Sustainable North

From The Daily Green:

The celebrated founder of Safelawns.org offers an insider’s guide to growing a healthy, natural lawn without chemical pesticides or fertilizers.

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ASK A BUILDER
By Cold Climate Housing Research Center Staff
The “Ask a Builder” series is dedicated to answering some of the many questions Fairbanks residents have about building, energy and the many other parts of home life.
Q: I want to insulate my crawl space. Is it better to put insulation on the inside or the outside?
A: [...]

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From The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, Wednesday, April 28, 2010:
The Golden Valley Electric Association announced  plans Tuesday at its annual meeting to pursue the Eva Creek wind project, a $93 million effort to generate about 24 megawatts of power near Healy.
“After almost a decade of planning, study and research we finally think that we have a [...]

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From The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, Tuesday, April 27, 2010:
Willie Hensley said this morning that Alaska, particularly its energy-starved rural communities, should think about bracing for tough times.
Oil development and federal financial aid have left Alaska with great per capita wealth. They’ve declined in recent years, and Hensley, an icon in modern Alaska Native history, told [...]

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From The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, Friday, April 23, 2010:
Two prototype homes will be built this summer in remote Alaska villages to test construction methods and energy savings as researchers look for low-cost housing.
An eight-sided home meant to resemble traditional Yup’ik dwellings will be built in Quinhagak, a rainy Western Alaska coastal village where some homes [...]

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ASK A BUILDER
By Cold Climate Housing Research Center Staff
The “Ask a Builder” series is dedicated to answering some of the many questions Fairbanks residents have about building, energy and the many other parts of home life.
Q: I have a cabin on posts.
I’ve been seeing mold on various parts of my walls. What could be causing [...]

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Jonathan Tinney, Director of Community Development, Simon Fraser University Community Trust
Fairbanks – Monday, April 26, 6:00-7:30 pm – To register/RSVP go to  http://fbkstlsharris.eventbrite.com
Anchorage -Tuesday, April 27, 7:-8:30 pm – To register/RSVP go to  http://anchoragetlsharris.com
The UniverCity Project at Simon Fraser University is being developed around the “Four Cornerstones of Sustainability” -  Environment, Equity, Education and Economy.  [...]

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From The New York Times, Monday, April 19, 2010:
On the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, is the middle-aged green movement ready to be revived by some iconoclastic young Turqs?
No, that’s not a misspelling. The word is derived from Turquoise, which is Stewart Brand’s term for a new breed of environmentalist combining traditional green with a [...]

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From Planet Green:
Throwing open the windows on the first warm day of the year is one of life’s great pleasures—until, of course, all that sunlight and breeze makes you realize how dusty, dirty, and cluttered your house has become during the winter hibernation. Even the messiest among us get the urge for spring cleaning—and though [...]

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From TODAYshow.com:
Sure, slipping on a cute new pair of boots feels good, but how long does that mood lift last? And how long will those boots last in your closet – and on this planet? GreenDAY’s Marisa Belger considered the hidden costs of her own belongings on a journey toward conscious consumption. Here’s what she [...]

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