Sustainable North

From The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, Friday, September 10, 2010: Art and science are not mutually exclusive disciplines and the artists and scientists behind “In a Time of Change: Envisioning the Future” are going to prove it. A project in two parts — a gallery exhibition and a stage performance — has the intention of changing [...]

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From The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, Wednesday, September 8, 2010: The entrance of the garden at the Tanana Valley fairgrounds smelled like a minty fusion as about a dozen students harvested crops Tuesday afternoon. “The spearmint needs to be weighed. The kale needs to be weighed,” said Sheryl Meirerotto, who teaches the eighth-grade class from Effie [...]

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From Alaska Dispatch, Tuesday, September 7, 2010: A state program designed to ensure that rural Alaska communities have an adequate supply of home-heating fuel is headed into its second successful year, the state reported in a press release. The Fuel Watch program is an initiative of Gov. Sean Parnell that was implemented by the Department [...]

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From The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, Saturday, September 4, 2010: The Fairbanks Rescue Mission celebrates the first anniversary of its recycling center today with a barbecue and open house starting at noon. Executive director Rodney Gaskins will be available to guide things along. Visitors might get to check out the baler that compacts the cardboard, mixed [...]

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From The Anchorage Daily News, Sunday, August 15, 2010: As an Alaska Native veteran, I want to see our country expand our clean energy sources. It will help our planet and our state, it will help Alaska’s Native peoples and it will help our national defense. I am 69 years old. In my lifetime I [...]

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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 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 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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From The Fairbanks Daily Newsminer, Thursday, August 19, 2010: The Cooperative Extension Service has a variety of videos and online lessons available for people looking to preserve newly harvested fish or game. Extension is offering DVDs and online information about canning basics for fish and meat. The lessons combine written, audio and video information, and [...]

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