As of 2020, Lazy Eight Stock Farm, which borders the counties of Madison and Garrard, now has barn-top solar. After a switch to a wood-fired ... Read This Post
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Print My Threads – Flatwoods, Kentucky
Kyle and Annie Robinson started Print My Threads, an apparel screen printing company, in 2009 after their move back to Ashland, Kentucky - Annie’s ... Read This Post
SouthDown Farm – Ermine, Kentucky
In 1991, then Pennsylvania residents, Seth and Sheryl Long volunteered for a trip to Letcher County, Kentucky, to build affordable housing for the ... Read This Post
Op-ed: One Way Local Governments Can Prepare for Tax Revenue Declines
Local governments across Eastern Kentucky have been facing budget shortfalls since 2012 as coal severance taxes have fallen. But now, they are ... Read This Post
Addiction Recovery Care – Louisa, Kentucky
Many people across Kentucky have used recovery care facilities to heal and rebuild their lives after addiction. Kentucky is one of the states hit ... Read This Post
Developing a workforce trained in clean energy
The outright collapse of the coal industry, on top of decades of economic distress, has created an unprecedented crisis. Eastern Kentucky has lost ... Read This Post
Building momentum in clean energy one county at a time
In the past two years, the Mountain Association has helped with a series of solar projects in Letcher County, which is deep in the coalfields of far ... Read This Post
Improving the health and efficiency of homes
Nearly all Eastern Kentucky counties are defined as economically distressed by the Appalachian Regional Commission, and while economic conditions have ... Read This Post
Energy Equipment and Book Lending Library
Equipment Lending The Mountain Association has various hand-held and data-logging tools available for short-term borrowing by individuals or ... Read This Post
Local Governments Prepare for Tax Revenue Declines With Energy Savings
Local governments across Eastern Kentucky are beginning to prepare for big impacts to their budgets with the decline of various tax revenues as a ... Read This Post
Silver Run Ceramics – Catlettsburg, Kentucky
Frederick Bartolovic and Michelle Strader own Silver Run Ceramics in Catlettsburg, Kentucky, in Boyd County. Out of their home ceramics studio on ... Read This Post
Mountain Truck Parts – Isom, Kentucky
While just over 1,000 people call the small town of Isom, Kentucky, home, the town is located at a key crossroads in Letcher County, making it a hub ... Read This Post
