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KFTC members travel to D.C. to lobby for the RECLAIM Act

October 24, 2017 at 05:22pm

 

Hattie, Larry, Sarah, and Judge Executive Jim Ward meet with Megan Bell and Jake Johnson of Congressman Hal Rogers' Staff

 

This October, KFTC members Sarah Bowling, Larry Miller and Hattie Miller spent time in Washington, D.C. lobbying their congresspeople to pass the 2017 RECLAIM Act.

Larry is a retired coal miner from western Kentucky. “I worked underground for 23 years and very proud of that work,” he said.

“I believe, however, that coal will never again be Kentucky's primary economic engine. I am concerned that investments in mining operations here will eventually end. I take no pleasure in saying that, because I made a good living in coal for a long time, but it just looks like a reality to me.

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Waking up to the boom in cheaper natural gas

September 14, 2017
The Courier-Journal

Moving away from natural gas might sound radical, but it’s not unrealistic – and there are promising ways to work toward that goal in Kentucky.

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Laura Greenfield receives national youth warriors against poverty award

August 22, 2017 at 09:56pm
Sustainable Energy, Central Kentucky

Laura Greenfield of Paris, Kentucky has been awarded the Sargent Shriver Youth Warriors Against Poverty Leadership Award by the Marguerite Casey Foundation.

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Just Transition gets a boost with approval of RECLAIM Act by congressional committee

June 27, 2017 at 03:24pm
Just Transition, Big Sandy, Just Transition, Harlan County

There was a significant step forward today when a Congressional committee added a key amendment back into the RECLAIM Act and then approved the bill, sending it to the House floor.

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Stanley Sturgill talks of MTR mining consequences and moving to a Just Transition

June 16, 2017 at 02:06pm
Just Transition, , Enforcement, , Mountaintop Removal and Strip Mining, Harlan County

Harlan County member Stanley Sturgill helped a ranking member of the U.S.

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Cincinnati People's Climate Rally!

June 13, 2017 at 03:23pm
Energy Democracy, , Sustainable Energy, Northern Kentucky

Kentuckians For The Commonwealth was a co-sponsor of the People's Climate Rally of Cincinnati! Though originally slated to happen on April 29th as a sister rally of the march, it was postponed to June 10th. 

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‘Empower Kentucky’ for the future

April 20, 2017
Lexington Herald-Leader

(P)lenty of Kentuckians want to diversify the state’s energy mix to save money and create jobs.

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New local jobs! Better health! Just Transition! Here's how.

April 19, 2017 at 12:11pm
Just Transition, Big Sandy, Just Transition, Central Kentucky, Just Transition, Harlan County, Just Transition, Jefferson County, Just Transition, Madison County, Just Transition, Northern Kentucky, Just Transition, Perry County, Just Transition, Rowan County, Just Transition, Rolling Bluegrass, Just Transition, Shelby County, Just Transition, Southern Kentucky, Just Transition, Western Kentucky, Just Transition, Wilderness Trace

There is a clear path forward for creating thousands of new Kentucky jobs in the energy industry while cutting pollution, lowering electric bills and investing billions of dollars in workers and communities affected by the decline in fossil fuels.

The plan for doing that was released Wednesday by KFTC members during a press conference and with the launch of a new website (www.empowerkentucky.org).

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Trump, Congress must stand by coal communities

April 18, 2017
Lexington Herald-Leader
Just Transition, Harlan County

Coal-mining communities are the backbone of this country. For decades we’ve kept the lights on in America by sacrificing our personal well-being. We need Congress to act to protect the health and pension benefits under threat to expire at the end of this month.

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Benham solar represents a much deeper transition plan

April 7, 2017 at 07:30am
Just Transition, , Communities Taking Action, , Energy Democracy, , Sustainable Energy, Harlan County

The mountain community of Benham, Kentucky received a healthy dose of national attention recently when the Kentucky Coal Mining Museum announced it has installed solar panels to save thousands of dollars annually on its power bill.

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