Sustainable North

  The State of Alaska has published its proposal for grant allocation from the Alaska Renewable Energy Fund. This money will fund the construction of a wide range of alternative energy projects throughout the state. The total proposed expenditure from the State of Alaska is $100 million, with a Federal match of approximately $300 million. [...]

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From the Anchorage Daily News on Sunday, January 25, 2009: Gov. Sarah Palin’s goal for Alaska to receive 50 percent of its electricity from renewable energy by 2025 is reviving long-held dreams of the state building a giant hydro project like the Susitna dam. It’s also inspiring skeptical questions about realism and expense. … State [...]

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From the Associated Press, on Monday, December 1, 2008: There is mounting political pressure to get more energy from alternative sources and developers are pushing ambitious projects to exploit America’s biggest rivers for power. “Some of these applications have been around for decades, but there’s renewed interest now,” said Jeff Hawk, spokesman for the U.S. [...]

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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 [...]

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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 News-Miner August 17, 2008: Interest is surging in the potential of Alaska’s powerful river currents to generate electricity using underwater turbines, but some researchers and resource managers are cautioning against unintended consequences if interest too quickly turns into commercial development. Click here to read the whole article.

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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