The money Newtok was counting on will likely go to Butte and Sutton, in the Mat-Su Borough, instead.
Rachel Waldholz, Alaska’s Energy Desk
Climate change roundtable puts Alaska contradictions on full display
The room included people who depend on oil for their livelihood, and those coping with the impacts of climate change on the ground – represented at the same table, sometimes by same person.
Walker admin appoints climate adviser, promises new policy “soon”
Nikoosh Carlo began work this month in a newly created position: senior adviser for climate.
What can Kodiak teach the world about renewable energy? A lot.
It’s a model with lessons for remote communities from the Arctic to the equator – and for cities on the big grids of the Lower 48, from New York to Houston.
National labs to field test microgrid tech in Cordova
The goal is to find innovations that could help the rest of the country avoid the kind of widespread power outages that have followed Hurricanes Irma and Harvey.
Can an Anchorage start-up lure renewable energy investors to rural Alaska?
Most renewable energy projects in rural Alaska have been funded with state and federal grants. But as state money dries up, an Anchorage start-up wants to bring private investors to the table.





