Grayson Rural Electric Cooperative installs solar system, first in EKY to do so

Grayson Rural Electric ...

By: Ivy Brashear Customers of Grayson Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation (RECC) can now see something new, and perhaps surprising, when they drive up to the RECC’s headquarters in Grayson, Ky.: a newly installed solar electric system. The 10.8 kW solar photovoltaic (PV) system, which...
MACED releases five new strategy briefs

MACED releases five new...

Thanks to the Shaping Our Appalachian Region (SOAR) initiative, there are more ideas than ever surfacing about how best to advance eastern Kentucky’s economy forward. Some of those ideas have real potential to make a lasting and broad-based impact for a high number of people. Some...
SOAR offers hope for Eastern Kentucky’s transition

SOAR offers hope for Ea...

By now you’ve probably heard about the Shaping Our Appalachian Region (SOAR) conference that was held last week in Pikeville – it’s certainly been all over the news here in Kentucky and we’ve been sharing more stories as they come in on our Facebook page. While...

Calling for Just Transi...

The group that became the “Frankfort Fourteen” entered Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear’s office on Friday with three requests they wished to ask of Gov. Beshear in person.  The first was reiterating a long-standing invitation to witness the impacts of destructive...

Lessons from Hungary...

The New York Times ran a piece that continues the theme of yesterday’s post. Check it out and let us know what you think. As Europe Kicks Coal, Hungarian Town Feels Pangs By ELISABETH ROSENTHALPublished: September 15, 2010 OROSZLANY, Hungary — When the directors of Hungary’s last...

Appalachia and Wales: C...

As discussed in a previous post, the experience of Wales as it transitions from coal can offer important insights for Appalachia. The Appalachian State University’s Center for Appalachian Studies will explore this topic in an upcoming symposium, “Appalachia and Wales: Coal and...

Conventional Wisdom on ...

National Geographic Daily News‘ Mason Inman recently wrote a story “Mining the Truth on Coal Supplies” that questions the conventional wisdom on the future availability of coal as a low-cost energy source. Inman’s story puts forward “A view that the world’s...

Appalshop Hopes to Debu...

For more information about Appalshop's programs, visit their website. As appeared in the Aug 24 edition of the Courier-Journal: By Andrew Adler Appalachia — the place, its people, their cultures — defies easy summation. Not surprisingly, so does...