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Secretary Chu Announces Funding for Clean Energy Projects on Tribal Lands and Alaska Villages
August 13, 2009 Posted by EERE
Anchorage, AK - August 13, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced up to $13.6 million in multi-year funding for new clean energy projects on tribal lands. Thirty-six Native American tribes and Alaska villages have been selected to receive awards that will advance renewable energy technologies and energy efficiency and conservation projects on tribal lands and rural Alaska villages.
Alaska Releases Energy Guide, Sets Renewable Energy Goal
January 23, 2009 Posted by Alaska RealEstateRama
January 23, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — On January 16, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin announced the release of an energy guide that identifies energy options for the state. In a region where residents rely heavily on diesel generators, the guide aims to help Alaskans reduce their use of diesel and reach a goal of generating 50 percent of the state’s electricity from renewable sources by 2025
Alaskan Seafood Processor fined $38,000 for Polluting the Kenai River
August 28, 2008 Posted by Alaska RealEstateRama
Kenai, AK – August 28, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — Salamatof Seafoods Inc. (Salamatof), an Alaskan seafood processor plant located in Kenai, Alaska has agreed to pay a $38,000 penalty to settle alleged federal Clean Water Act violations.
Stevens Votes in Support of Housing Relief Package with Amendment Promoting Renewable Energy Development
August 11, 2008 Posted by Alaska RealEstateRama
WASHINGTON, D.C. - August 11, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — The U.S. Senate today passed housing stimulus legislation (H.R. 3221) designed to provide tax breaks to certain underperforming companies and for purchasing foreclosed homes. The Foreclosure Prevention Act includes a provision co-sponsored by Senator Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) and Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) that extends tax incentives to encourage the production of renewable energy.
REP. Young Addresses Energy Summit Looks to Alaska’s Energy Future
July 31, 2008 Posted by Alaska RealEstateRama
Washington, D.C. - July 31, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — Alaskan Congressman Don Young spoke this morning at the Arctic Energy Summit organized by the Fairbanks Economic Development Corporation. Rep. Young, the Ranking Member on the House Committee on Natural Resources which has oversight on OCS and ANWR, spoke on the importance of utilizing the abundance of energy potential in our nation, from coal, oil, and natural gas to biomass, geothermal, and hydropower
