“We know that the berm isn’t the long-term solution,” said Scott Evans with the North Slope Borough. “But that’s what we have the ability to do right now. So that’s what we’re continuing to do because we know it’s slowing everything down.”
Ravenna Koenig, Alaska's Energy Desk
Alaskans may soon be able to finance energy improvements through their utility bills
The utility loans could cover a range of upgrades including solar panels, higher efficiency appliances, and switches in heating fuel systems.
New data on Chukchi Sea polar bears leads to subsistence harvest level increase
Native hunters in Alaska are about to see an increase in the number of polar bears they can harvest from the Chukchi Sea bear population.
Experiments in northern Alaska seek to improve projections for a changing Arctic
“What we’re trying to do is make better predictions so that we can basically provide policy-makers with more useful, actionable information,” said Rogers.
Utqiaġvik barbecue connects people to scientific research next door
A science presentation may seem like a hard sell on a Saturday night… but less so if you turn it into a chance to eat and see friends.
Inuit Circumpolar Council signs Utqiaġvik Declaration: a guide for Arctic action for the next four years
The meeting concluded with the signing of the Utqiaġvik Declaration, which will guide the ICC’s work for the next four years.
Arctic without borders: Inuit Circumpolar Council meets in Utqiaġvik
This week, Indigenous people from four Arctic countries are gathered in Utqiaġvik for the Inuit Circumpolar Council’s 2018 General Assembly.
Interior utility breaks ground on test solar farm
The solar array is a small-scale test and will be completed at the end of October.
Beavers are moving into the Arctic — you can see it from space
“If they were moving out of the Arctic, then you’d see a lot of ponds draining… But that’s not what we saw, we saw a lot of new ponds forming.”
Study examines risk to marine mammals from increased Arctic traffic
“We could aim to develop some mitigation strategies that would help ships avoid key habitats, adjust their timing, take into account certain migration routes and times,” Donna Hauser said. “As well as make some efforts to minimize sound disturbance by changing vessel speeds.”