The City and Borough of Juneau is now considering the Juneau Community Energy Plan. Our community must now decide how aggressively to work to reduce… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — A tiny island village on Alaska’s storm-battered western coast is entering a new chapter in its decades-long pursuit to move the entire community… Continue reading
NOAA Fisheries has made $10 million in funding for projects focusing on sustainable fisheries and coastal fishing communities, it reported in a recent press release.To… Continue reading
The Regulatory Commission of Alaska will take a closer look at Alaska Electric Light & Power’s under-construction diesel power plant on Industrial Boulevard.In an order… Continue reading
Alaskans know it. I was born and raised here, and I can see it clear as day. Our state is at a serious crossroads, where… Continue reading
When it comes to Arctic policy and developing Alaska’s offshore resources, the Alaska Native perspective has been overwhelmingly ignored in favor of outside voices that… Continue reading
I was interested to read about Avista’s July 14 presentation to the Chamber of Commerce luncheon. Here are some interesting, related items that were not… Continue reading
From the bottom of Mount Roberts to Vanderbilt Road, Juneau is built on the remnants left over from AJ Mine. The tools needed to extract… Continue reading
The U.S. Forest Service has funded a contract issued by Southeast Conference through its partner, the Alaska Energy Authority, to the Cold Climate Housing Research… Continue reading
In response to a recent statement by U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, on the need for more pipelines to move resources from Point A to… Continue reading
In recent years, the eyes of the world have been focused on the Arctic. With global warming becoming a major political issue and environmental groups… Continue reading
KODIAK — Biologists are working to figure out why berries in Kodiak have been coming out considerably earlier in the last two years and how… Continue reading
The U.S. Forest Service recently announced its long-awaited “Record of Decision” on the Tongass logging transition, and not much has changed from the draft. While… Continue reading
Alaska’s capital city has just finished its ninth consecutive month of warmer-than-normal temperatures and is on pace for its warmest year on record, according to… Continue reading
The U.S. Forest Service has announced changes to its Tongass Forest Plan, which the agency hopes will alleviate conflicts between the timber industry, recreational users… Continue reading
Capital City Weekly: Do you have any particular creative routines or habits — favorite spaces to work, times of day, materials you use, music you… Continue reading
A person might think that since we get our maximum sunlight on the summer solstice (on or about June 21), we should also get our… Continue reading
We were at the Fish House in Ketchikan early in April, talking about climate; the room was full and the conversation was lively. Outside, the… Continue reading
The Capital City Weekly welcomes reader-submitted images of art in unusual or unexpected places. Photographers of all levels of ability are invited to send in… Continue reading
“Is Murkowski part of the climate problem?” (June 13) just doesn’t have all the facts on U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s record of protecting Alaskans and… Continue reading
