As mentioned in a previous post, MACED's Energy Efficient Enterprises Team will host a "Lunch and Learn" workshop, focusing on ... Read This Post
Stories
Expanding Access to Children’s Healthcare: Giving Appalachian Kids a Fair Start
The Louisville Courier-Journal’s Debora Yetter wrote a story yesterday about Governor Beshear’s plan to drop the $20 monthly premium that some ... Read This Post
Appalshop Hopes to Debunk Stereotypes of Appalachia
For more information about Appalshop's programs, visit their website. As appeared in the Aug 24 edition of the Courier-Journal: By Andrew ... Read This Post
Redefining Appalachia
A post by the folks at the City University of New York's Institute for Sustainable Cities. We'd love to keep conversations about rural-urban ... Read This Post
Duke Energy Pulls Out of Coastal Wind Project
As reported by the News Observer on Friday: Duke Energy will pull the plug on its plan to build up to three wind turbines in North Carolina's ... Read This Post
Upcoming Workshop and Rally Focused on Appalachian Transition
Join a conversation about transition in Appalachia through a conference and mass mobilization day in Washington D.C.Join a conversation about ... Read This Post
Head of the Holler Series Debuts
It’s not too late to catch it if you missed the premier episode of Head of the Holler, a new video series produced by Berea College and aired on ... Read This Post
NY Times Features “Wind vs. Coal” Article
Sunday's New York Times featured this story: "A Battle in Mining Country Pits Coal Against Wind." We are happy to see national media attention paid ... Read This Post
Energy Funds Went Unspent, U.S. Auditor Says
To see how Kentucky’s spending is progressing, visit the Open Door Portal. Efforts need to continue to ensure that federally-allocated money reaches ... Read This Post
USDA Grants for Renewable Energy Systems Feasibility Studies
From National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition: On Friday, August 6, USDA announced that $3 million in FY2010 funding is available for grants to ... Read This Post
Broadband Internet Access to Expand in Rural Kentucky
Rural communities in Kentucky will see an expansion in their access to broadband internet service, thanks to $246 million in grant dollars that the ... Read This Post
Appalachia Offers Essentials for Business
From the Columbus Dispatch:Is Ohio's Appalachia region a business hot spot? Yes, and as a native of Appalachia -Mingo Junction, close to Steubenville ... Read This Post