Former coal miner Daniel Hawkins has started a blog Thoughtful Coalminer He writes about many of the same transition issues and struggles with the ... Read This Post
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New Resource to Help Rural Communities Prepare for the Worst
Our friends at the Rural Blog have a story on a new web tool to help rural communities plan for disasters:A recently launched Web site from the Center ... Read This Post
Beshear to be States’ Co-chairman of ARC
As reported by the Associated Press, in the Herald-Leader: HAZARD, Ky. (AP) -- Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear has been selected to be the 2011 ... Read This Post
Appalachian Voices: Kentucky’s Investigation Into Coal Company Water Violations Should Dig Deeper
Cross-posted from our friends at Appalachian Voices: Kentucky’s Investigation Into Coal Company Water Violations Should Dig DeeperDecember 7, 2010 - ... Read This Post
Change Generation: Taylor Stuckert, Co-Director, Energize Clinton County
This article originally appeared on Fast Company on 12/2/10. We were impressed by Taylor's ideas, and the efforts of one community's effort to ... Read This Post
“Roadmaps to New Power” series: Interview with Coalfields Leader Lorelei Scarbro
Originally posted on the Huffington Post, 12/2/10. By Jeff Biggers [Huffington Post] Editor's note: "Roadmaps to New Power" will be a series of ... Read This Post
Federal Program To Make Home Energy Audits Less Expensive
In November, Vice President Biden joined U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced the launch of the Home Energy Score pilot program ... Read This Post
Working for the American Dream in Hocking County, Ohio
We enjoyed this profile from USA Today of a businesswoman from the Appalachian area of Ohio who was recently honored by the state as one of its most ... Read This Post
Coal Miners, Environmentalists Find Common Ground at IL Event
See more on the Sierra Club blog here. More about Jeff Biggers and his work is available here. Coal Miners, Environmentalists Find Common Ground at ... Read This Post
Community Wind across America Wind Mid Atlantic Conference — Date Change to February 2011
Windustry has announced a date change for the Community Wind across America Wind Mid Atlantic Conference, in State College, PA, originally scheduled ... Read This Post
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: ‘War on coal’ pits miners against environmentalists
This article is part 2 of 3, in a series by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette focusing on the human aspects and conflicts related to the role of coal and ... Read This Post
Rural Development and Faith-Based Groups: Webinar 12/8
December 8, Wednesday, 2 pm Eastern The National Catholic Rural Life Conference, along with USDA's Rural Development and Center for Faith-Based and ... Read This Post