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Welcome to AppalachAmericaFrom the Ohio Valley ReSource Author: Louisville Public Media
As the U.S. confronts climate change with a move to a new, clean energy future, what happens to those places that gave us the old energy the fossil fuels that powered the country for more than a century? In Welcome to AppalachAmerica, host Jeff Young and the reporters at the Ohio Valley ReSource dig into the big questions around this energy shift: How can we move forward on clean energy when so many people fear theyll be left behind? Can coal country come out a winner as we tackle climate change? And just what would a just transition look like? Youll hear from miners making a career shift, people trying to reimagine their communities, and some of Washingtons power players on climate policy. And youll learn why the path to solutions to some of Americas biggest challenges run right through Appalachia. Language: en-us Genres: History, News, Politics Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Episode Eight: Imagining A New Appalachia
Monday, 14 June, 2021
Brian Anderson comes from a family that has a generations-long connection to West Virginia coal and fossil fuel development. Today he’s leading a Biden administration effort to make sure coal communities aren’t left behind in a transition to cleaner energy. Jeff Young talks with Anderson about the multi-agency federal working group he’s leading, and about his role as director of the Department of Energy’s National Energy Technology Laboratory. Also, what might a Green New Deal look like in Appalachia? Jeff talks with design professor Billy Fleming about a project to give form to Appalachian people’s ideas about a more sustainable future.
