Sustainable North

From Alaska Dispatch, Tuesday, February 23, 2010:
On Tuesday, the village of Unalakleet, seated on Alaska’s northwest coast, celebrated the town’s newest energy force — turbine number six. The awakening of the high-tech wind catcher completes the installation of the town’s new wind farm, which has already saved the village tens of thousands of dollars since [...]

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From Alaska Dispatch, Thursday, February 11, 2010:
In terms of punctuation marks, Railbelt natural gas supplies are a bit of question mark, and fuel prices in the Bush are a big exclamation point. So, it’s safe to assume Alaska’s electricity producers and consumers would appreciate a little stability. At least one company wants to transform Alaska’s [...]

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From The New York Times, Wednesday, Februrary 3, 2010:
President Obama moved on Wednesday to bolster the nation’s production of corn-based ethanol and other alternative liquid fuels and ordered the rapid development of technology to capture carbon dioxide emissions from the burning of coal.
The president is trying to expand the portfolio of American energy sources to [...]

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By CCHRC Staff home life.

ASK A BUILDER

Q: Is there anything I need to be cautious about when plugging in my automobile?Q: I’ve seen that there are now roof shingles that are solar panels.While a wide range of solar technologies work in Alaska and other cold climates, photovoltaic roof shingles are still too new and [...]

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From The Associated Press, Tuesday, January 26, 2010:
The U.S. Department of Energy is adding Alaska to its Winds for Schools program.
The national grant program offers hands-on science education studying wind energy to children and college students.
Click here to read the full story.

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The Science for Alaska Lecture Series presents:
New Energy for Alaska Communites
Gwen Holdmann, Director of the Alaska Center for Energy and Power for the University of Alaska
7:00 pm, Tuesday, January 19, 2010 in the Westmark Gold Room, Fairbanks
Click here for more information.

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From The Tundra Drums, Monday, December 21, 2009:
Two Western Alaska villages spinning power from small wind turbines say they’re saving thousands of dollars a year.
“I’m still amazed at what they’re doing,” said Gerald Kosbruk, president of the tribal government in Perryville on the southern Alaska Peninsula.
However, the head of the largest utility in rural Alaska, [...]

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From The Christian Science Monitor, Tuesday, December 1, 2009:
There are those who love huge outdoor displays of Christmas lights — life-size reindeer up on the roof and all the trees in the yard covered with glowing bulbs — and those who groan at the sight of a weather-proof extension cord.
If you’re in the latter group, [...]

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From The Associated Press, Tuesday, December 1, 2009:
A $4.6 million grant will help University of Alaska Fairbanks researchers study geothermal exploration techniques.
The Department of Energy grant will aid researchers at UAF’s Alaska Center for Energy and Power.
They will use remote sensing to identify potential geothermal resources throughout Alaska and determine their potential.
The grant requires a [...]

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From The Tundra Drums, Sunday, November 29, 2009:
For the Bethel region of Alaska, the heating fuel of the future might be a throwback to the past.
A business and organizations there, including Bethel’s city government, are increasingly turning to firewood in an effort to replace the costly heating fuel that often exceeds $6 a gallon.
They’re getting [...]

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