Sustainable North

From the Fairbanks Daily Newsminer June 21, 2008 JUNEAU — Gov. Sarah Palin is proposing to give nearly every Alaska resident $1,200 to offset high energy costs. The $769 million energy relief plan released Friday also proposes suspending the state’s fuel tax of 8 cents a gallon for a year for motorists. Palin says the [...]

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BY: John Davies, Cold Climate Housing Research Center Energy Focus: Fairbanks Daily News-Miner June 19, 2008,  Section A3 From time to time, we get calls at the research center asking if it makes sense to shut down one’s oil-fired boiler during the summer, and provide hot water using an electric hot water heater instead. Of course, the [...]

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Title: CCHRC Tour Location: Cold Climate Housing Research Center Description: Weekly tour of the Cold Climate Housing Research Center Start Time: 2:00 Date: June 19,  2008 End Time: 3:30

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From the Associated Press, June 17, 2008 Tap water is making a comeback. With a day’s worth of bottled water — the recommended 64 ounces — costing hundreds to thousands of dollars a year depending on the brand, more people are opting to slurp water that comes straight from the sink. The lousy economy may [...]

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From the Fairbanks Daily Newsminer Editorial Page June 15, 2008 People in the Fairbanks area have grown weary of heating oil prices that seem to be forever heading upward. The frustration manifested itself in mass form Thursday night at an energy rally at the Carlson Center. People want something done. It’s important, though, to know [...]

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From the Anchorage Daily News Alaska newsreader June 13, 2008  Fairbanks can’t wait for AGIA. At least that’s part of the message 800 folks had for legislators meeting at the Carlson Center Thursday… Other quicker-fix energy solutions surface around state. Two other energy solutions percolated in the news yesterday. Bernie Karl, who runs the hot [...]

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From the Fairbanks Daily Newsminer June 13, 2008. “I think the message was real clear — do it now,” said resident Richard Wright, leaving the We Need Energy Now rally Thursday evening with his wife, Bette. She was quick to add, “with local control.” “When homes can’t be heated and food can’t be put on [...]

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From the Fairbanks Daily Newsminer June 12, 2008 We need to focus on the areas where we’ll get the best return of money,” Schmetzer said. Cutting tiny costs here and there isn’t what the task force is looking for because the changes needed to update the city are expensive. “We’re looking for the long term [...]

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BY: Danielle Jamieson & Nathan Wiltse, Cold Climate Housing Research Center Energy Focus: Fairbanks Daily News-Miner June 12, 2008, Section A3   There can be significant savings in heating costs depending on the wall system used in a house, up to $1076 a year!   The Cold Climate Housing Research Center did an analysis on two [...]

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Title: “Energy Now” Rally Location: Carlson Center Description: Make your voice heard and show the importance of economical energy sources at a rally sponsored by the Fairbanks North Star Borough and Co-Sponsors. Start Time: 05:00 Date: June 12, 2008 End Time: 05:30

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