Students Design Air Quality Solutions
By the Division for Air Quality When Division for Air Quality educator Roberta Burnes works with students, she often starts with a single question: How do we know if the air [...]
Energy Development and Independence
Students projects energize and inspire at Energy Education Summit
By Eileen Hardy Department for Energy Development and Independence There was no shortage of energy or inspiration when 200 students and teachers converged April 27 in [...]
Energy Efficiency Celebrated at Earth Day 2017
By Carrie Searcy Office of Communications Earth Day 2017 for the Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet took on an energy efficient theme as the Cabinet hosted the [...]
The Jewel of Paducah set to rise again with the help of the Kentucky Brownfield Redevelopment Program
By Mary Jo Harrod Division of Compliance Assistance During the roaring 1920s and the 1930s, the American public fell in love with going to the movies, especially when the [...]
New state office building at 300 Sower Boulevard achieves LEED SILVER ranking
By John Mura Office of the Secretary Since Fall, about 1,500 state employees have been enjoying a brand new workspace, thanks to a public-private-partnership that enabled the [...]
Electric vehicles in Kentucky
By Kenya Stump Renewable Energy In 1834, a Vermont blacksmith, Thomas Davenport built a prototype electric motor, which he used in a model car, paving the way for electric [...]
The inner workings of the electric grid
By Kenya Stump Renewable Energy When you grow up living near two large power plants in Western Kentucky, it’s not hard to assume that those plants supply electricity to [...]
Celebrating 40 years of Energy and Environment
The Energy and Environment Cabinet is gearing up to hold its 40th Governor’s Conference on Energy and the Environment and there are some new things in store for this [...]
Electricity: What exactly are you paying for every month?
By Kenya Stump Renewable Energy Most of us pay an electric bill every month to keep the lights on, appliances running and to heat and cool our homes. But are you really just [...]
Save money with energy efficiency
By Eileen Hardy Department for Energy Development and Independence The message bears repeating. “Good things are happening in Kentucky,” said Brad Thomas, associate [...]
