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Kentucky's first mine fatality, and hopefully our last.

January 21, 2010 at 07:00pm

Sad news, the first coal mine fatality in Kentucky in 2010 happened today.


Travis G. Brock, 29, an underground miner, died from what the news report are calling a "rib roll."

Berea Loves Mountains

January 21, 2010 at 07:00pm
Madison County

 


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New Report Says Appalachian States Should Look Beyond Coal

January 18, 2010 at 07:00pm

Downstream Strategies, an environmental consulting firm, recently released a report that urges Appalachian states to invest in developing their renewable energy infrastructure. According to an ABC News story the report:

Punk Show Fundraiser

January 18, 2010 at 07:00pm
Central Kentucky

Thursday Night at 6:15 PM, Energy Forum Debate Between Robert Kennedy Jr. and Don Blankenship

January 18, 2010 at 07:00pm

You can find links to watch the debate live here or you can listen to it live on WV Public Radio.

A scientist who Is calling for an end to MTR will be on the Colbert Report Monday

January 16, 2010 at 07:00pm

Dr. Margaret Palmer recently co-authored a major new study on the environmental and health effects from mountaintop removal mining and valley fills and she will appear on the hit show the Colbert Report Monday night January 18th.

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