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Alaska is a magical place. Beautiful, big and remote. Especially Taan, Sea Lion (Prince of Wales Island). In June 2021, I was lucky enough to tour this sprawling island as a part of REAP’s project with the Sustainable Southeast Partnership. And to see first-hand...
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Reflecting on the first half of 2021, REAP has made progress on sharing our clean energy message, increasing energy literacy in K-12 students and furthering energy policies that facilitate clean energy development in Alaska. Presentations are a large part of how we...
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Educators can view and download lesson plans (for free!) designed to give Alaskan youth an understanding of the high economic and environmental costs of power generation and the importance of conserving energy at home and school. Lesson plans are broken down into K-2, 3-5,...
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REAP members, ORPC and Homer Electric Association (HEA), are committed to advancing tidal energy and are working together to achieve this goal. ORPC signed a joint development agreement with HEA who plans to purchase power generated by ORPC from a pilot tidal project in the...
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Starting in April, the STEM team began reconnecting with students in the classroom again. Colleen and Tyler started off with a few live presentations at Romig and Central Middle Schools in Anchorage. Tyler even found himself teaching from under a desk after the classroom was...
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Middle schoolers from Wasilla placed second and fifth at the National KidWind Challenge, held virtually June 7th through 10th. The Alaska teams from American Charter Academy, called The Georges (2nd) and AK Hurricane (5th), were coached by their science teacher Carol Drake,...
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In April 2021, Governor Dunleavy introduced the Alaska Energy Independence Act (SB 123) to establish a green bank within Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority (AIDEA). To explain what this legislation means, REAP hosted a Q&A webinar session. REAP...
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REAP was highlighted in various news articles over the past few months. Check out our projects and stories below. REAP has advocated for a Green Bank for years and, this spring, coordinated with the Governor’s office on a bill that would use state funds to leverage...
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Tlingit are called People of the Tides for good reason. Tlingit Aani (Tlingit Territory) boasts more than 18,000 miles of coastline all connected by ribbons of convoluted waterways woven between islands blanketed by primeval...
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This Earth Day, we pause to celebrate the curiosity, creativity and resilience of Alaska students as they navigated new and uncharted educational realms. The REAP STEM team was right there helping students rise to the challenge by providing a variety of hybrid hands-on and...
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Technical assistance is an important component of creating energy resilience in rural communities. A team from REAP and the University of Alaska will faciliate the delivery of technical assistance that addresses: A team from REAP and the University of Alaska will work with...
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Residents of the Municipality of Anchorage (MOA) have already started voting for the next mayor, some are voting for school board seat, and everyone is voting on 10 different bond measures. What you may not know is that Proposition 1 includes funding for solar panels on...
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