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Tuesday, October 7, 2008

Eco-Activist Fritz Haeg will speak at Silverbow Back Room on Oct 8

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Free Autumn Harvest Festival on Oct 18 at JACC

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Juneau Commission on Sustainability

The next meeting of the full Commission is Wed. March 7, 2012 from 5:30-7:00 pm at the Downtown Library conference room.

For agendas, minutes, and other information, visit the

Commission's Website or email sustainablejuneau@gmail.com

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Recommended Reading

  • The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan
  • Last Child in the Woods by Richard Louv
  • Collapse: How Societies Choose to to Fail or Succeed by Jared Diamond
  • With Speed and Violence: Why Scientists Fear Tipping Points in Climate Change by Frank Pearce
  • In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto by Michael Pollan
  • Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life by Barbara Kingsolver and family
  • The Unsettling of America: Culture & Agriculture by Wendell Berry

Energy Efficiency and Financial Assistance

  • AHFC Weatherization Funding Program
  • Energy Audit Software from Alaska Building Science Network
  • Saving Electricity in a Hurry!
  • Energy Efficient Mortgage Program - HUD
  • Power project loans
  • Hot Water Heater Specifics
  • Find the Right Energy Saving Light Bulb
  • Getting Saavy about Standby Power
  • How energy-efficient is that television?
  • Alaska Resources for Energy-Efficient Homes
  • USDA Offers $221 Million in Clean Energy Loans and Grants to Small Businesses
  • What you need to know about Microhydropower systems

Food Security

  • Global Food Collaborative

Local Food Issues

  • Interested in helping plan 4th Annual Farmer's Market in 2011? Contact the Juneau Arts and Culture Center at 586-ARTS (2787)

Reduce Waste and Recycle

  • Juneau Freecycle
  • ADN Recycling and Sustainability Blog
  • Computer Takeback Programs
  • Stop Credit Offer Mailings
  • Reduce Catalogs in Your Mailbox
  • Stop Junk Mail

Sustainable Business and Green Entrepreneurship

  • Juneau Biodiesel Cooperative

Green & Energy-Efficient Building and Remodeling

  • American Institute of Architects
  • Cold Climate Housing Research Center
  • Energy Star
  • NAHB Green Home Building Guidelines

Climate Change

  • Alaska Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation
  • Alaska GHG Inventory Summary Report (pdf)
  • Alaska Climate Impact Assessment Commission: Final Report 3/17/08 (pdf):
  • Climate Change Predicted Impacts on Juneau (pdf)
  • State of Alaska Climate Change Strategy
  • Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

Organizations

  • Alaska Center for the Environment
  • City and Borough of Juneau home page
  • Haines Energy & Sustainability Commission
  • Juneau Chamber of Commerce
  • Juneau Commission on Sustainability
  • Juneau Economic Development Council
  • Juneau Freewheelers
  • Juneau Urban Forestry Partnership
  • Juneau Watersheds
  • SAGA
  • Sitka Global Warming Group
  • Sustainable Homer
  • Sustainable Kodiak
  • Turning the Tides

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