
Paul Wesslund
Paul writes on energy issues, and for 20 years was editor of Kentucky Living magazine. He wrote the book “Small Business, Big Heart,” and blogs on how decency succeeds in business and in life.


Louisville Anti-Musk protesters join the “Tesla Takedown”
And they’re going to keep it up each week

Stand Up For Science rally draws 300 to Frankfort
Doctors and scientists speak up and speak out

The Kentucky state auditor takes an uninformed MAGA swipe at responsible investing
Ball’s facts are wrong, but no matter – it’s the symbolism that counts


A message in a bottle to Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul
“You do what you can.” Here is one citizen following that advice.

I won’t be celebrating Donald Trump’s inauguration. My values won’t let me.
I’ve not been able to shake the sense that I don’t understand my country anymore. The United States has a problem. It’s not united.

Project 2025’s magical thinking – four essential takeaways
I read the whole 922 pages; bottom line, it’s their way or the highway

How a slogan about coal creates more heat than light
This “in your face” license plate doesn’t help us solve the REAL problem.

A Trump/Stormy Daniels legal brief reads like a disturbing work of literature
The request for a gag order offers evidence of how mean we are

Greenhouse Gaslighting 2.0
Climate change deniers reboot their arguments, even as the world smokes and sizzles

A ForwardKY contributor writes to ‘60 Minutes’ in re MTG
The interview of Marjorie Taylor Greene by Lesley Stahl was an “epic fail.”

Trying to save coal, no matter the cost
A bill to keep Kentucky coal plants open defies logic, reality, and expert advice

How a local columnist nailed what ails our public discussions
Can we find hope when our partisanship seems hopeless?

Louisville mayor candidates talk about dealing with climate change
The “REAL Good News” group held a forum on Louisville’s renewable energy resolution with the candidates for mayor. Here’s what they had to say.