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Coal ash call-in day script Nov 2014

Sample phone script for the National Call-In Day to the White House asking for the strongest possible coal ash disposal standards.

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Kinder Morgan / Tennessee Gas Pipeline Project

Kinder Morgan wants to "re-purpose" one of its decades-old natural gas pipelines running through Kentucky to carry hazardous liquids. Here's more information.

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Vision Smoketown Survey Report

Vision Smoketown began as a volunteer based community-canvassing project conceived after Kentuckians For The Commonwealth (KFTC) relocated our Jefferson County office to the Smoketown neighborhood in July 2013. During this time, members of the Jefferson County Chapter’s Economic Justice team were focusing their attention on local affordable housing issues. After moving to Smoketown, the team wanted to understand the desires and needs of Smoketown residents within the changing dynamics of Louisville. From May through August 2014, KFTC members and volunteers went door to door in the Smoketown neighborhood collecting responses to a 51-question survey developed in partnership with Center For Neighborhoods. KFTC collected a total of 140 survey responses and continued building relationships with community members during three Smoketown community cookouts held in the backyard of KFTC offices during the summer of 2014 and our Smoketown GetDown for Democracy a block party held on September 19, 2014. This canvassing project has evolved into working with residents in defining problems and issues in order to develop strategies that bring positive changes in the neighborhood and to its residents’ everyday lives. KFTC believes that providing a means to convey a community’s voice can lead to a more collaborative community vision and will help develop future neighborhood leaders

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Power Up Webinar: Writing (Super!) Letters to the Editor

This Fall 2014 Power Up Webinar is about writing letters to the editor--strategies to make it effective, tips, and best practices. Just about 15 minutes--plenty of time to be drafting your great letter as you listen!

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Natural Gas Liquid Pipelines in Kentucky

From KFTC's General Assembly 2014 Power Up series, a webinar about NGL pipelines, and opportunities and strategies to keep them out of Kentucky.

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Power Up Webinar: Social Media: Twitter or Facebook?

This is a clip from a Power Up Webinar about using social media, and specifically about making strategic choices between Facebook and Twitter. Fascinating stuff!

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Power Up Webinar: Social Media: Twitter How-to

Enjoy this clip from a Power Up Webinar about using social media. This clip offers some helpful tips and tricks for strategically using Twitter to shape conversations. Enjoy!

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KFTC Overview of EPA Climate Proposal - July 2014

KFTC developed this overview of the EPA's proposed carbon emissions standards for existing power plants, released in June 2014. It is intended to help KFTC members understand and talk about the issues surrounding climate change and this EPA proposal.

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Benham Power Project 1-pager

A one-page information sheet on the Benham Power Project, created to be shared during the Promise Zone listening session in Harlan County.

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Odor Complaint Packet for Rubbertown residents

The Odor Response Team Project (ORT) was put together in an effort to document odors and to use the documentation to reduce our exposure to toxic chemicals associated with Rubbertown chemical facilities.

For many years, REACT (Rubbertown Emergency ACTion) has received numerous calls from people living and working in the Villages of Park DuValle among other neighborhoods. From complaints of odors to beliefs that illness was directly related to Rubbertown, people have called wanting answers. When Kentuckians For The Commonwealth (KFTC) offered to help support the work of REACT, it seemed the perfect time to implement the idea of Odor Response Teams.

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