University of Kentucky Plant

The University of Kentucky Coal Plant in Lexington burns more than 40,000 tons of coal a year to generate heat and steam on campus. On April 1, 2008, as part of a "Fossil Fools" Day of Action, University of Kentucky students protested the university’s coal-fired power plants by climbing atop the coal stockpile and raising giant wind turbines, saying they were glad the University does not use coal from mountaintop removal sites but wants it to begin transitioning to renewables.

Related SourceWatch articles

 * Campus coal plants
 * Existing U.S. Coal Plants
 * Opposition to existing coal plants
 * Coal
 * Coal and jobs
 * Coal-fired power plant capacity and generation
 * Coal phase-out
 * Coal plant conversion projects
 * Coal plants near residential areas

External resources

 * Anne C. Mulkern, "Colleges Are Battlegrounds for Coal Fight," Greenwire, October 14, 2009.
 * Campuses Beyond Coal Campaign, Sierra Club, September 2009.
 * "DOE Announces Winners of Annual University Coal Research Grants," July 7, 2005.
 * American College & University Presidents Climate Commitment