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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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Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Free Autumn Harvest Festival on Oct 18 at JACC

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Energy Fair

Join us at the Energy Fair this Saturday, October 10, 2009 at the Nugget Mall from 10am-4pm. Lots of great information from community groups to help you conserve energy, reduce operating costs, and bring some "Green" into your life!

Juneau Commission on Sustainability

The next meeting of the full Commission is Wed.October 7, from 5:15-7:15 pm at the Downtown Library conference room. Meetings will be at the Downtown library from October through April.

The next meeting of the Commission's Energy Committee is Wed. Sept 30 at 5:15pm at AEL&P's conference room.

The next meeting of the Commission's Food Security Committee is Wed. Sept 9 at 5:15 pm at the Valley Library conference room.

For agendas, minutes, and other information, visit the
Commission's Website or email sustainablejuneau@gmail.com

Juneau's Neighborhood Associations

STARR HILL

NORTH DOUGLAS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION

SEND US AN EMAIL AT sustainablejuneau@gmail.com TO HAVE YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION WEBSITE POSTED HERE!

JUNEAU NEIGHBORHOODS

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 3nd Annual Farmer's Market Aug. 28, 2010? Send an email to sustainablejuneau@gmail.com and we'll get you in touch with the planning group

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
  • Sustainable Homer
  • Sustainable Kodiak
  • Turning the Tides

Blog Archive

  • ►  2009 (12)
    • ►  October (2)
      • Energy Fair October 10, 2009
      • Another Awesome Farmers Market
    • ►  April (1)
      • Earth Day Celebration April 18, 2009
    • ►  March (2)
      • Seattle Bans Styrofoam
      • Ban the Bottle
    • ►  February (3)
      • See the film, EATING ALASKA, March 1 at the JACC
      • Juneau Commission on Sustainability - UPDATE
      • Juneau: One of the top 10 low-tax places to retire...
    • ►  January (4)
      • Sustainability Commission Vacancy
      • Juneau Returns to Diesel Power Following Avalanche...
      • Concerned about LANDFILL ODOR?
      • A 50-Year Farm Bill
  • ▼  2008 (40)
    • ►  December (3)
      • Emphasis on Weatherization Represents Shift on Ene...
      • Passive Houses
      • Next Administration Choices for Climate, Energy an...
    • ►  November (3)
      • Juneau Non-Motorized Transportation Plan Update
      • UAS EVENING AT EGAN NOVEMBER 14 7PM
      • Want to Know What's Going on in Your Local Governm...
    • ▼  October (2)
      • Eco-Activist Fritz Haeg will speak at Silverbow Ba...
      • Free Autumn Harvest Festival on Oct 18 at JACC
    • ►  September (2)
      • Celebrate National Public Lands Day Saturday, Sept...
      • Farmers' Market Survey
    • ►  August (6)
      • Juneau's Farmers' Market and Food Festival-- A Suc...
      • FARMERS' MARKET AND FOOD FESTIVAL THIS WEEKEND!
      • Environmental Cost of Transporting Food
      • From Grist: How to Green your Grocery List
      • Sitka Public Markets this Month
      • POLL: Should the Juneau Farmers Market Include Pro...
    • ►  July (3)
      • Our Neighbors in Sustainability
      • July 14: Assembly approves Sustainability Fund
      • Energy Efficiency Can Pay for Itself
    • ►  June (7)
      • Home Depot will collect CFLs for recycling
      • TerraPass Carbon Offsets
      • JCOS comments on the Parking Garage/Transit Center...
      • Draft 2008 Capital Transit Development Plan Open H...
      • Eating Alaska
      • Making Energy Security Affordable and Permanent
      • Should Juneau Consider a City-wide Phase-out of Pl...
    • ►  May (3)
      • UAS Seminar on Climate Advocacy and Activism, June...
      • Start planting now for Juneau's FIRST ANNUAL FARME...
      • RE-ENERGIZING JUNEAU! Saturday May 10
    • ►  April (7)
      • Message from Alaska Electric Light and Power Compa...
      • Energy Efficiency and Financial Assistance
      • USDA Offers $221 Million in Clean Energy Loans and...
      • EARTH DAY AT THE GLACIER THIS SATURDAY!
      • "What U.S. Energy Policy Should Be" Wednesday Apri...
      • Juneau Commission on Sustainability Retreat April ...
      • UAS Spring Forum This Friday April 4
    • ►  March (4)
      • Question for the week: Carbon Tax?
      • How Do You Envision Juneau Becoming Sustainable?

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