Dec 15 Energy & Environment Rare Opportunity: Researchers See Potential In Mining Coal Waste Throughout coal mining country of the Eastern U.S. you will find streams that run a peculiar rusty orange. It’s the result of pollution called acid mine drainage, or AMD. It’s estimated that about 10,000 miles of streams are polluted by AMD in Pennsylvania and West Virginia alone. In fact, researchers have calculated that every second, […] By Glynis Board Dec 15 Energy & Environment Rare Opportunity: Researchers See Potential In Mining Coal Waste Glynis Board
Aug 29 Economy Coal Country Tech Job Program Heads For New Round Last summer Melissa Anderson was unemployed and trying to keep her Pike County, Kentucky, home from falling into foreclosure. “I built it,” she said. “And, you know, for me to lose that home would have been devastating.” Anderson was among more than 800 people who applied for a little more than 50 trainee positions with […] By Benny Becker Aug 29 Economy Coal Country Tech Job Program Heads For New Round Benny Becker
Sep 16 Agriculture Data Farming: How Big Data Is Revolutionizing Big Ag It’s harvest time and a semi full of corn just pulled onto the scales at Seven Springs Farm in Cadiz, Kentucky. On the scale, the analytics work begins: moisture content, weight, production rates, and more are all recorded. This is just one truck and many more will follow with much more to be stored and […] By Nicole Erwin Sep 16 Agriculture Data Farming: How Big Data Is Revolutionizing Big Ag Nicole Erwin