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Entries from April 2009

A “Green” World Can Be Elusive

April 2nd, 2009 · No Comments

BY Adam Wasch, Energy Outreach Consultant for CCHRC and UAF CES Energy Focus: Fairbanks Daily News-Miner April 2nd, 2009, Section A3 Green is a one-word metaphor for earth-friendly. Or good health. It might refer to renewable products. Surely you’ve heard of sustainable. Bio-based? Organic? How about socially responsible? Who’s responsible for this? More often than [...]

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Alaska biofuels list

April 1st, 2009 · No Comments

While meandering along a garden(ing) path through the Internet, I came across a great publication produced by the University of Alaska Fairbanks School of Natural Resources and Agricultural Sciences and the State of Alaska Plant Materials Center. It’s called “Alaska Biofuels Past, Present and Future” and includes a short history of the use of plant [...]

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Category: Alaskan Efforts · Energy, Information · Energy, Renewable · Sustainable Living
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Alaska college to offer first renewable energy program

April 1st, 2009 · 1 Comment

From the Anchorage Daily News on Wednesday, April 1, 2009: Mat-Su College [Alaska] is gearing up to be home to a new line of classes aimed at making the college the first campus in the state to offer a renewable energy program. A seven-course program filled with classes on applied physics, electrical and mechanical safety [...]

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