From The Daily Green:
Way beyond shipping container homes, these fresh green buildings are at the cutting edge of style and convenience.
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6 Awe-Inspiring New Green Homes
January 25th, 2010 · No Comments
Category: Building Structure · Sustainable Living
One People, One Earth event to celebrate environmental stewardship
January 22nd, 2010 · No Comments
Event hosted by Alaska Interfaith Power & Light:
Join Alaska IPL at the Pioneer Park Civic Center on Saturday, January 30th, 2010 from 11 am to 3 pm, for an inspiring community event — One People, One Earth.
This free, family-friendly event will infuse fun, faith, education and charitable opportunities to learn about environmental stewardship and how [...]
Category: Alaskan Efforts · Energy, Information · Events · Northern Living · Recycling · Sustainable Living
PORTAL and ACHP to host consumer workshops
January 8th, 2010 · No Comments
Learn how to do or direct your own energy efficient improvements. Attend an informative workshop FREE TO THE PUBLIC! Workshops are brought to you by Alaska Housing Finance Corporation.
The following workshops will be held from 6-8 pm at the Cold Climate Housing Research Center, 1000 Fairbanks Street, near West Valley High School and the University [...]
Category: Building Structure · Energy, Information · Events · Northern Living · PORTAL · Sustainable Living
7 Home Improvements to Do in 2010
January 5th, 2010 · No Comments
From The Daily Green:
You can get $1,500 or more in tax credits for these home fixes — if you do the work in 2010. So make these your new year’s resolutions.
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Category: Building Structure · PORTAL · Sustainable Living
Earth-Friendly Elements, Mined Destructively
December 28th, 2009 · No Comments
From the New York Times, Friday, December 25, 2009;
Some of the greenest technologies of the age, from electric cars to efficient light bulbs to very large wind turbines, are made possible by an unusual group of elements called rare earths. The world’s dependence on these substances is rising fast.
Just one problem: These elements come almost [...]
Category: General · Sustainable Living
Be wary when burning coal in a wood stove
December 15th, 2009 · No Comments
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 wood stove. Can I burn coal in it, too?
A: Unless a wood stove has been [...]
Category: Energy Focus Articles · Northern Living
Rogers: Climate policy not realistic for UAF
November 23rd, 2009 · No Comments
From The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, Sunday, November 22, 2009:
Hundreds of university chancellors and presidents have signed a pledge to steer their campuses toward a climate neutral policy on greenhouse gas emissions, but don’t expect the University of Alaska Fairbanks to join them anytime soon.
Chancellor Brian Rogers said he’s been asked by students and faculty to [...]
Category: Alaskan Efforts · Legislation and Policy · Northern Living · Sustainable Living
In your home, let the sun shine in
November 18th, 2009 · No Comments
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: Why is it beneficial to have south-facing windows on a home?
Because of the orientation with the sun, south-facing windows bring in both [...]
Category: Alaskan Efforts · Building Structure · Energy, Information · Northern Living
Energy Plan From the Greenhouse Giants
November 17th, 2009 · No Comments
From The New York Times, Tuesday, November 17, 2009:
Today, President Barack Obama and President Hu Jintao announced a far-reaching package of measures to strengthen cooperation between the United States and China on clean energy.
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Category: Energy, Information · Legislation and Policy
Optimize Computer Energy Settings and Save 50%
November 13th, 2009 · No Comments
From The Daily Green, March 26, 2008:
Did you know that 90% of desktop computers are not optimized for energy efficiency? If yours is the one-in-ten that is, then pat yourself on the back, and get back to darning your handknit socks by the flickering light of a candle. If you’re like the rest of us, [...]
Category: Energy, Information · Sustainable Living
