Renewable Juneau’s 2022 assembly candidate survey is here! Renewable Juneau recently presented a series of renewable energy and climate policy questions to this fall’s slate of assembly candidates. We offer our sincere thanks to those candidates who took the time from their busy schedule’s to share their thoughts, opinions, and concerns on these important community…
Category: Policy
Inflation Reduction Act: WOW!
Yes…there are and will be a bazillion news pieces on the passage of this FAT climate and energy package. And, there should be! THIS IS SO OVERDUE! The Canary Media article linked below is a good one and features a nice list of links to other resources chock full of info and answers. Still, there…
Juneau Climate Report Just Out!
After many, many months of work, the Alaska Coastal Rainforest Center and the University of Alaska Southeast are excited to announce the completion of their comprehensive report on Juneau and climate change. The report “is designed as a living document to inform the community, decision makers, and academics and to serve as a learning and…
Heat Pumps for Peace and Freedom
Yeah…kind of a funny article title, but tell me when the last time you found Bill McKibben to be wrong? Joe Biden Could Damage Putin Badly–and He Doesn’t Have to Ask Joe Manchin It’s widely known that switching home heating from a fossil fuel system to an electric one can remove fuel cost volatility from…
Key Moment for Dock Electrification – Part 2
Renewable Juneau would like to offer our initial impressions of the draft dock electrification study which will come before the Juneau Assembly at Monday’s Committee of the Whole. The draft report provides a lot of information. It’s going to take a while to digest. But, we strongly support the draft’s recommendation that construction proceed to…
Key moment for dock electrification comes before the CBJ Assembly | Juneau Empire
On Monday, the CBJ Assembly will hear a report from Docks and Harbors on the best way to plug in ships to our clean hydropower so they don’t have to run their generators and pollute downtown while at the dock. In her most recent letter, Juneau resident Kate Troll, former Assembly woman, author, and Renewable…
A Western Alaska village is installing wind turbines that will power half the community
By turning to wind energy, Kwethluk will burn 50% less diesel and reduce residents’ electric bills by up to half. 50%! That is nearly 50,000 gallons of diesel! And a monthly savings of up to $125 per household. Sure, the wind project has a price tag of $6.5 million. I like math, so here goes…some…
Opinion: Is Juneau making progress toward renewable energy goals? | Juneau Empire
The Juneau Renewable Energy Strategy lays out the case for Juneau to adopt the goal of our city obtaining 80% of our energy from renewable sources by the year 2045. The Assembly approved that as our goal. How are we doing in meeting that goal? Mary Alice McKeen asks this important and timely question in…
2021 CBJ Candidate Survey
Renewable Juneau’s 2021 assembly and mayoral election candidate survey is here! Renewable Juneau recently presented a series of renewable energy and climate policy questions to this fall’s slate of assembly candidates. We offer our sincere thanks to those candidates who took the time from their busy schedule’s to share their thoughts, opinions, and concerns on…
SE AK Town Hall – Infrastructure for Our Future
Last evening, August 31, the Juneau Economic Development Council (JEDC) partnered with the Southeast Alaska Conservation Council (SEACC) to bring local experts together to look at infrastructure opportunities in Southeast Alaska that could benefit from bills currently working their way through Congress. Did you miss it? No worries! We have it here for you! Read…