Morehead State Environmental Science Club presented the documentary Black Diamonds, a documentary about mountaintop removal, to an audience of 40 students and community members. After the film, there was a panel discussion that included KFTC members Teri Blanton, Sue Tallichet, and Cody Montgomery. A representative from the coal industry and a Morehead State professor were also present on the panel.
A quick and short note out to all our blog readers. A breaking story in the Lexington Herald Leader announces a success in our campaign to halt the proposed coal-burning Smith plant and bring energy efficiency and renewable energy programs instead to Kentucky's rural electric co-ops:
West Virginia University is collecting condolences for the
families of the 29 miners killed in the Upper Big Branch mine explosion last
week. KFTC submitted the following message:
