Sustainable North

From the L.A. Times, September 24, 2008: Seven Western states and four Canadian provinces proposed a sweeping regional crackdown on global warming emissions Tuesday in the face of continuing reluctance by the Bush administration and Congress to pass comprehensive climate legislation.  The Western Climate Initiative, endorsed by the 11 governors and provincial premiers, aims to [...]

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The links in this entry are to the official websites of the two leading presidential candidates. For further information about their positions on climate change, the economy and other issues related to sustainable living, click on the “Issues” button on the respective website home pages.* Click here to read “Cheap, Clean, Secure Energy for America,” Republican [...]

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From the Fairbanks Daily Newsminer July 23, 2008 Air-quality and health officials said Tuesday that chronic air pollution presents long-term health risks for people in Fairbanks. They also said they’re still nailing down exactly where the pollution — a mix of soot, dust and other particles — comes from. Health specialists on the panel, which [...]

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From the Fairbanks Daily Newsminer July 18 2008 The University of Alaska Fairbanks is crunching numbers to study how much greenhouse gas we emit. The university’s Alaska Center for Energy and Power is conducting the study using a $20,000 grant from the Fairbanks North Star Borough. The work will serve as a baseline document needed [...]

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From the Fairbanks Daily Newsminer July 15, 2008 High-ranking federal and state officials will be in Fairbanks this week for an energy summit hosted by borough Mayor Jim Whitaker and U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens to fast-track a plant to turn coal and biomass into power, fuel and heat for Interior Alaska. Click here to read [...]

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