September 6, 2012
WV State Journal
This story, the latest in a series about coal layoffs and the effects on West Virginia, describes many challenges that Kentucky's miners and mountain communities are also facing.
September 4, 2012 at 01:11pm
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August 29, 2012
Bloomberg
In recent years several coal companies have tried to increase their production of metallurgic coal used to make steel. As the price of steam coal used by power plants has decreased it was believed that meallurgic coal would continue to generate high proffits. About 50% of central Appalachian metallurgic coal is exported to eastern European countries to make steel.
August 29, 2012
WFPL FM News
When Peabody energy sold shares in a 1600 MW coal-burning power plant to towns and electric co-ops in the mid-west, communities were promised cheap power. Now the first bills are coming due. Residents of Paducah and Princeton in western Kentucky, along with 2.5 million other customers in nearby states, face higher than expected costs and economic risks.
August 30, 2012 at 01:35pm
Residents of many mid-west towns, including Princeton and Paducah in western Kentucky, are beginning to face the sticker-shock of paying for the new Prairie State project, a 1600 MW coal-burning power plant developed by Peabody Energy. The plant, which is close to completion, has been called “the last of its kind in this country” by the New York Times.
August 23, 2012
Hazard Herald
This editorial concludes: "if we wish to provide a future for our children and their children, now is the time to begin work to diversify our economy. This also isn’t a new notion, but it’s one that more people in positions of power should ascribe to."
August 23, 2012
Lexington Herald Leader
August 23, 2012
WFPL FM News
Erica Peterson continues to search for answers about the details of a recent deal to sell Appalachian coal to India over the next two decades.
August 20, 2012
Lexington Herald Leader
This op-ed describes the impact of recent court rulings against the EPA's stepped up enforcement of water quality laws in Central Appalachian mining communities.
August 14, 2012
Hazard Herald
This article is the latest in a series by Chris Ritchie of the Hazard Herald about economic trends, especially coal employment, in eastern Kentucky. He shines a light on the need for a public conversation and real leadership to promote an economic transition in the mountains.
