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Sustainable Alaska: Skiing on the edge
Published 4:30am Friday, December 19, 2025
The difference between a great winter for skiing and a bad one can be a matter of a few degrees.
Read moreSustainable Alaska: Reading relations
Published 9:30pm Thursday, April 17, 2025
For the program’s 14th iteration, UAS’s One Campus, One Book committee selected Max Libioron’s challenging “Pollution is Colonialism.” Starting this fall, students and faculty across ... Read more
Sustainable Alaska: From grief to action
Published 9:30pm Friday, December 13, 2024
How awe and environmental engagement help students navigate climate anxiety
Read moreSustainable Alaska: Adventures in a changing climate
Published 9:30pm Tuesday, October 17, 2023
It’s difficult to quantify and rank the threats of climate change — how do you weigh the complete collapse of a Yukon salmon run against ... Read more
Sustainable Alaska: Connecting to nature is vital to sustainable well-being and behavior
Published 9:30pm Tuesday, September 26, 2023
I have spent my career studying the aesthetic experience in an art-viewing context. My work has shown that art viewing, even when viewing abstract art, ... Read more
Sustainable Alaska: Climate stories, climate futures
Published 10:30pm Wednesday, March 22, 2023
The UAS Sustainability Committee is hosting a series of public events in April…
Read moreSustainable Alaska: Cosmic consciousness, Earth Day, and the magic of time and space
Published 10:30pm Wednesday, April 6, 2022
Earlier this spring I had the great privilege of skiing from Knik Lake to McGrath…
Read moreSustainable Alaska: Recent events serve as reminders of nuclear energy risks
Published 10:30pm Wednesday, March 2, 2022
Nuclear power is not the panacea for climate change.
Read moreSustainable Alaska: Cultivating a sustainable mind
Published 10:30pm Tuesday, February 8, 2022
We need to cultivate a sense of calm by reducing stress and fear in our lives.
Read moreSustainable Alaska: Humans vs. Volcanoes
Published 10:30pm Wednesday, January 5, 2022
We are warming the world tens of times faster than did the ancient volcanoes.
Read moreSustainable Alaska: Climate change, reality and hope
Published 10:30pm Thursday, November 4, 2021
We all have the ability to reduce our own carbon footprint
Read moreSustainable Alaska: Planning for play in a climate-changed CBJ
Published 10:30pm Wednesday, April 7, 2021
We need to plan now.
Read moreSustainable Alaska: Crossing this pandemic’s finish line will take team work
Published 10:30pm Wednesday, February 3, 2021
We need to hold out just a little while longer.
Read moreSustainable Alaska: Building resilience on a restless Earth
Published 10:30pm Wednesday, December 30, 2020
To avoid compounding natural disasters, we need to aggressively tackle climate change.
Read moreSustainable Alaska: Atmospheric rivers and the community
Published 2:30am Thursday, December 10, 2020
You are probably intimately familiar with atmospheric rivers.
Read moreSustainable Alaska: Supporting the next generation of scientists is part of a sustainable Alaska
Published 1:30am Friday, November 6, 2020
“As the workforce in Alaska grays, we need new energy and perspectives to keep our state vibrant. “
Read moreSustainable Alaska: Reopening Alaska Responsibly
Published 4:00am Friday, May 8, 2020
Today, we face an all-new challenge and it’s time to work together.
Read moreSustainable Alaska: Saving Energy at UAS
Published 3:00am Friday, December 6, 2019
How the campus saves energy (and money).
Read moreSustainable Alaska: Mining decisions need better science
Published 3:00am Friday, November 1, 2019
Biologists, ecological experts arrive at a consensus.
Read moreSustainable Alaska: Vote for the trees and stop recycling bad ideas
Published 3:00am Friday, October 4, 2019
I am not against logging. And call me hopelessly naïve but I am for living-wage jobs in Southeast and all of Alaska (don’t worry, this ... Read more