Maria Gallucci has a piece on SolveClimate that looks at the competing visions of Kentucky's energy future. The two trends, one towards ... Read This Post
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Know a Young Entrepreneur Who Could Use $40,000?
An announcement came our way--please spread the word to anyone you think might be interested. Hitachi Foundation’s Yoshiyama Young ... Read This Post
The More You Know: Atlas of Rural and Small-Town America has Demographic, Economic and Agricultural Data
Our colleagues at the Rural Blog have a piece on USDA's Atlas of Rural and Small-Town America tool. Like the Census maps generated by the ... Read This Post
Calling for Just Transition in the Coalfields
The group that became the “Frankfort Fourteen” entered Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear’s office on Friday with three requests they ... Read This Post
Cut to Home Heating Program Would Hurt Appalachia
President Obama’s new budget includes a proposed 50 percent cut in the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). LIHEAP helps ... Read This Post
Roadmaps to New Power: Interview With Rory McIlmoil, ‘Tesla of the Coalfields’ on Green Jobs
Check out this interview with ATI partner Rory McIlmoil, of Downstream Strategies—coming on the heels of Rory’s presentation at the Good Jobs, Green ... Read This Post
400 Solar Power Users Paid For Electricity In Tennessee—We Want What They’re Having!
More on TVA's Generation Partners program, that we've discussed before. A bill has been introduced in Kentucky's legislature that would expand this ... Read This Post
Week in Washington: Registration and Scholarship Applications Now Open!
For more information, visit the Alliance for Appalachia's website or the ILoveMountains online resources for the Week in Washington. Scholarship ... Read This Post
Nominate a Local Hero: Champions for Open Government
As part of Sunshine Week, a national initiative to promote a dialogue about the importance of open government and freedom of information, some ... Read This Post
Kentuckians Consider Clean Energy Benefits at a Statewide Summit
Kentuckians, including many citizens and entrepreneurs from Eastern Kentucky demonstrated that they are ready for the benefits that clean energy will ... Read This Post
Government Funding for Clean Tech Spurs Private Investment
Following up on yesterday’s story about solar projects in coal country, Fast Company has a story on government funding of clean energy projects ... Read This Post
Underemployed West Virginia Coal Miners Put to Work in Solar Energy
By VICKI SMITH , 02.02.11, 01:23 PM EST Re-posted from: ... Read This Post
