environment

Kentucky Environmentalist Tom FitzGerald Mulling Bid Against Mitch McConnell

Phillip M. Bailey — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 19:11:50 +0000

Environmental activist and Louisville attorney Tom FitzGerald says he is being encouraged to run against Republican Mitch McConnell in the Kentucky 2014 U.S. Senate race.

The 58-year-old Democrat currently serves as executive director of the Kentucky Resources Council, an environmental group that lobbies state lawmakers on conservation issues.

In a telephone interview, FitzGerald told WFPL the decision is still in its early stages and leaving the non-profit world would be a significant change.

"For me to go into electoral politics and partisan politics is a very different way of approaching public service. I have a real fondness and appreciation for the amazing people of this Commonwealth and I've devoted my adult life to try to improve the quality of the community's health," he says.

Introducing Smokestack: WFPL's Environment Blog

Gabe Bullard — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 16:12:25 +0000

WFPL's Erica Peterson has something to say. From coal ash to endangered mussels, Erica has brought in-depth reporting on the environment to WFPL's airwaves and website for the last year. Now there's more. Her new blog Smokestack will collect her reporting as well as analysis on the most interesting environmental news items from around

Abramson Says Kentucky Should Increase Efforts to Create Green Jobs and Clean Energy

Kenny Colston — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 18:01:02 +0000

Lieutenant Governor Jerry Abramson says Kentucky needs to double its efforts to create clean energy and green jobs.

In a meeting with energy officials Wednesday, Abramson said the commonwealth needs to look to the future.

“We simply can not, should not and frankly we will not be able to keep doing things the way we have in the past.”