Sustainable North

From the Fairbanks Daily News Miner June 16, 2008.
We’ve been seeing great information in the newspaper on saving energy by caulking, insulating and tightening up the house. All of these articles have given us great advice, but what else can you do?
Let’s take a quick look at what we do inside the house that uses [...]

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BY: Kristen Thomas, Cold Climate Housing Research Center
Energy Focus: Fairbanks Daily Newsminer July 24, 2008, Section A3
When you’re finished using an electronic device you turn it off and you’re done. The power is off and the device is no longer using electricity, right? Wrong. A large majority of electronics, even when powered off, are still [...]

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BY: Karl Monetti, Northern Alaska Environmental Center
Energy Focus: Fairbanks Daily Newsminer July 16, 2008, Section A3
Have you noticed the “fuel surcharge” on your electric bill lately? I am sure you have. Have you also noticed, and read, the little colored inserts in your electric bill each month? My first tip is to not complain about [...]

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From the Fairbanks Daily Newsminer July 6, 2008.
Record-high prices for home heating fuel and utilities are putting a squeeze on family budgets throughout Alaska. People aren’t too happy about the situation, and many are looking for help. Gov. Sarah Palin and state legislators are evaluating additional ways to provide that help, both for the immediate [...]

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From the Alaska Newsreader June 24, 2008
 Wherever you turn in Alaska today, people are talking about the high price of energy, whether it’s gas for the car or heating oil for the stove or kilowatt-hours for the lights. Today’s Newsreader pulls from all corners of Alaska to illuminate how widespread the concern, how real the [...]

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From the Fairbanks Daily Newsminer June 21, 2008
JUNEAU — Gov. Sarah Palin is proposing to give nearly every Alaska resident $1,200 to offset high energy costs.
The $769 million energy relief plan released Friday also proposes suspending the state’s fuel tax of 8 cents a gallon for a year for motorists.
Palin says the state can afford [...]

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From the Fairbanks Daily Newsminer Editorial Page June 15, 2008
People in the Fairbanks area have grown weary of heating oil prices that seem to be forever heading upward. The frustration manifested itself in mass form Thursday night at an energy rally at the Carlson Center.
People want something done.
It’s important, though, to know Fairbanks isn’t alone. [...]

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From the Golden Valley Electrical Association website
Affordable energy is on everyone’s minds these days. If you feel as if your electric bill has more than doubled in the last five years, you’re right.
There are two main reasons for this. First and most significant is the rising price of oil. The second and of lesser impact [...]

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From the Fairbanks Daily Newsminer June 8, 2008
As energy costs mount, the humble wooden clothespin is once again reigning supreme.
Area residents, seeking to lower their usage of electricity, are abandoning electric clothes dryers and resorting to a timeless technology familiar to their grandmothers — the clothespin.
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From the Fairbanks Daily Newsminer June 1, 2008
Samash pulled Interior resources together for the Oil Conservation and Energy Fair on Saturday at the Nenana Civic Center.
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