A Fossil Fuel Miseducation Published: 19 March 2024 Climate Disinformation Fellowship In Illinois, a fossil fuel-funded group is infiltrating schools, promoting oil careers to kids. But in a state going green, advocates say they're selling students a false future. An investigation into the industry's pipeline to the classroom. Keerti Gopal
Appalachia is transitioning from coal. Here’s what it could learn from Germany. Published: 1 November 2019 Transatlantic Media Fellowship Lessons from environmental and economic restoration efforts in the Ruhr Valley could help usher Appalachia into a new era. Katherine Webb-Hehn
The Future of Coal Communities: Different Approaches in Germany & the US Published: 1 November 2017 Report After a summer spent learning about climate change in Germany and the US, Climate & Energy Intern Gavriela Reiter found that while both countries must confront the question of a phase-out of coal, they are having very different conversations. Gavriela Reiter
Economic Transitions in US Coal Communities Published: 25 August 2017 Photo Gallery We toured the US Appalachia region with energy expert Timon Wehnert to visit communities in Kentucky, New York, and Pennsylvania and see how they are transitioning from a coal-based economy. Nora Löhle , Gavriela Reiter
Germany and Appalachia: Perspectives on Economic Transition in Coal Communities Published: 10 August 2017 Radio A discussion in Whitesburg, Kentucky featured a talk by Timon Wehnert of the Wuppertal Institute as part of a tour of US coal communities sponsored by the Heinrich Böll Foundation North America.
A Just Transition: The Way Forward for Coal Communities Published: 24 February 2017 Video How some former coal regions have transformed themselves in preparation for life after coal. Nora Löhle , Mackenzie Nelson
