BLOG: 5 Miners' Terms And Slang You May Not Know And Their Significance To The Battle of Blair Mountain Learn some of the terms (both common and more obscure) used to refer to the tense dynamics between coal companies and their workers -- Ultimately leading up to the Battle of Blair Mountain.

How many of these terms do you know the meaning of?

As we enter Labor Day weekend, we wanted to commemorate the Battle of Blair Mountain by breaking down some of the terms!

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BLOG: C-PACE: Helping Commercial Property Owners Save Money and Install Clean Energy ReImagine hosted experts to discuss grant opportunities to install clean energy systems in commercial buildings to cut costs and emissions.

💵BLOG ON GRANT ELIGIBILITY: C-PACE financing is a private/public partnership that provides commercial real estate financing for sustainable development.

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BLOG: Materials Matter: Embodied Carbon in the Built Environment As fossil fuels continue to be replaced with cleaner alternatives, we must turn our attention to decarbonizing the materials that go into our built environment.

As fossil fuels continue to be replaced with cleaner alternatives, we must turn our attention to decarbonizing the materials that go into our built environment.

Check out our new blog post to learn steps we can take to reduce these emissions.

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BLOG: What is a Circular Economy in Appalachia? Why do we need a circular economy? Because our climate is changing, bringing with it stronger storms, rising seas, and growing disruption. But the reason behind climate change might be a less familiar...

A “circular” economic model is emerging in the mainstream: one that relies on smart design choices to minimize shipping, eliminate waste, and circulate materials and products at their highest value for as long as possible.

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BLOG: How Federal Investments Are Sparking a Clean Energy Revival in Appalachia Federal investments through the IRA and IIJA have triggered a clean energy surge generating over $23 billion in investments from 2022 to 2024!

Federal investments have triggered a clean energy surge across KY, OH, PA, and WV—generating over $23 billion in including both public and private investments between 2022 and 2024, with $23.7 billion still yet to be spent.

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Learn about the Local Economy Lab The Just Transition Fund’s new community-led economic development grant for coal communities - ReImagine Appalachia The Just Transition Fund (JTF) is currently offering economic development grant options of up to $500,000 to help coal-affected communities.

Eligible applicants must complete step 1 of the application by Friday, May 9, 2025. Read our new blog post to get the full list of requirements:

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BLOG: Strengthening Appalachian Green Building Product Supply Chains Did you know that 21% of global greenhouse gas emissions are from buildings and construction? Learn how Green Building could be change that!

Learn how we can reduce greenhouse emissions from buildings by:

📍Strengthening local supply chains.
🌱Using bio-based materials
🔄Shifting manufacturing priorities away from linear production toward product circularity!

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A researcher from ReImagine Appalachia heads to Nepal to learn how ICIMOD’s extensive research in climate change and economic resilience could be beneficial for organizations serving in mountain ranges!

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Learn about upcoming black history month events as well as newly added books by black Appalachian Authors here!
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