The Market Speaks

…and big coal is out!

So says this morning’s Lexington Herald-Leader:

Kentucky’s history of unquestioning homage to the coal industry puts it at odds with marketplace trends.

In recent weeks, we’ve read that proposals for at least 16 coal-fired power plants around the country have been scrapped.

Please go check out the whole piece. It’s a good one, and its not coming from the NYT…its coming from Kentucky!

About JW Randolph

Raised on the banks of the Tennessee River, JW's work to create progress in his home state and throughout Appalachia has been featured on the Rachel Maddow Show, The Daily Kos and Grist. He served first as Appalachian Voices’ Legislative Associate and then Tennessee director until leaving to pursue a career in medicine in 2012.