The 2017 SOAR Impact Report was recently released. In addition to an overview about SOAR and letters from the co-chairs, Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin ... Read This Post
Policy
MACED Makes the Case for Solar in Kentucky
MACED President Peter Hille was the most recent in a series of Kentuckians to speak out against proposed Kentucky House Bill 227. Presently, private ... Read This Post
Kentucky leaders should position state, EKY for more new energy opportunity
New energy - wind, solar and efficiency - is a huge opportunity for eastern Kentucky right now. That is, if our leaders are willing to take advantage ... Read This Post
Local support for POWER+ Plan growing like wildfire
Support for the POWER+ Plan is picking up steam in Central Appalachia, as several localities have now passed resolutions in support of the plan. The ... Read This Post
MACED’s statement about the U.S. Department of the Interior’s new stream protection rule
The U.S. Department of the Interior released new rules for the protection of streams from the impact of surface mining - rules which haven't been ... Read This Post
Eastern Kentucky ‘will not thrive without significant and smarter investment’
A central theme is woven through all of MACED's new strategy briefs, and it is crucial to the success of any of the other strategies: increased ... Read This Post
Energy Efficiency has big potential to create jobs, decrease electricity demand
MACED's second strategy brief, "Energy Efficiency," is out today. It's a strategy that's been gaining steam recently across eastern Kentucky, and one ... Read This Post
MACED releases five new strategy briefs
Thanks to the Shaping Our Appalachian Region (SOAR) initiative, there are more ideas than ever surfacing about how best to advance eastern Kentucky's ... Read This Post
Appalachian Transition movement should employ participatory budgeting
City governments across the country (and world) are trying a new system of budgeting that seems to be working well for them and their citizens. ... Read This Post
There’s Precedent for the Transition Assistance Eastern Kentucky Needs
The new power plant rules proposed this week will make coal less competitive in the coming decades. It's just one factor pointing toward continued ... Read This Post
Kentucky General Assembly tinkers but doesn’t change way it spends severance funds
The Kentucky General Assembly came to a close last week, and its accomplishments (or lack thereof) leave much to be desired for eastern Kentucky. A ... Read This Post
Severance Tax Dollars Need Stronger Overall Strategy
This blog is cross-posted at the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy. The House version of the new state budget takes $20 million of coal severance ... Read This Post