When it comes to reducing your home’s carbon footprint, there are no silver bullets. But the Juneau Commission on Sustainability wants to show you how small things can add up to big savings and reduced energy consumption.
On this Wednesday’s Juneau Afternoon, a preview of Home Green Home, a webinar the commission is co-sponsoring with AARP. It’s the second in the series of online programs, which looks at what people in Juneau are doing to reduce their carbon footprint.
Also today:
- An evening of food an entertainment to benefit children from the Ukraine.
- An update on the Alaska Folk Festival with music from the group, Rum Punch
- Garden Talk with Ed Buyarski.
Rhonda McBride hosts this Wednesday’s program. You can catch Juneau Afternoon,Tuesday through Friday, live at 3:00 p.m. on KTOO Juneau 104.3. The rebroadcast airs at 7:00 p.m. on KTOO. You can also listen online at ktoo.org.
To schedule time on Juneau Afternoon, send an email to juneauafternoon@ktoo.org.
Part 1: Juneau Ukraine benefit: Aid to children in the crossfire
An evening steeped in Ukrainian food and culture, co-sponsored by the Juneau World Affairs Council and the Tlingit and Haida Central Council.
Part 2: Get ready for the Alaska Folk Festival
Guests: Miguel Rohrbacher, Alaska Folk Festival Board Member. Miguel Rohrbacher Alaska Folk Festival board member. Nicole Lantz, guitarist. Henry Colt, banjo player.After two years of the pandemic, the Alaska Folk Festival is coming back to the stage. A look at the line-up with some music from Rum Punch, to whet your appetite for more!
Part 3: Reducing Juneau's carbon footprint: How small steps add up to big savings.
Guests: Steve Behnke, Chair of the Juneau Commission on Sustainability the Energy Committee. Clay Good, Southeast Regional Energy Catalyst, REAP.Tips on how to tackle the low hanging fruit to reduce energy use. What more can be done to shrink Juneau’s carbon footprint.
