Letter: Kentucky should take pride in governing itself
This letter was published in the Lexington Herald-Leader on June 15, 2013. Sovereign pride Kentuckians are proud to live in a commonwealth rich in tradition and resources. However, I find it...
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Coal exports unleash worldwide economic power beneath Kentuckians’ feet
When Mark Twain read his (obviously) premature obituary in the New York Times, he famously quipped: “the reports of my death are greatly exaggerated.” Now more than 100 years later, some of Kentucky’s...
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Why battle poverty when you can have a war on coal?
It was only a few months before his tragic death when, in the winter of 1968, Sen. Robert F. Kennedy travelled to eastern Kentucky to investigate one of the most poverty-stricken areas of the nation....
View ArticleBIPPS joins nationwide coalition in calling for an end to federal subsidies...
Federal handouts for the wind energy industry are scheduled to once again expire at the end of this year. The Bluegrass Institute has joined more than 100 other organizations, including the Beacon...
View ArticleAre we killing coal just for left-wing politics?
The Washington Times ran a remarkable story last week, “Greenpeace co-founder says ‘no scientific proof’ humans cause climate change.” The Times reports: “Patrick Moore, a Canadian ecologist who was a...
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Quote of the day: Why don’t this administration’s enviro-radicals tell us...
“I suspect that cheap gas is just what we don’t want because it will make it very hard for renewables to compete and send the entirely wrong price signals to anyone thinking of investing in alternative...
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Young freedom-loving citizen: Anti-coal groups need coal to get their...
You hear so many news reports from environmental groups about how we need to stop the evil coal industry. Coal is evil! It causes global warming! It drowns polar bears! It will turn you into a...
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Bluegrass Beacon: EPA rules threaten aluminum’s revival
Aluminum may not cost as much as it did when special guests at banquets hosted by Napoleon III were offered a prized set of cutlery made from the metal while less-favored guests used knives and forks...
View ArticleIs Kentucky’s coal industry being destroyed for no good reason?
Climate experts complain about research to Congress The Heartlander is reporting that 300 climate experts are protesting climate data from the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) that...
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Bluegrass Beacon: Regulatory chickens now roosting in coal country
“Did you ever wonder why people order diet sodas with cheeseburgers and large fries? Or, why we leave cars worth thousands of dollars in our driveways and useless junk in our garages? Or, why Noah...
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