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 [...]
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Kentucky Forest Leadership Program: Teaching today for a bright tomorrow
By Jennifer Turner Division of Forestry Every June, select high school students completing their sophomore and junior years from across the Commonwealth, head to 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 pawpaw – North America’s only native tropical fruit
By Jennifer Turner The Kentucky Division of Forestry Thomas Jefferson had these growing at Monticello. The Lewis & Clark expedition relied heavily upon then when [...]
Teaching about air quality with electric cars
By the Division for Air Quality Staff How do you teach about something you can’t see or touch? Air quality educator Roberta Burnes tackles that challenge with physical [...]
Greener lawn care for cleaner air
By Roberta Burnes Division for Air Quality Photos courtesy of Shutterstock Every year, Americans burn more than 800 million gallons of gasoline mowing their lawns. [...]
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 [...]
Kentucky to be represented in the North American Envirothon Competition
ABOVE: From left to right, competition sponsors Dorthy Anglin of Smithfield Foods and Jeremy Roy of Farm Bureau pose with George Simpson, Theo Livas, Jinny Han, Jasmine Lui [...]
