Grist Recognizes RBF Grantee for Sustainability Efforts in Kentucky
Justin Maxson, president of the Mountain Association for Community Economic Development (MACED), was recognized by environmental news site Grist.org as an individual leading change toward a more sustainable world. MACED is an RBF grantee that finances environmentally sustainable, community-supported, economic development strategies in Kentucky. For 10 years, Maxson has led MACED in providing solutions to energy problems unique to central Appalachia. One of its newest endeavors is its How$martKY program, which makes it possible for households and small businesses to save money and energy by providing the retrofits necessary to make utilities run more efficiently.