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Undercutting Climate Goals, Biden Administration Greenlights Oil Drilling in Alaska
Originally published by Union of Concerned Scientists, The Equation. By Derrick Z. Jackson, UCS Fellow in climate and energy and the Center for Science and Democracy. It just takes common sense to see that the climate change math of the Biden administration is not adding up: You cannot approve massive oil … [continued]
Cold Climate Housing Research Center Completes Year 1 as NREL’s Subarctic Laboratory
By Molly Rettig In June 2020, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) expanded from its sunny campus in the foothills of Golden, Colorado, to the frozen tundra of Fairbanks, Alaska, by adding the Cold Climate Housing Research Center (CCHRC) to its team. “They brought 20 years of unrivaled experience in … [continued]
Biden Administration Starts to Restore Protections for Alaska’s Tongass National Forest
Originally published on NRDC Expert Blog. The move would reverse one of Trump’s numerous environmental rollbacks, which had opened half of this pristine wilderness to industry. In welcome news for Native tribes, the climate, wildlife, and local businesses, the Biden administration began a much-needed process to reinstate critical protections for Alaska’s Tongass … [continued]
Zombie Fires Fuel & Are Fueled By Climate Change
As if drought, flooding, extreme hurricanes, and deadly heat waves weren’t enough, climate change could make zombie forest fires more common, scientists say. Research published Wednesday in Nature found zombie fires — wildfires in Arctic and sub-Arctic regions, so-called because they continue to smolder under winter snows and reignite once the snow melts — are becoming more common as global temperatures rise … [continued]
Alaska Railroad Gambling Diversion Now Part Of Climate Record
A tradition begun more than a century ago is now an important part of the Alaskan climate record — and it shows spring river melt is happening earlier, Reuters reports. On Friday, April 30, at 12:50 p.m. Alaska Standard Time, the ice on the Tanana River in the Alaska community … [continued]
Remote Communities Partner with DOE Experts & National Labs to Adopt Clean Energy Solutions that…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced it will work with 11 remote and island communities around the United States and provide federal assistance to bolster their energy infrastructure, reduce the risk of outages, and improve their future energy and economic outlook. Due to their geographic … [continued]
Alaska’s Capital Transit Unveils Its First EV Bus
Residents in the capital city of Alaska will get to experience an all-electric zero-emission bus later this month. Juneau’s Capital Transit has unveiled its first battery-electric bus, which goes into service starting today, April 14. This will be the first electric bus owned and operated by a public transit agency … [continued]
Even In Frigid Temperatures In Alaska, Air-Source Heat Pumps Keep Homes Warm
By Molly Rettig When the north wind blows into Dillingham in the middle of winter, it can plunge well past 15 degrees below zero F on the remote strip of Alaska’s southern coast. On these days, the oil heaters in many of the homes have to run pretty much nonstop … [continued]
Renewable Energy & EVs Are Slowly Happening in Rural Alaska
In a previous article, I detailed the process I went through figuring out how to include Alaska in our EV charging station plan for the Biden Administration. After talking with people in Alaska, I figured out pretty quick that there are three very different kinds of Alaska to consider. The … [continued]
