From Kentucky Public Radio's Tony McVeighMaking Kentucky energy independent is the goal of a comprehensive plan ordered by Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear.Energy and Environment Cabinet Secretary Len Peters and a 15-member staff will develop the plan."We must focus attention on research, development and demonstration of technologies to use our natural resources, including coal, in a carbon-constrained world," Peters said.Governor Beshear wants the energy plan on his desk by September. He says it should create jobs, reduce energy consumption, utilize alternative energy sources and reduce carbon emissions from electricity generation. In order to do that, Beshear says coal, the state’s top energy resource, must be made "cleaner and greener."
Rick Howlett was midday host and the host of LPM's weekly talk show, "In Conversation." He was with LPM from 2001-2023 and held many different titles, including Morning Edition host, Assignment Editor and Interim News Director. He died in August 2023. Read a remembrance of Rick here.
