For more information, visit the Alliance for Appalachia's website or the ILoveMountains online resources for the Week in Washington. Scholarship ... Read This Post
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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
Upcoming USDA Program and Grant Deadlines
Reposted from our friends at the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition:In case you haven’t kept track of all of the blogs we’ve posted about ... Read This Post
State of Appalachia in State of the Union?
Today, on his blog Coal Tattoo, Ken Ward asked "What should President Obama say about the coal industry’s future in his State of the Union address?" ... Read This Post
Ky. Students Can Apply for Grants to Save Energy
As reported Monday, by the Associated Press:FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) -- Kentucky school students who work to save energy or make schools more energy ... Read This Post
Farmer Incentives to Go Green in 2011
The [Kentucky] Governor’s Office of Agricultural Policy (GOAP) today announced the availability of applications for the 2011 ARRA On-farm Energy ... Read This Post
How Ohio Became a Leading Wind and Solar Component Manufacturer
Solar and wind energy can be key components to building a new economy that transitions Central Appalachia to a more just, sustainable and prosperous ... Read This Post
Biofuels Group Offering Grants to Ky. High Schools
As reported this morning by the Associated Press: FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) -- The Kentucky Biofuels for Schools Program is offering grants to high schools ... Read This Post
GE Contest Seeks Best Ideas for Home Energy Efficiency & Using Renewable Electricity
As first posted by Jaymi Heimbuch on TreeHugger 1/18/11: GE has announced a new competition, called Powering Your Home. For anyone with a solid ... Read This Post
