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.0% were married couples living together, 11.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.6% were non-families. 31.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size

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1210-606: The U.S. House, API supports the Energy Citizens group, which is holding public events. API encouraged energy company employees to attend one of its first Energy Citizen events held in Houston in August 2009, but turned away Texas residents who were not employed by the energy industry. Fast Company reported that some attendees had no idea of the purpose of the event. In December 2009, Mother Jones magazine said API and Energy Citizens were promulgating climate disinformation. In

1265-553: The West Virginia Constitutional Convention of 1862–1863. Fellow delegates elected him their president for the reconvened session of February 1863 (because Congress required the new state's constitution to contain an antislavery provision, which President Abraham Lincoln approved in December 1862). On March 26, voters overwhelmingly ratified the new Constitution (28,321 to 572), so President Lincoln soon acknowledged

1320-410: The banks of the Ohio River was former Indian hunting grounds. Tyler County was officially formed from a portion of what was then Ohio County, Virginia , on December 6, 1814. The following year, Middlebourne (founded 1798) became the county seat. This vast area was diminished over the years: in 1845 a small portion went the newly established Doddridge County ; in 1846 the northern half went to make up

1375-411: The city was $ 26,799, and the median income for a family was $ 33,750. Males had a median income of $ 34,250 versus $ 23,875 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 15,267. About 16.2% of families and 22.4% of the population were below the poverty line , including 35.8% of those under age 18 and 9.5% of those age 65 or over. Tyler County, West Virginia Tyler County is a county in

1430-401: The city. The population density was 3,028.3 people per square mile (1,169.2 people/km). There were 779 housing units at an average density of 1,485.5 units per square mile (573.6 units/km). The racial makeup of the city was 99.50% White , 0.06% African American , 0.06% Asian , and 0.38% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.31% of the population. In 2008,

1485-604: The county in the House of Delegates, and became the youngest-ever West Virginia governor in 1956, then in 1996 was elected again and became the state's oldest governor. The Sistersville City Hall is a historic city hall building listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The City Hall is contributing property of the Sistersville Historic District . Other listed historic properties in Sistersville include

1540-763: The county was $ 18,245. About 12.9% of families and 18.1% of the population were below the poverty line , including 25.0% of those under age 18 and 9.8% of those age 65 or over. After having leaned strongly towards the Democratic Party between the New Deal and Bill Clinton's presidency , most of West Virginia has since 2000 seen an extremely rapid swing towards the Republican Party due to declining unionization. In contrast, Tyler County, along with neighboring Doddridge County and Ritchie County were historically powerfully Unionist and have been rock-ribbed Republican since

1595-433: The county was 96% White , 0.2% Native American , 0.04% African American , 0.03% Asian , 0.2% from other races , and 3.5% from two or more races . Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 0.6% of the population. Of the 2,894 households, 50.1% were married couples living together, 27.1% had a female householder with no spouse present, 17.6% had a male householder with no spouse present. The average household and family size

1650-467: The county was 99.0% white, 0.2% American Indian, 0.2% black or African American, 0.1% Asian, 0.0% from other races, and 0.5% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 0.5% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 23.3% were German , 16.1% were English , 12.7% were Irish , and 11.8% were American . Of the 3,858 households, 27.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.2% were married couples living together, 8.7% had

1705-417: The county was 99.35% White , 0.02% Black or African American , 0.05% Native American , 0.08% Asian , 0.01% Pacific Islander , 0.03% from other races , and 0.45% from two or more races. 0.43% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 3,836 households, out of which 30.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.40% were married couples living together, 8.60% had

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1760-760: The disasters Sistersville faced usually involved fire, long before a 1970 fire that destroyed a historic downtown block. Sistersville long had several fire brigades or pumping companies. A gasoline plant was built at the oil field and in 1911 the Carter Oil company built the world's largest gasoline print south of SIstersville, which had an explosion in 1913 but rebuilt, such that the American Petroleum Institute cited for its gas development work in 1925. Sistersville took pride in Tyler High School graduate Cecil H. Underwood (1922- 2008) who at age 22 represented

1815-400: The drill Philo Stocking used in 1865 became stuck before it reached oil, but he made sure to retain oil and gas rights to land he sold, which later made him rich. The large Sistersville Oil Field was only confirmed in 1891, with the "Joshua Russell Pole Cat No. 1", successfully drilled by Russell and Edward Paden near Pole Cat creek after they drained salt water for a year. The find proved one of

1870-477: The federal and local levels and make decisions in favor of domestic energy on Election Day. The main components of the Vote 4 Energy campaign include the website – Vote4Energy.org – and social media communities, along with a series of advertisements and events around the country. The Vote 4 Energy campaign was criticized for presenting misleading arguments about the relationship between oil production and jobs whilst ignoring

1925-462: The form of tax and assessment districts. According to the United States Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 261 square miles (680 km ), of which 256 square miles (660 km ) is land and 4.4 square miles (11 km ) (1.7%) is water. As of the 2020 census, there were 8,313 people and 2,894 households residing in the county. There were 4,119 housing units in Tyler. The racial makeup of

1980-604: The industry standard for the energy conservation of motor oil . As of 2020 API SP is the latest specification. It supersedes API SN . SP specifies more stringent engine oil performance requirements for spark-ignited internal combustion engines. These include a chain wear test and a test for very low-viscosity engine oils. The standards also include a test designed to protect against a phenomenon experienced by some gasoline engines known as Low-Speed Pre-Ignition (LSPI). API also defines and drafts standards for measurement for manufactured products. Crude Oil Data Exchange (CODE)

2035-459: The industry's position on issues. A leaked summer 2009 memo from then API President Jack Gerard asked its member companies to urge their employees to participate in planned protests (designed to appear independently organized) against the cap-and-trade legislation the House passed that same summer. "The objective of these rallies is to put a human face on the impacts of unsound energy policy and to aim

2090-608: The interests of its constituent organizations . The association describes its mission as "to promote safety across the industry globally and influence public policy in support of a strong, viable U.S. oil and natural gas industry ". API's chief functions on behalf of the industry include advocacy , negotiation and lobbying with governmental, legal, and regulatory agencies; research into economic, toxicological, and environmental effects ; establishment and certification of industry standards ; and education outreach . API both funds and conducts research related to many aspects of

2145-403: The lobbying campaign was in progress, leading to accusations of hypocrisy. Furthermore, the API's campaigns have been criticized for advocating policies that are likely to exacerbate global warming and its associated problems. The API has repeatedly funded conservative groups that deny the reality of anthropogenic global warming in spite of the overwhelming scientific consensus that it presents

2200-461: The more productive wells in the field, still producing oil (some refined as gasoline) in 1925. The find occurred as the oil fields in Oil City, Pennsylvania (developed beginning 1861) were running dry and technology had progressed to drain the initial water cap above the oil. Within a few years, Sistersville had ballooned into a city of 15,000 people. In 1893, Sisterville (briefly) was the "oil capital of

2255-467: The new Wetzel County ; and in 1851 the southern third went to Pleasants County . On June 20, 1863, at the height of the Civil War , Tyler was one of fifty Virginia counties that entered the Union as the state of West Virginia. Later that year, the counties were divided into civil townships , with the intention of encouraging local government. This proved impractical in the heavily rural state, and in 1872

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2310-581: The petroleum industry. Although some oil was produced commercially before 1859 as a byproduct from salt brine wells, the American oil industry started on a major scale with the discovery of oil at the Drake Well in western Pennsylvania in 1859. The American Petroleum Institute was founded on 20 March 1919 and based in New York City . In 1959, at a symposium organized by the American Petroleum Institute and

2365-440: The population. There were 593 households, of which 27.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.2% were married couples living together, 11.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 40.1% were non-families. 35.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size

2420-474: The potentially catastrophic consequences of increased fossil fuel consumption on the Earth's climate. The API successfully pushed for an end to a ban on American oil exports on the grounds that the ban increased demand for Russian and Iranian oil, thereby benefiting the unfriendly regimes in these countries. Critics noted that many of its member companies continued to maintain ongoing business in these countries whilst

2475-535: The report on the same inventory levels by the Energy Information Administration (EIA), it gives investors an early look at the information that may be coming from the EIA, although there is frequently some disparity between the two sets of figures. [REDACTED] Media related to American Petroleum Institute at Wikimedia Commons Vassiliou, Marius S. and Miryusif Mirbabayev. US and Azerbaijani oil in

2530-582: The revision as adequate thus creating the state of West Virginia . When West Virginia's first legislature divided Tyler County in to districts in 1863, Sistersville was in the Lincoln District. For years, many believed that oil and natural gas was under Sistersville, because natural gas and salt water had been bubbling up in Burning Springs since before 1836 (in what became Wirt County and development there became an oil boom beginning in 1860). However,

2585-632: The second half of 2008, as the U.S. presidential election neared, API began airing a series of television ads where spokeswoman Brooke Alexander encourages people to visit their new website, EnergyTomorrow.org. In January 2012, the American Petroleum Institute launched the voter education campaign – Vote 4 Energy. The campaign says that increased domestic energy production can create jobs, increase government revenue, and provide U.S. energy security. The Vote 4 Energy campaign does not promote any specific candidate or party, but rather provides voters with energy information to equip them to evaluate candidates on

2640-575: The town. Wells had settled on the sandy bottomland with his second wife, Elizabeth Prather and many of his 22 children (Sarah and Delilah were the 12th and 17th; his first wife Michal Owings had died in 1783 after giving birth to 10 children). The site was called Wells Landing, Wella having previously founded Wellsville and Wellsburg along the Ohio River and having served in the Virginia legislature from Brooke County in 1793. The Virginia General Assembly created Tyler County in 1814, weeks before Wells' death, and

2695-436: The townships were converted into magisterial districts . Tyler County was divided into six districts: Centreville, Ellsworth, Lincoln, McElroy, Meade, and Union. Except for minor adjustments, these districts were largely unchanged until the 1980s, when they were consolidated into four new magisterial districts: Central, North, South, and West. The names and boundaries of the historic magisterial districts continued to exist in

2750-403: The widely discredited theory that changes in solar activity are to blame for climate change, and called into question the severity and extent of climate change in all his studies, never revealing his backers. Every Tuesday (unless Monday is a holiday) at 4:30 PM the API releases a report on US inventories of crude oil , gasoline and distillates, to paid subscribers. As this information predates

2805-469: The world". Unlike some of the Pennsylvania boom towns which became ghost towns, Sistersville invested in infrastructure, and the railroad had arrived in 1884. A spur connected Sistersville to the county seat at Middlebourne. A disastrous flood of the Ohio River in 1913 (which crested at 51.5 feet at Wheeling upriver and 69.9 feet downriver at Cincinnati) caused considerable damage in Sistersville, Otherwise,

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2860-431: Was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.88. The median age in the city was 44.5 years. 21.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 21.7% were from 25 to 44; 27.9% were from 45 to 64; and 21.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 46.2% male and 53.8% female. As of the census of 2000, there were 1,588 people, 694 households, and 460 families living in

2915-407: Was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.85. In the city, the population was spread out, with 24.2% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 25.6% from 25 to 44, 23.6% from 45 to 64, and 19.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.9 males. The median income for a household in

2970-484: Was 3.75. The median age in the county was 48.1 years with 19.5% of the population under 18. The median income for a household was $ 50,601 and the poverty rate was 12%. As of the census of 2000, there were 9,592 people, 3,836 households, and 2,834 families living in the county. The population density was 37 people per square mile (14 people/km ). There were 4,780 housing units at an average density of 19 units per square mile (7.3 units/km ). The racial makeup of

3025-415: Was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 95.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.90 males. The median income for a household in the county was $ 29,290, and the median income for a family was $ 35,320. Males had a median income of $ 34,250 versus $ 18,140 for females. The per capita income for the county was $ 15,216. About 12.20% of families and 16.60% of the population were below

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