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Hundreds coming to Green New Deal event Saturday in Frankfort
Kentuckians will help shape a just transition
May 9, 2019
A Green New Deal is still taking shape. On Saturday, Kentuckians have the opportunity to learn more about the proposed commitment to a clean energy economy, and help shape what that transition could and should look like in Kentucky.
Address the Health Impacts of Mining, Help Us Plan a Bright Future, Kentuckian Carl Shoupe Tells Congress
April 10, 2019
The immediate and long-term health impacts for people living near mountaintop removal mining are real, widespread and devastating, coalfield residente and a medical scientist told members of a U.S. House subcommittee.
ADVISORY: Poor people's hearing on protecting sacred water
January 29, 2019
To highlight the critical need to protect that nation’s water resources and in particular the Ohio River, several groups will host a Water Justice Field Hearing February 2 in Cincinnati.
KFTC issues in the News
For young people in Kentucky, this election was a sign of things to come
November 7, 2019
Kentucky youth activists huddled around laptops and TV screens, and scrolled through social media as they watched people around their state send a message by voting Matt Bevin out, and electing Democratic candidate Andy Beshear as Governor by a margin of around 5,000 votes.
Disastrous Disconnect: Coal, climate and catastrophe In Kentucky
October 29, 2019
Flash floods have troubled Kentucky for decades. Now, extreme rainstorms are worsening with climate change, increasing the odds of more disasters like the one Bentley’s community endured. For Kentucky’s poorest residents, the people living in flood-prone hollows with surface mines nearby, that means an ever-present threat to both life and hard-won possessions.
We Need a Just Transition—Because We Should Abandon Coal, Not Coal Workers
October 28, 2019
Taking care of those communities distressed by the shift from fossil fuels to renewable energy is an economic and ethical imperative.
The coal industry is dying. But we can’t allow the communities that have been dependent on coal to die along with it.
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