Sustainable North

BY: Dave Misiuk, Cold Climate Housing Research Center
Energy Focus: Fairbanks Daily Newsminer July 31, 2008, Section A3
As fuel prices continue to climb, more interior Alaska residents are making the commitment to heat their homes with wood. New homes are being furnished with masonry heaters, pellet stoves and wood boilers. Residents with existing homes are adding [...]

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From the Fairbanks Daily Newminer July 30, 2008
If an excess of garden blessings and soaring food prices have you thinking about how to preserve your fruits and vegetables for the winter, read on. The steps are simpler than most folks think.
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The UAF Sustainability Transition Committee has published their 2008 Summary Report.  It presents sustainable campus goals for UAF starting this fall and looking ahead two years.  Topics include: energy, waste, transportation, food, water, buildings, etc. 
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From the Fairbanks Daily Newsminer July 28, 2008
Tanana Valley farmers these days are finding success means more than growing lettuce, barley and cows.
They’re cultivating personal relationships with their customers, cutting out the middleman and creating new local markets whose needs they can respond to quickly and effectively.
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From the Fairbanks Daily Newsminer July 28, 2008
An occasional tractor-trailer rumbled by at 60 mph as Tom Balland, wearing a bright orange reflective vest, crawled around on the shoulder of the Dalton Highway near Prospect Creek pulling weeds.
The trucks, hauling equipment and supplies to the North Slope oil fields, are a common sight on the [...]

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From the Fairbanks Daily Newsminer July 23, 2008
Air-quality and health officials said Tuesday that chronic air pollution presents long-term health risks for people in Fairbanks.
They also said they’re still nailing down exactly where the pollution — a mix of soot, dust and other particles — comes from.
Health specialists on the panel, which addressed the Fairbanks [...]

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From the Fairbanks Daily News Miner June 16, 2008.
We’ve been seeing great information in the newspaper on saving energy by caulking, insulating and tightening up the house. All of these articles have given us great advice, but what else can you do?
Let’s take a quick look at what we do inside the house that uses [...]

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BY: Kristen Thomas, Cold Climate Housing Research Center
Energy Focus: Fairbanks Daily Newsminer July 24, 2008, Section A3
When you’re finished using an electronic device you turn it off and you’re done. The power is off and the device is no longer using electricity, right? Wrong. A large majority of electronics, even when powered off, are still [...]

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Title: Winter Trade Show
Location: Carlson Center
Start Date: 2008-07-26
Start Time: 12:00
End Date: 2008-09-28
End Time: 17:00

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Title: Energy Efficiency Retrofit Class
Location: 326 Driveway Street, Fairbanks
Description: Information provided on retrofits. For more information call 455-4328.
Start Time: 06:00
Date: 2008-07-22
End Time: 09:00

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