Sustainable North

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: I understand it is important to get fresh air into my house, but exchanging air in my home means the [...]

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ASK A BUILDER By CCHRC Staff The “Ask a Builder” series is dedicated to answering some of the questions Fairbanks residents have about building, energy and the many other parts of home life. Q: Does it matter what type of wood I burn in my woodstove? Most species of local wood are suitable for burning [...]

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From The New York Times, Tuesday, September 14, 2010: The federal Clean Air Act, one of the most consequential pieces of environmental and health legislation in American history, celebrated its 40th birthday on Tuesday. The law, which has been attacked by business interests since its birth as overly costly and prescriptive, is under siege again [...]

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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 New York Times, Tuesday, August 10, 2010: Congress focuses on whether the Environmental Protection Agency should go where no federal regulators have gone before and regulate greenhouse gases. But the agency did something more prosaic on Monday, albeit something it has not done effectively for the last 15 years or so: it put [...]

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From The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, Monday, August 2, 2010: The borough began taking applications last week for its wood stove repair and replacement program. “The program is up and operational,” air quality director Glenn Miller said. Applications are available at the borough air quality office on Peger Road. The program is still evolving, and applications [...]

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From The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, Monday, August 2, 2010: The Borough Clerk last week compiled ballot language for the home heating initiative. Fairbanks North Star Borough voters on Oct. 5 will be asked to vote yes or no on the following statement: “The borough shall not ban, prohibit, or fine residents for the use of [...]

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From The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, Tuesday, July 13, 2010: The number of people who heat with wood in the Fairbanks North Star Borough is slowly rising, a new study shows. Researchers called 300 area households last winter and asked a series of questions, mostly regarding home heating habits. They found the number of borough households [...]

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From The Associated Press, Friday, July 9, 2010: The Alaska Railroad Corp. is taking steps to reduce coal dust that for years has dirtied the scenic tourist town of Seward. The railroad and Aurora Energy Services have reached an agreement with the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation to install measures to control the coal dust [...]

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From The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, Saturday, July 10, 2010: A ballot group succeeded in gaining the signatures to put a question to the Fairbanks area voters that, if approved, would reverse new air pollution regulations. A Fairbanks North Star Borough canvassing board approved the signatures last week. The question about whether the borough should be [...]

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