From the New York Times on Tuesday, September 30, 2008:
… But while renewable energy has become a hot political buzzword, Congress has thus far failed to extend tax credits that wind, solar and other clean-energy companies say they need to stay in business.
As it stands, the tax credits currently in place expire at the end of this [...]
Renewable energy still stymied in Congress
September 30th, 2008 · No Comments
Category: Energy, Renewable · Legislation and Policy · Sustainable Living
Presidential candidates’ views on energy and the environment
September 10th, 2008 · No Comments
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 John [...]
Category: Energy, Information · Energy, Renewable · Legislation and Policy · Recycling · Sustainable Living
Anchorage Daily News:Hydro project revives as energy alternative
July 14th, 2008 · No Comments
From the Anchorage Daily News July 13, 2008
About three dozen proposals stood out as winners last month in a new competition for $5 million in seed money to kick-start alternative energy projects across Alaska.
Nearly all envision medium- to small-scale projects: a wind farm on Kodiak Island (total cost: $24 million), a series of “low-impact hydro” [...]
Category: Energy, Information
Newsminer: Alternative energy on the horizon for GVEA
June 30th, 2008 · No Comments
From the Fairbanks Daily Newsminer June 27, 08
With a little help from the state, Golden Valley Electric Association is looking to cut back on fossil fuels and start making hot water and power from the sun, the wind and the Nenana River current.
The Alaska Energy Authority, a public corporation of the state, this week gave [...]
Category: Energy, Information