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Final Governor's Debate Tonight - Please Call in!

October 30, 2011 at 08:00pm

From Bluegrass Politics:



Candidates for governor on ‘KY Tonight’ for 90 minutes

KFTC Members Display Geothermal and Solar - It's possible in Kentucky!

October 20, 2011 at 08:00pm
Jefferson County

 KFTC members Tim Darst and Angela Lincoln have been working towards energy sustainability for quite some time. They care about it for many reasons because of their faith, their commitment to social justice and their concern about global climate change and mountaintop removal coal mining.

Stanley Sturgill exposes governor's misguided policies

October 16, 2011 at 08:00pm
Harlan County

In a powerful op-ed published this morning in the Lexington Herald-Leader, KFTC member Stanley Sturgill exposes Gov. Steve Beshear's misplaced allegiance to King Coal at the expense of clean water, jobs and the truth.

Message to Rep. Hal Rogers: Kentucky Deserves Better

October 13, 2011 at 08:00pm

About 50 KFTC members rallied in front of the Somerset office of U.S. Rep. Hal Rogers on Friday afternoon to send a message that the region needs a member of Congress who will work first for the people.

Renewed Energy

October 10, 2011 at 08:00pm

Enforcement a sham under agreement with Nally & Hamilton

October 5, 2011 at 08:00pm

An agreement negotiated in secret between state Energy Cabinet officials and Nally & Hamilton allows the coal company to pay minimal fines for thousands of violations of the Clean Water Act, gives pre-approval to vague remedial actions and does nothing to prevent continued violations of the law.

Kentucky Deserves Better - Help Us Tell Rep. Hal Rogers on October 14

October 4, 2011 at 08:00pm

We are Kentuckians. We want some basic things for ourselves good jobs, clean water and air, and safe and healthy families. We want adequate, honest, and transparent government. These basic things aren't much, but they're much more than Congressman Hal Rogers has delivered.

Policies that will shape our future are being debated in Congress, and Rep. Rogers has a powerful role in shaping those polices. Rogers represents Kentucky's 5th District of eastern and south-central Kentucky. As the new chair of the House Appropriations Committee, Rep. Rogers is one of the most powerful politicians in Washington. Yet, his district and Kentucky as a whole rank at or near the bottom of the nation in many important quality of life indicators.

KFTC Members Stand Up For Clean Energy During the Governor's Energy Conference

October 3, 2011 at 08:00pm

On Monday and Tuesday of last week, September 26th and 27th, at least 10 KFTC members promoted the need for increased investment in clean energy solutions at the Kentucky Governor's Conference on Energy and the Environment.

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