Conversations about coal often turn to intense predictions about its fate – as an energy source, a job source, and a defining element of the ... Read This Post
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KySEA Meeting a Big Success
The Kentucky Sustainable Energy Alliance held a meeting June 1 at the Lexington Public Library’s Northside Branch. The meeting was open not only ... Read This Post
New Association Markets East Kentucky’s IT Expertise
A new eastern Kentucky business group is working to get companies and governments within the region to look close to home when they need technological ... Read This Post
Top Issues for Appalachia: Results from ARC Webinars
Results from the ARC's Webinar Planning Process are now available, on their website as well as below: In June 2010 the Appalachian Regional ... Read This Post
Streamlined Permitting Process for Surface Coal Mining Suspended in Central Appalachia
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has suspended the Nationwide 21 (NWP 21) permitting process for surface coal mining in Appalachia. A streamlined ... Read This Post
ARC Strategic Planning Session — Results and Priorities
The Appalachian Regional Commission held a strategic planning webinar for Central Appalachia on June 16, soliciting input from community members on ... Read This Post
Residential Energy Efficiency Training Course in WV
According to our friends at West Virginia Greenworks: RESNET Home Energy Rater $1500 $1250 for multiple students from same ... Read This Post
Bid Opportunity for Energy Efficiency Work in Kentucky
Community Action Kentucky has released a Request for Qualification (“RFQ”) to allow businesses and contractors interested in receiving ... Read This Post
CARN to Host Regional Appalachian Summit
The Central Appalachian Regional Network announced the 2010 Appalachian Summit to be held August 11 -13 in Charleston, WV. Save the ... Read This Post
Renewable Energy on Former Mine Sites?
The U.S. EPA is encouraging the development of renewable energy projects on contaminated lands, Superfund sites, so-called Brownfields (which are ... Read This Post
Coal-Fired Electricity: Downturn or Permanent Decline?
New data released by the Energy Information Agency show how the economic recession has affected electric demand in the United States. While the 4% ... Read This Post
Program to Cover Cost of New Employees
WorkNow Kentucky (www.worknow.ky.gov) is a new program in eastern Kentucky that matches employers who need additional workers with qualified ... Read This Post
