It is an honor and a pleasure to serve as Kentucky House Majority Floor Leader and State Representative for our Commonwealth's 99th District. I have proudly represented Elliott, Lawrence, Boyd and Rowan Counties for over 20 years. I promise to continue working hard every day to improve our beautiful area of Kentucky.
Rep. Adkins speaks to a crowd of over 300 people about the importance of coal and its future in Kentucky at the Coal Forum on the University of Kentucky’s campus.
Rep. Rocky Adkins helps dedicate the Ed Mabry-Laurel Gorge Wildlife Management Area
Elliott County, Sept 10, 2009 - “We know what a jewel this area is in Elliott County and are thrilled that this project is now a reality,” said Rep. Adkins. Read More
Carbon Management Research Group formed
Teaming with utilities, the University of Kentucky’s Center for Applied Energy Research’s Power Generation Group has formed an industrial-governmental-academic consortium called the Carbon Management Research Group (CMRG), which anticipates carrying out a $24M ten-year research and development program. On April 27th representatives from those utilities (Duke Energy, E.ON, East Kentucky Power Cooperative, Kentucky Power Cooperative), along with EPRI, the industry's national research arm, joined Governor Beshear, UK President Todd, and Ky. House Majority Leader, Rocky Adkins, and CAER Director Rodney Andrews at a press conference held at the CAER. The Kentucky Dept. for Energy Development and Independence is also supporting this project with a yearly $1M match in funding.
January 21, 2010 Need to diversify - Economy of Kentucky must reduce its dependency on coal
The Ashland Independent recently wrote an outstanding editorial in support of coal. Please take a minute to read this excellent piece. I am grateful, yet humbled, by their kind words about my work on energy legislation in the Kentucky General Assembly. House Majority Floor Leader Rocky Adkins, D-Sandy Hook (at microphone), performs with bluegrass music legend Bob Osborne (left) and members of the Hazard Community and Technical College Bluegrass Ensemble before the start of the day's legislative session in the Kentucky House of Representatives. Photo by Bud Kraft, LRC Public Information. Rep. Adkins Receives Award from Kentucky Geological Society
The Kentucky Geological Society recently awarded Rep. Adkins for House Bill 1, 2007 legislation which he sponsored which allowed for a pilot project in Hancock County. The project involved the drilling of an
8,126-ft. deep well to test the permanent injection of carbon dioxide as
a part of several research efforts in the carbon management arena. In
the photo, from left to right, are: Dave Harris, head of the KGS Energy
& Minerals Section; Dave Williams, manager of the KGS Western Kentucky Office in Henderson and co-principal investigator on the project, Rep. Adkins, Rick Bowersox, of the KGS Energy & Minerals Section and the other co-P.I. on the project, and Dr. Jim Cobb, State Geologist and KGS director.
Rep. Rocky Adkins helps dedicate the Ed Mabry-Laurel Gorge Wildlife Management Area
