August 11, 2009
UPDATE: The state Legislature Monday overrode former Gov. Sarah Palin’s veto of $28.6 million in federal energy stimulus funding. The money will fund work to better weatherize homes, provide rebates and other financial incentives for businesses and homeowners to install more energy efficiency equipment. It will also fund research on and education about energy efficiency [...] Read More
August 11, 2009
The New York Times Green Inc. blog reports on a record set in Ireland on Friday, July 31, when output from the country’s turbines peaked at 999 megawatts, which is enough to supply over 650,000 homes. The story says the record-breaking power reached customers across Ireland, ranging from large industries to households. At certain times [...] Read More
August 7, 2009
Alaskan Wind Industries installed the first Skystream 3.7 Wind Turbine in Homer Alaska this year. This wind turbine is sitting 42ft high on Diamond Ridge facing the city. Each wind turbine is named by the homeowner or business for maintenance and for identification with manufacture. This wind turbine is named “Lucy in the sky with [...] Read More
August 7, 2009
The state legislature has called a special session for this coming Monday, August 10th, to override former Governor Sarah Palin’s veto of $28.6 million in federal stimulus funds for renewable energy and energy efficiency. Governor Sean Parnell has said he’ll request the funds from the federal government if it takes place. Alaska was the only [...] Read More
August 4, 2009
WASHINGTON – With the goal of expanding development of renewable energy projects throughout the United States and creating new jobs, the U.S. Department of Energy and the U.S. Department of the Treasury today announced they are now accepting applications for a program that will make direct payments in lieu of tax credits to companies that [...] Read More
July 22, 2009
If you missed DIRT DAY but are still interested in getting a backyard composting bin, you’re in luck. Another shipment of bins has arrived and you can order one (or more!) by visiting ASWCD website. Just click on the “Dirt Day and Earth Machine Order Information” link to order a bin. Bins will be available [...] Read More
July 22, 2009
Released by the White House and is available at Global Change. There is a complete chapter dedicated to Alaska. Read More
July 20, 2009
Southwest Washington’s high-tech industry is wising up to the business opportunities in the smart grid — also called the Internet for the electrical power grid. Bringing the nation’s aging electrical grid into the information age will require overlaying the existing grid with a digital communications system that includes sensors, controls and wireless devices. Such systems, [...] Read More
July 20, 2009
Alaska’s six Railbelt utilities are tapping into renewable resources — but a lot of energy is still going to waste because of duplicated services and facilities. So the utilities companies are developing a plan to connect their resources, from Homer to Fairbanks. The idea is to save energy by sharing energy resources — so Alaska’s [...] Read More
July 2, 2009
As the most ambitious energy and climate-change legislation ever introduced in Congress made its way to a floor vote last Friday, it grew fat with compromises, carve-outs, concessions and out-and-out gifts intended to win the votes of wavering lawmakers and the support of powerful industries. The bill was freighted with hundreds of pages of special-interest [...] Read More
