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Guest blog by filmmaker Tom Hansell, on his ongoing project After Coal. After Coal: Welsh and Appalachian Mining Communities explores how two mining ... Read This Post

"Silicon Holler", the Facebook identity of the University of Kentucky's Appalachian Center listserv "Appalnet" posted this ... Read This Post

Our friends at Appalachian Voices posted a great blog on Friday, looking at energy efficiency and job creation in specific stories around the ... Read This Post

Last week, the Hazard Herald published a very interesting editorial, calling for a conversation about the economic future of the region.  The ... Read This Post

From the Daily Yonder: There's an 'App' For That by Tim Marema Businessman and small-town mayor G.C. Kincer would like to take just a ... Read This Post

Monday's Sustainable Farmer Training in Annville, KY brought in farmers, ranchers and advocates from several Eastern KY counties to receive ... Read This Post

Appalachian Transition readers may be interested to hear about an upcoming conference in Blacksburg examining water impacts from coal mining in the ... Read This Post

No one would ever accuse the West Virginia State Journal of being a liberal rag. Pro-coal, anti-regulation editorials are par for the course. So it is ... Read This Post

From Farm to School in Central Appalachia Friday, October 7, 12:00-1:30PM Connecting local farmers to local schools seems to be a win-win-win ... Read This Post

Terrific commentary today from The Daily Yonder about the importance of federal investment in rural communities. Much of that funding comes from the ... Read This Post

The Center for Media Justice, free press, and the Center for Rural Strategies have teamed up to host a summit and sponsor a hearing about rural ... Read This Post

Yesterday, the Associated Press released a story that underscores the importance of Appalachian Transition. "Coal here is getting harder and ... Read This Post