Sustainable North

From The Associated Press, Saturday, February 20, 2010:
A proposed new rule in Fairbanks would fine people at least $300 for using wood- and-coal-fired stoves that belch out dense smoke, part of an attempt to curb air pollution in the area.
The Fairbanks News-Miner reports that Fairbanks North Star Borough Mayor Luke Hopkins is sponsoring the measure, [...]

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From The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, Tuesday, January 26, 2010:

A telephone survey aims to find out how residents of the Fairbanks North Star Borough go about heating their homes.
Borough officials want to use the information to help develop a pollution control plan for PM 2.5, tiny particulates known to embed in the lungs and cause health [...]

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From The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, Tuesday, January 19, 2010:
Increasing sunlight has helped improve particulate pollution in Fairbanks, according to borough air quality specialist Jim Conner.
The average particulate pollution level in Fairbanks on Monday was 40 micrograms per cubic meter of air, making the air unhealthy for sensitive groups, Conner said.
Earlier this month, daily averages were [...]

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From The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, Tuesday, January 12, 2010:
An air quality agreement between the state and borough goes before the Borough Assembly for approval on Thursday.
The agreement provides little detail on how the borough will reduce air pollution but paves the way for an air quality plan led by the municipality instead of the state.
The [...]

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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 [...]

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From The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, Sunday, January 3, 2010:
An unpopular government program aimed at diminishing toxic vehicle emissions ended on Dec. 31, 2009, after 25 years.
No longer must vehicles in the Fairbanks North Star Borough undergo inspections and emissions tests at a biennial cost to the owner of up to $125. And that was for [...]

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From the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, Thursday, December 17, 2009:
Environmentalists and conservatives have joined forces to help solve air pollution in Fairbanks.
Their report goes before the Fairbanks North Star Borough air pollution control commission today, and one of the recommendations calls on the government to improve access to wood cutting on public lands. The group also [...]

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From The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, Sunday, December 6, 2009:
A study of emissions from the Fairbanks area’s three power plants finds the plants, the most visible polluters, are a minor player when it comes to Fairbanks’ pollution problems.
“They are a contributor, of course they are, but they are not the main one,” said Nicole Mölders, chairwoman [...]

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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 [...]

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From the Alaska Journal of Commerce, Monday, November 16, 2009:
A statewide weatherization program with the potential of reducing energy costs in thousands of Alaskan residences will improve some 1,740 homes in 2009 alone, and Alaska Housing Finance Corp. expects to more than quadruple that number by 2011. The goal is to weatherize 4,000 homes in [...]

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