An overview:
Nancy Grant presents text in an informative, conversational style with carefully selected quotes, and provides sidebars where appropriate.
Grant says, "I've covered an array of topics in more than two decades of freelancing. But there are certain themes that recur: individuals who are committed to excellence, the value of working together to solve problems, the joy of creativity and success."
Grant's magazine articles and columns range from mini-profiles (500 to 750 words) to medium length profiles, round-ups, and "how-to" articles (1,500 to 2,000 words),
to extended interviews and in-depth explorations (2,000 words and more).
Please scroll down for a brief list of links to publicly accessible websites containing material written by Nancy S. Grant (in selected subject areas)
To read other articles, click on the Energy Info & Events tab at the top of this page.
Please note: Upon request, clips/tearsheets from media not available on publicly accessible websites will be mailed.
Energy, especially electricity
"Why Renewable Fuels Can't Solve all our Energy Problems"
This column is part of the series that won 2nd place honors at the 2008 Cooperative Communicators Association Institute
"What the Experts Expect on Energy and the Environment"
An overview of the EPRI and MIT studies concerning technology now in development with the potential to solve many energy problems
Agriculture and rural development
"21st Century Farming"
How farmers in Kentucky are using technology is this age of
precision agriculture
"Growing Kentucky's Rural Economies"
A wide range of innovative programs offer practical help to encourages and support entrepreneurship in rural areas
Jazz, and the performing arts
"The Jazz Bookshelf: Off the Beaten Path"
Middle column in a 3-part series offering where-to-buy and how-to-search tips for readers looking for books on a wide range of jazz subject.
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"A Bit of Broadway in Owensboro"
How the RiverPark Center mounts national and international touring company productions of Broadway musicals, with info about the venue's annual International Mystery Writers' Festival
"Louisville's Worldwide Jazz Connections in New York"
Report from the 33rd annual International Association for Jazz Education (IAJE) conference held in January 2006
(Cover story, with jump to page 5/6)
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Grant's areas of
expertise include:
Energy - issues in electricity generation, distribution and reliability; emerging energy technology; environmental impacts; global access; the carbon cycle; energy supply and demand
Since March 2002, Grant's written the monthly "Future of Electricity" column for Kentucky Living magazine, published by the Kentucky Association of Electric Cooperatives.
These columns have been awarded several prizes including 2nd place honors at the national 2008 CCA Institute.
Selected columns and new material are available now in a new booklet "An Electric Utility Plan to Reduce Greenhouse Gases," published by the Kentucky Association of Electric Cooperatives. The booklet is a report on the Electric Power Research Institute's PRISM analysis for reducing carbon dioxide emissions in the United States.
The cooperative business model and volunteerism - including rural utilities, volunteer fire departments, and community leadership development programs
Entrepreneurship, neighborhood business associations - including economic development and revitalization programs, community networking and mentoring programs
Agriculture, animal husbandry, rural economic development - with a special interest in alternatives to tobacco production; sustainability and rural/urban initiatives
Music and the performing arts -
focusing on jazz, musical instrument construction, brass bands, marching bands, Broadway musicals, orchestras
A former President of the Louisville Jazz Society, Grant is Secretary of the statewide Kentucky Association for Jazz Education and was a member of the International Association for Jazz Education (IAJE). Grant is actively involved in many other volunteer programs that support and encourage the enjoyment of jazz and other performing arts.
Grant also accepts assignments on topics of general interest.
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