
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.


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.

Why Louisville Metro Council is smarter than SCOTUS on global warming
A tale of two cities can be told about last month’s U.S. Supreme Court decision throwing out the Environmental Protection Agency’s plan to protect the environment from global warming.

A Charles Booker brand of politics
Paul Wesslund takes us on a journey through Charles Booker’s new book, and gives us insight into the man, the campaigns, and the change he wants to make in Kentucky politics.
Grassroots environmentalism in the Bluegrass — a progress report on the campaign to bring renewable energy to Kentucky
Kentucky and Louisville are quietly going green in a trend you might call trickle-up environmentalism. The latest data point on that path came September 18 when two dozen people Zoomed together to start crafting plans that would dramatically ramp up solar energy in Louisville.

Why broadband internet is as important as electricity for rural residents
The need for rural broadband has been talked about until it’s practically a standard, and empty, campaign slogan. Even piecemeal improvements take forever. No wonder small-town America feels disconnected — it’s because it is, literally and figuratively.