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Fossil fuels, geothermal mapped in state report

...Alaska that may exist in sufficient quantities to provide local energy, using existing technology," according to a DGGS report...most areas of the state have some potential for local energy production ? from renewable or non-renewable sources...

http://juneauempire.com/state/2012-09-12/fossil-fuels-geothermal-mapped-state-re
State
Remote Aleutian villages seek greenhouses to get fresh greens

...There is very likely a second, larger greenhouse in Nikolski's future that the community wants to pay for itself. Local energy is another success for Nikolski. The community's 65-kilowatt wind turbine, which began operating about a year...

http://juneauempire.com/state/2011-07-23/remote-aleutian-villages-seek-greenhous
State
Light rail option should be on the table

...technological dependency threaten our future on our shared planet Earth. This leads me to ask, "Why not harness the local energy for improved transportation infrastructure to develop plans for and eventually build a world-class light rail transportation...

http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/100410/let_715710588.shtml
Opinion
Alaska needs more hydroelectric projects

...and businesses alike. The Alaska Energy Authority (AEA) is a state agency which does many good things: upgrading local energy systems, loaning money for power projects and bulk fuel purchases, and administering the Power Cost Equalization...

http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/022011/opi_788270319.shtml
Opinion
Juneau Empire Story Archive

...the North Slope. Canadians consume about 2.9 trillion cubic feet a year. In what some here see as a good omen, local energy bills are dropping with the completion of a local natural gas project by the Inuvialuit Regional Corp. The Native corporation's...

http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/081500/Biz_fueling.shtml
Senate passes capital budget

...communities all around the state. The energy projects are focused on reducing energy costs for Alaskans, he said. One local energy project is $2 million to Alaska Electric Light & Power for avalanche mitigation on the Snettisham Hydroelectric Plant's...

http://juneauempire.com/state/2011-05-11/senate-passes-capital-budget
State
Alaska delegation announces community grants

...Bush 21st Century Librarian Program. The U.S. Department of Energy granted $1.5 million to Tanana to implement local energy efficiency and renewable energy programs. Funding is provided by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act through...

http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/061510/reg_654048647.shtml
regional
Oil and gas are the bridge to clean energy

...the Alaska Legislature and many local communities have taken thoughtful steps to improve energy efficiency and address local energy problems. Now it is time for Congress and the Obama Administration to move forward with a broad, comprehensive energy...

http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/062710/opi_662216161.shtml
opinion
Word of mouth

...for the owners who are missing them, but please heed this message. CBJ policy 2.23 encourages the maximum use of local energy resources or hydropower and discourages importing fossil fuels. AEL&P policy, through the demand rate, does just...

http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/032600/Ope_words.html
Opinion
Oil companies lease on Alaska Peninsula

...rather than the usual three, said Mark Myers, director of the Alaska Division of Oil and Gas. The communities want local energy supplies and a stimulus to the economy, he said. Gov. Frank Murkowski also has pushed for putting lease sales on...

http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/102705/sta_20051027023.shtml
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