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I Love Mountains: The Pinwheel edition!

January 31, 2012 at 07:00pm

This year at I Love Mountains day we are using homemade pinwheels to share our message of calling for an end to mountaintop removal and transitioning to a clean energy economy.  We are asking everyone coming to I Love Mountains day to bring one pinwheel. 

Newspaper urges protection for Benham & Lynch

January 30, 2012 at 07:00pm
Harlan County

 

An editorial in today's Lexington Herald-Leader urges Governor Steve Beshear to consider the homes and health of people in Benham and Lynch before allowing destructive surface mining there.

Great video about energy efficiency program in EKY

January 25, 2012 at 07:00pm

Here is a great example of what New Power looks like in Kentucky!

Check out this video from our friends at Appalshop. It features a new program called How$mart

that makes energy efficiency upgrades affordable and doable for customers of rural electric co-ops in eastern Kentucky. The video describes how the Big Sandy Rural Electric Cooperative is helping its customers in Floyd and Johnson counties save money by saving energy.

Special call to KFTC youth-leaders!

January 22, 2012 at 07:00pm

EPA challenged on delayed coal ash protections

January 17, 2012 at 07:00pm

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has delayed for too long steps to protect communities from toxic coal ash, so a group of state and national groups, including KFTC, threatened today to sue the federal agency.

Capitol Sit-In Growing

January 8, 2012 at 07:00pm

by Rachel Harrod

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