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Links to numerous scientific studies about health impacts of mining

This page contains direct links to numerous, recent peer reviewed studies about the health impacts of large scale surface coal mining in Central Appalachia.

The Ohio Apollo Program: Green pathways out of poverty towards family-sustaining wages

Reviews Ohio's process of passing statewide renewable energy and energy efficiency goals and details the benefits, including the createion of thousands of jobs, that the state has seen as a result of doing so.

Option for Protecting Kentuckians' Economic Well-being in the Face of Energy Cost Increases

Discuss the energy challenge that Kentucky faces as energy bills rise and will continue to do so. Recommends investing more heavily in energy efficiency and assessment of other options as means to protecting Kentuckians in the coming years from drastic energy cost increases.

The Opportunities For Distributed Renewable Energy in Kentucky

Details how distributed renewable energy systems, such as solar hot water and solar panels, could generate up to 34 percent of Kentucky’s electricity by 2025.

Net Loss: Comparing the Cost of Pollution vs. the Value of Electricity from 51 Coal-Fired Plants

Between 2,700 and 5,700 deaths a year at a cost of $23 to $47 billion can be attributed to pollution from 51 of the dirtiest coal-burning power plants in the United States.

Frequently Asked Questions about the Clean Energy Opportunity Act

This handout contains talking points to respond to frequently asked questions about our clean energy legislation.

Clean Energy Opportunity Act handout

This is our fact sheet for our Clean Energy Opportunity Act legislation. It is current for the 2012 5legislative session.

Qualities of a powerful chapter

This document lists the qualities of a powerful KFTC chapter.

Pollution on the Rise

This report examines U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) data on power plant emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), sulfur dioxide (SO2), and nitrogen oxides (NOx) from 1995 to 2003 and finds that emissions are on the rise at many plants.

Slow Motion Spills: Coal Combustion Waste & Water in Kentucky

Every day in Kentucky, coal combustion waste ponds and landfills leak into our groundwater and rivers, seeping out a slow-motion flood of contamination. As this report shows, every site in Kentucky for which groundwater data was available appears to be leaking. Kentucky is failing to control coal combustion waste contamination.

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