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Forum on Coal in Kentucky
Nov 5, 2009 10:00 am - 09:00 pm
University of Kentucky Presents A Forum on Coal in Kentucky
A daylong event featuring a variety of speakers will focus on the past, present and future impacts of coal on our state, with representatives of environmental groups, the coal industry and researchers.
Daytime sessions at the Hilary J. Boone Center include:
- Economics and Coal in Kentucky
- People and Coal in Kentucky
- Various Aspects of Coal in Kentucky including current research, policy and safety issues
- Environment and Coal in Kentucky
The evening session from 7 to 9 p.m. at Memorial Hall, is titled "Impact of Coal, Today and Tomorrow," with speakers Len Peters, secretary of the Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet; Tom Fitzgerald, director of the Kentucky Resources Council; Joseph W. Craft III, president and CEO of Alliance Coal Co.; and bestselling author Jeff Goodell, who wrote "Big Coal."
A schedule for the event is attached. More information is available at the forum's website, www.coalinkentucky.com
The forum is organized by the UK College of Engineering Department of Mining Engineering and the Vis Center, with support from a grant from the Kentucky Cabinet for Energy and Environment.
Hilary J. Boone Center
For More Information Contact:
Julie Martinez
Email: jmartinez@engr.uky.edu