KCA, KJCA & KENTUCKY COAL IN THE NEWS
This is a partial collection of press releases, publications and newspaper articles that speak of KCA & KJCA or general stories of interest on coal on the internet. To read the story, click on the link provided. Some materials linked from this website are copyrighted and are the property of the owner listed on the linked website. KCTCS, KCA, & KJCA are not responsible for the content of any articles not produced by this organization.
2008
August 18, 2008
Energy crisis needs mix of solutions and resources (LINK TO STORY)
Lexington Herald-Leader
August 17, 2008
Turnout strong for mining jobs (LINK TO STORY)
August 15, 2008
Mining opportunity drawing hundreds to western Kentucky (LINK TO STORY)
http://www.thegleaner.com/
August 15, 2008
Competition pits miners against hazards (LINK TO STORY)
Lexington Herald-Leader
August 14, 2008
Coal prices way up; coal taxes, not so much (LINK TO STORY)
August 14, 2008
5 years after a giant blackout, are we better off? (LINK TO STORY)
Lexington Herald-Leader
August 14, 2008
Coal is called crucial to U.S. energy needs - Industry groups hold Louisville conference (LINK TO STORY)
Lexington Herald-Leader
August 14, 2008
800 people turn out to apply for mine jobs (LINK TO STORY)
Henderson Gleaner
August 13, 2008
Beshear: Coal can solve energy crisis - Governor says Kentucky can become 'energy capital of the country' (LINK TO STORY)
Harlan Daily Enterprise
August 13, 2008
Bunning talks energy during meeting with BG chamber (LINK TO STORY)
Bowling Green Daily News
August 12, 2008
Rogers visits Pike County (LINK TO STORY)
Williamson Daily News, Williamson, WV
August 12, 2008
Appeals court upholds sentence of coal operator (LINK TO STORY)
Lexington Herald-Leader
August 10, 2008
First job fair this week for prospective miners (LINK TO STORY)
Henderson Gleaner
August 6, 2008
Mining the sky might soon fuel rockets in space (LINK TO STORY)
Lexington Herald-Leader
August 6, 2008
Mine-shelter regulation gets hearing (LINK TO STORY)
Lexington Herald-Leader
August 3, 2008
New generation of miners sought (LINK TO STORY)
Henderson Gleaner
August 3, 2008
Job fairs planned for new coal mine (LINK TO STORY)
Henderson Gleaner
July 29, 2008
Editorial: Rein in rapacious coal industry (LINK TO STORY)
Lexington Herald-Leader
July 24, 2008
E. KY Coal Co. Rewarding Employees With Gas Cards (LINK TO STORY)
WYMT TV News
July 15, 2008
Coal country malaise claims ex-boomtown's school (LINK TO STORY)
Lexington Herald-Leader
July 15, 2008
Saving Lives in the Mines (LINK TO STORY)
WYMT-TV, Hazard
July 1, 2008
KY carbon-storage partnership formed (LINK TO STORY)
Courier Journal
July 1, 2008
Mine permit conference next week (LINK TO STORY)
Henderson Gleaner
June 30, 2008
Ky. carbon sequestration partnership formed (LINK TO STORY)
Courier Journal
June 30, 2008
KY agency approves $550M to attract coal plant (LINK TO STORY)
June 29, 2008
Safe Haven coal mine chambers nearly ready (LINK TO STORY)
Herald Disptatch
June 29, 2008
Kentucky seeks new liquid fuel (LINK TO STORY)
Lexington Herald Leader
June 10, 2008
Coal country malaise claims ex-boomtown's school (LINK TO STORY)
USA Today
June 5, 2008
Governor Beshear Appoints Members to Kentucky Mining Board (LINK TO STORY)
Kentucky.gov
June 5, 2008
UK center gets grant for energy storage studies (LINK TO STORY)
Lexington Herald Leader
May 29, 2008
Lexington tops list of enemies to environment (LINK TO STORY)
Lexington Herald Leader
May 29, 2008
Researchers: City residents produce less carbon (LINK TO STORY)
Lexington Herald Leader
May 16, 2008
Program encourages girls to consider engineering (LINK TO STORY)
Madisonville Messenger
May 13, 2008
KY: Coal-to-fuel could mean new jobs (LINK TO STORY)
WFIE TV News
May 13, 2008
Coal-to-diesel plant deal official (LINK TO STORY)
Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer
May 13, 2008
MSHA Kicks off "Stay Out, Stay Alive" Campaign (LINK TO STORY)
http://www.msha.gov/
May 12, 2008
Training Key to Jobs for Inexperienced Coal Miners (LINK TO STORY)
Beckley Register Herald
May 11, 2008
Obama's New Ad Focuses on Coal (LINK TO STORY)
Lexington Herald Leader
May 11, 2008
Pike Magistrates Question Coal Severance Expenditures (LINK TO STORY)
Appalachian News-Express
May 9, 2008
Coal is King: Demand worldwide has prices skyrocketing (LINK TO STORY)
Medical Leader, Pikeville
May 8, 2008
Teams practice mine rescues - Smoke, safety lines mimic conditions found underground (LINK TO STORY)
Madisonville Messenger
May 4, 2008
Despite Slow Economy, Coal, Tech Jobs Growing in SW Va. (LINK TO STORY)
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
May 3, 2008
Coal mines offering immediate opportunities for engineering grads (LINK TO STORY)
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
May 2, 2008
Honoring Our Own: Coal Miner's Day proclaimed in Pikeville
(LINK TO STORY)
News Editor
April 8, 2008
NMA, UMWA Partner to Pursue New Federal Carbon Capture and Storage Technology Early Development Fund (LINK TO STORY)
NMA Mining Week
April 6, 2008
Coal Can Be Green (LINK TO STORY)
The Tennessean - Editorial
March 27, 2008
Baisden discusses mining careers (LINK TO STORY)
National Mining Association, Mining Week
March 7, 2008
Paving the clean energy path (LINK TO STORY)
Henderson Gleaner
March 7, 2008
Big Sandy Community and Technical College Graduates Nine in Latest Cohort (LINK TO STORY)
March 7, 2008
Mining job opportunities experience recent boom (LINK TO STORY)
Henderson Gleaner
March 4, 2008
INDIVIDUALS NAMED TO ENERGY BOARD (LINK TO STORY)
Henderson Gleaner
March 3, 2008
Overeager for nukes? (LINK TO STORY)
March 3, 2008
IN OHIO, BARACK OBAMA TALKS ABOUT CLEAN ENERGY (LINK TO STORY)
March 3, 2008
BESHEAR FIGHTS FEDERAL RETREAT ON PROJECTS (LINK TO STORY)
Louisville Courier Journal
March 3, 2008
THE IMPORTANCE OF COAL (LINK TO STORY)
MetroNews
February 29, 2008
MSHA launches new online safety tracking tool (LINK TO STORY)
National Mining Association, Mining Week
February 29, 2008
Coal-to-Liquids Coalition releases new CTL fact sheets (LINK TO STORY)
National Mining Association, Mining Week
January 30, 2008
HCTC hires Howard for coal training (LINK TO STORY)
Letcher County News Press, Cromona
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