General Electric is hoping to bring some excitement to the chore of doing laundry with a line of high-efficiency, front-loading washers and dryers. The new line means about 200 new jobs in Louisville. [WLKY] Why the hell is government constantly creating charities? The Louisville Water Co. has created a charitable affiliate, the Louisville Water Foundation, [...]

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Louisville’s congressman expects just one part of the president’s gun control plans to pass Congress this year. He sees it as a start in efforts that re-awakened the nation and Louisville’s interest in gun violence issues. [WDRB] When storms, disease or old age down trees and limbs in city parks, the wood waste will now [...]

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We’re closer and closer to hitting our goal and launching our new project. Consider helping make that happen. [Support Our New Project!] Cindy Brown Kinloch argues her house is a living creature. At least, she treats it like one – using old refrigerator glass as windows near the top of her roof to help heat [...]

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Check this out from the White House website: Zachary Riles and his wife Laila Alizadeh moved from the Pacific Northwest to her hometown of Louisville, KY with hopes of raising a family there. While looking for a new home, they quickly saw that the green housing options they had grown accustomed to in the Northwest [...]

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Since TARC recently announced that it’s receiving a $4.4 million grant for electric buses like this: We thought it’d be a good idea to get to know those buses:

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This Whitley County project is producing homes with little or no energy costs. And it’s why Kentucky can have nice things. [H-L] Wondering why things at Metro Animal Services are still a disaster? [WLKY] This will make Brave Mouth-Breathing Teabagger Patriot Marilyn Parker’s head explode: “If you get to the stage where you can persuade [...]

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We’re all about environmental responsibility and are even more about our government doing the right thing when it comes to environmental stewardship. Which is why we’re having a mixed reaction to this: Today, I named Maria Koetter as the city’s first Director of Sustainability. She has more than 20 years in the environmental experience, most [...]

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We get that a puppy was stolen from Sandy’s Pet Shop. We get that it was a live animal in need of a home. But spending news time on a story about it? When countless businesses lose more money from theft every day? The girl in the security footage could even be a minor. [WHAS11] [...]

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Dear Ed Hart: It’s no secret why the fair board didn’t give you the Kentucky Kingdom deal. The gossip from all of them is that they think you’re a jerk/Steve Beshear doesn’t like you. And you know I know what I’m talking about. You need to get the money you’re owed by the state ASAP [...]

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Seriously: CLICK TO ENLARGE She rode around on an electric Hustler Zeon Lawn Mower at the Billy Goat Hill Community Garden to show off the latest in green technology. “This is a very important day for the district as we move forward with our Green Triangle initiative,” said Ward-Pugh. “If we are serious about being [...]

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