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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

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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