Environmental groups have been facing off with the coal industry for years, trying to reduce the country’s dependence on coal and to mitigate coal’s most harmful effects. This has been an uphill battle for a number of reasons. First, for the moment, we rely on coal to meet our energy demand. There is currently no […]
Author Archives: Jenrose Fitzgerald
Jenrose Fitzgerald's work focuses on the transition of Kentucky’s agricultural economy away from tobacco, and on the innovative use of tobacco settlement funds for crop diversification and agricultural development in the state. Since 2006, she has been engaged with economic development and energy issues as a research associate at the University of Kentucky's Appalachian Center.
