Sustainable North

From The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, Tuesday, August 31, 2010: Hospital visits for heart disease, stroke and lung afflictions in Fairbanks rise as the air quality deteriorates, according to new study by the state of Alaska. A researcher with the state Section of Epidemiology combed over five years of records at the Fairbanks Memorial Hospital. She [...]

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From The Arctic Sounder, Wednesday, August 25, 2010: The success of an innovative new home in Anaktuvuk Pass – which uses a wind power, solar panels and design features of traditional Nunamiut sod housing – is changing the way houses will be designed and built on the North Slope. “This is a huge leap forward [...]

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From NYTimes.com, Wednesday, August 18, 2010: When it comes to saving energy, many Americans seem to get it — and at the same time they don’t get it at all. That’s the takeaway from a new study by researchers from Columbia University, Ohio State University and Carnegie Mellon University who found that people are far [...]

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From The Daily Green: Serve potluck dishes made from local foods. Invite a farm family, or arrange a visit to a local farm sometime. Then, play old-fashioned outdoor games and sing folk songs and modern tunes about gardens and farms and saving the Earth. Play board games like Earthopoly, Wild Seed Game, Harvest Time, Farmopoly [...]

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ASK A BUILDER By CCHRC 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: What are the advantages of hot water infloor heat versus baseboard heating? Radiant hot water (hydronic) floor heating systems’ costs [...]

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From The Associated Press, Wednesday, August 25, 2010; Sales of new homes dropped sharply last month to the slowest pace on record, the latest sign that the economic recovery is fading.The Commerce Department said Wednesday that new home sales fell 12.4 percent in July from a month earlier to a seasonally adjusted annual sales pace [...]

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From The Tundra Drums, Friday, August 20, 2010: If Alaskans aren’t at a crossroads politically, we’re drawing close. Most all candidates running for statewide offices this year have given due time to talk about the state’s energy future, since we’ve been living off of our energy past for so long and change is coming. A [...]

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From APRN, Monday, August 23, 2010: A Southeast Alaska hydropower plant is closer to completion. A $9 million Alaska Energy Authority grant is the final piece of the funding puzzle for the Prince of Wales Island’s Reynolds Creek project. Listen online: Southeast Hydropower Plant Approaches Completion

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From The Associated Press, Wednesday, August 18, 2010: A developer of tidal power in the nation’s northeastern corner is reporting success with its first commercial-sized underwater turbine, putting it on track to have one connected to the power grid by the end of 2011, officials said Wednesday. Ocean Renewable Power Co. describes its proprietary 60-kilowatt [...]

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From The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, Friday, August 20, 2010: Amid the heavy equipment and industrial setting of the Golden Heart Utilities wastewater treatment plant, it’s easy to spot the nearby garden filled with squash, tomatoes and corn. The lush plot runs along one side of the South Fairbanks facility and gives employees an opportunity to [...]

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