Arctic disasters can make mitigation difficult. Though wildfires above the Arctic Circle are often localized, oil spills and radiation leaks from nuclear powered vessels/rigs run over political boundaries and are engaged by the Arctic Council's Emergency Prevention, Preparedness and Response group.

For those coming to the free root cellar/produce storage, greenhouse energy, and accessible growing areas workshops in Ester, Alaska (Sun 3-8pm)-the workshops are on and won't interfere with the wildfire fighting. Will monitor the Parks Highway to make sure Nenana's Monday workshops are still on.

With building season starting up, questions start to pop up as to insulation effectiveness as shown in R-values. With many options available at any one big box store, insulation ease should be considered along with price. Yet the effectiveness to retain heat is probably paramount in most minds.....

Often someone will have a smart idea lending to energy efficiency or power generation, yet may not know how to pursue getting their innovative tweak or creation out to the public. University of Alaska's ICE is a great place to start for those who want to learn and develop a roadmap to follow.

Eastern European nations (Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia) sever today from Russia’s power grid. They now will be working with Scandinavian nations instead.

Now that an executive order has opened the Alaska wilderness to oil and gas drilling, will the first extraction be offshore, in the NPRA or in ANWR?