Fairbanks Climate Action Coalition
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Celebrating ten years of local climate action in 2025!
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My intention in writing "Alaska" Is Not a Blank Space was responsibility as a community member. Thank you for this chance, at the start of @fbxclimateaction.bsky.social ‘s 2nd decade of climate justice work! Blog: bit.ly/48jPb46 Video abstract: vimeo.com/1133094996?s...
Book: doi.org/10.1017/9781...
Book: doi.org/10.1017/9781...
Member Spotlight and Guest post: Julianne Warren — Fairbanks Climate Action Coalition
The following is a guest blog post from one of our council members, Julianne Warren, about the release of her new book and how her work with FCAC and Defend the Sacred sparked the creation of the book...
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November 25, 2025 at 6:15 PM
My intention in writing "Alaska" Is Not a Blank Space was responsibility as a community member. Thank you for this chance, at the start of @fbxclimateaction.bsky.social ‘s 2nd decade of climate justice work! Blog: bit.ly/48jPb46 Video abstract: vimeo.com/1133094996?s...
Book: doi.org/10.1017/9781...
Book: doi.org/10.1017/9781...
"The more that reports circulate in Japan and Korea that Trump will dictate investment terms, the more likely it is that these so-called investments will not take place and the clock on the Trump presidency will be allowed to run out."
www.dermotcole.com/reportingfro...
www.dermotcole.com/reportingfro...
Reporting From Alaska- Korea snubs Alaska LNG as high-risk venture
Howard Lutnick and Scott Bessent, two of the obsequious Yes Men in the Trump cabinet, have repeatedly spread the fantasy that Trump will be able to order Japan and Korea, among others, to pay for the ...
www.dermotcole.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:07 AM
"The more that reports circulate in Japan and Korea that Trump will dictate investment terms, the more likely it is that these so-called investments will not take place and the clock on the Trump presidency will be allowed to run out."
www.dermotcole.com/reportingfro...
www.dermotcole.com/reportingfro...
Don't be duped by the breathless claims of new AK LNG "agreements." They're the same old "agreements to keep talking about agreements" we've seen for years. Read on for a great take from @dermotcole.bsky.social
www.dermotcole.com/reportingfro...
www.dermotcole.com/reportingfro...
Reporting From Alaska- Tokyo Gas has not said it would buy Alaska LNG
Contrary to news report s in Alaska, Tokyo Gas has not said “it would buy up to 1 million tons of liquefied natural gas per year from the proposed trans-Alaska natural gas pipeline.” What Tokyo Gas ...
www.dermotcole.com
October 29, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Don't be duped by the breathless claims of new AK LNG "agreements." They're the same old "agreements to keep talking about agreements" we've seen for years. Read on for a great take from @dermotcole.bsky.social
www.dermotcole.com/reportingfro...
www.dermotcole.com/reportingfro...
We need oil reform now. As Rebecca asks in this opinion piece, "What is the point of a tax structure that allows global corporations to deduct more than they pay?" Read on to learn more about how we could change this system for the benefit of all Alaskans.
www.newsminer.com/opinion/lett...
www.newsminer.com/opinion/lett...
It's time for oil tax reform
To the editor: I read the article “New estimate projects 50% less Alaska state revenue from proposed Willow oil project” with great interest. What is the point of a tax
www.newsminer.com
October 24, 2025 at 12:24 AM
We need oil reform now. As Rebecca asks in this opinion piece, "What is the point of a tax structure that allows global corporations to deduct more than they pay?" Read on to learn more about how we could change this system for the benefit of all Alaskans.
www.newsminer.com/opinion/lett...
www.newsminer.com/opinion/lett...
What does the loss of federal funding for renewables mean for Alaskans? Losing out on 250 megawatts of renewable energy generation for ratepayers on the railbelt, at a time when we need all of the energy sources we can get. Read on for more info!
www.adn.com/opinions/202...
www.adn.com/opinions/202...
Opinion: What cancellation of $1.2 billion in renewable energy infrastructure means for Alaskans
Failure to move utility-scale wind projects forward leaves Alaskans vulnerable to higher prices and volatile and expensive LNG imports.
www.adn.com
October 16, 2025 at 1:11 AM
What does the loss of federal funding for renewables mean for Alaskans? Losing out on 250 megawatts of renewable energy generation for ratepayers on the railbelt, at a time when we need all of the energy sources we can get. Read on for more info!
www.adn.com/opinions/202...
www.adn.com/opinions/202...
Check out this opinion piece from Larry Persily, Alaskan journalist and oil and gas analyst, who will be speaking at our event tonight: Will Liquid Natural Gas Solve Alaska's Energy Crisis? (spoiler alert: no). Learn more and RSVP here: www.facebook.com/share/1JZ3rZ...
www.adn.com/opinions/202...
www.adn.com/opinions/202...
October 1, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Check out this opinion piece from Larry Persily, Alaskan journalist and oil and gas analyst, who will be speaking at our event tonight: Will Liquid Natural Gas Solve Alaska's Energy Crisis? (spoiler alert: no). Learn more and RSVP here: www.facebook.com/share/1JZ3rZ...
www.adn.com/opinions/202...
www.adn.com/opinions/202...
Check out @antoniajuhasz.bsky.social's recent Rolling Stone piece on AK LNG pipeline resistance here: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
If you want to learn more about the economics of the AK LNG pipeline, join us on Wednesday:
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If you want to learn more about the economics of the AK LNG pipeline, join us on Wednesday:
www.facebook.com/share/17QRvF...
September 30, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Check out @antoniajuhasz.bsky.social's recent Rolling Stone piece on AK LNG pipeline resistance here: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
If you want to learn more about the economics of the AK LNG pipeline, join us on Wednesday:
www.facebook.com/share/17QRvF...
If you want to learn more about the economics of the AK LNG pipeline, join us on Wednesday:
www.facebook.com/share/17QRvF...
"Glenfarne now says that it won’t reveal how much the proposed gas pipeline cost has climbed beyond the outdated $44 billion estimate.
Only a pipeline salesman with little experience in Alaska would think this is a good idea."
www.dermotcole.com/reportingfro...
Only a pipeline salesman with little experience in Alaska would think this is a good idea."
www.dermotcole.com/reportingfro...
Reporting From Alaska- We'll keep the Alaska gas pipeline cost secret, Glenfarne says
Glenfarne now says that it won’t reveal how much the proposed gas pipeline cost has climbed beyond the outdated $44 billion estimate. Only a pipeline salesman with little experience in Alaska would t...
www.dermotcole.com
September 29, 2025 at 9:29 PM
"Glenfarne now says that it won’t reveal how much the proposed gas pipeline cost has climbed beyond the outdated $44 billion estimate.
Only a pipeline salesman with little experience in Alaska would think this is a good idea."
www.dermotcole.com/reportingfro...
Only a pipeline salesman with little experience in Alaska would think this is a good idea."
www.dermotcole.com/reportingfro...
This Saturday, join Save our Domes along the equinox race course to raise awareness about the impacts of mining on Ester Dome.
For more info: saveourdomes@gmail.com or text 814-386-8747
For more info: saveourdomes@gmail.com or text 814-386-8747
September 19, 2025 at 12:39 AM
This Saturday, join Save our Domes along the equinox race course to raise awareness about the impacts of mining on Ester Dome.
For more info: saveourdomes@gmail.com or text 814-386-8747
For more info: saveourdomes@gmail.com or text 814-386-8747
The US spends $35B/yr on federal fossil handouts, lining the pockets of Big Oil billionaires as working families struggle. Instead, this money could help:
👶 2.7M kids attend Head Start
🛒 3M families buy groceries
☀️ 5M households install solar panels
Learn more:
oilchange.org/paying-for-c...
👶 2.7M kids attend Head Start
🛒 3M families buy groceries
☀️ 5M households install solar panels
Learn more:
oilchange.org/paying-for-c...
NEW: Energy prices are soaring. So what is Trump doing about it?
Gutting clean energy projects while showering his Big Oil donors with billions of dollars in special tax breaks.
Gutting clean energy projects while showering his Big Oil donors with billions of dollars in special tax breaks.
The Secret Behind High Gas Prices
YouTube video by Robert Reich
www.youtube.com
September 11, 2025 at 8:09 PM
The US spends $35B/yr on federal fossil handouts, lining the pockets of Big Oil billionaires as working families struggle. Instead, this money could help:
👶 2.7M kids attend Head Start
🛒 3M families buy groceries
☀️ 5M households install solar panels
Learn more:
oilchange.org/paying-for-c...
👶 2.7M kids attend Head Start
🛒 3M families buy groceries
☀️ 5M households install solar panels
Learn more:
oilchange.org/paying-for-c...
"An oil production tax that is zero until the oil field begins to decline in 2034 is not in the state’s best interest.
The lack of a simple gross production tax is the biggest flaw in our excessively complicated tax system."
www.dermotcole.com/reportingfro...
The lack of a simple gross production tax is the biggest flaw in our excessively complicated tax system."
www.dermotcole.com/reportingfro...
Reporting From Alaska- Pikka oil project will provide no state production tax revenue until 2034
Anyone looking for a small example of why Alaska’s oil tax system needs repair can find it in the latest state analysis of the Pikka oil project, set to begin producing up to 80,000 barrels of oil a d...
www.dermotcole.com
September 8, 2025 at 8:55 PM
"An oil production tax that is zero until the oil field begins to decline in 2034 is not in the state’s best interest.
The lack of a simple gross production tax is the biggest flaw in our excessively complicated tax system."
www.dermotcole.com/reportingfro...
The lack of a simple gross production tax is the biggest flaw in our excessively complicated tax system."
www.dermotcole.com/reportingfro...
ACTION ALERT!! As Congress comes back into session, we have been notified that this bill will be up for vote TOMORROW, September 3.
Rep. Begich wants to take away environmental and subsistence use protections for more than 13 million acres of Interior and Arctic Alaska. (more in comments)
Rep. Begich wants to take away environmental and subsistence use protections for more than 13 million acres of Interior and Arctic Alaska. (more in comments)
Urgent: Call Congress and tell them to vote no on H.J.R. 106 - Northern Alaska Environmental Center
Rep. Nick Begich wants to take away environmental and subsistence use protections for 13.3 million acres of Interior and Arctic Alaska.
northern.org
September 2, 2025 at 10:47 PM
ACTION ALERT!! As Congress comes back into session, we have been notified that this bill will be up for vote TOMORROW, September 3.
Rep. Begich wants to take away environmental and subsistence use protections for more than 13 million acres of Interior and Arctic Alaska. (more in comments)
Rep. Begich wants to take away environmental and subsistence use protections for more than 13 million acres of Interior and Arctic Alaska. (more in comments)
Transnational corporations, hydropower companies and the Guatemalan government have committed human rights abuses against Indigenous communities there in order to acquire more land and resources. www.hcn.org/issues/57-2/...
‘This is about power’: Indigenous immigrants face a second Trump administration - High Country News
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, who was banned from nine tribal reservations, will oversee policies uniquely important to Indigenous people.
www.hcn.org
August 26, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Transnational corporations, hydropower companies and the Guatemalan government have committed human rights abuses against Indigenous communities there in order to acquire more land and resources. www.hcn.org/issues/57-2/...
As it turns out, there's some serious tea to be spilled when it comes to who foots the bill for the eventual decommissioning of the pipeline.
Read the article: alr.law.duke.edu/article/maki...
Listen to the Podcast: open.spotify.com/episode/736U...
Read the article: alr.law.duke.edu/article/maki...
Listen to the Podcast: open.spotify.com/episode/736U...
alr.law.duke.edu
August 21, 2025 at 11:22 PM
As it turns out, there's some serious tea to be spilled when it comes to who foots the bill for the eventual decommissioning of the pipeline.
Read the article: alr.law.duke.edu/article/maki...
Listen to the Podcast: open.spotify.com/episode/736U...
Read the article: alr.law.duke.edu/article/maki...
Listen to the Podcast: open.spotify.com/episode/736U...
"The refuge has long been an ideological battleground between those in favour of drilling and those against it, but with Trump at the helm, the stakes have never been higher, pitting the Gwich’in people against what they’re calling an unprecedented threat..." thenarwhal.ca/yukon-old-cr...
‘Drill, baby, drill’ vs. Porcupine caribou | The Narwhal
As the U.S. government mandates drilling in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Gwich’in people in northern Yukon organize to protect Porcupine caribou
thenarwhal.ca
August 21, 2025 at 6:24 PM
"The refuge has long been an ideological battleground between those in favour of drilling and those against it, but with Trump at the helm, the stakes have never been higher, pitting the Gwich’in people against what they’re calling an unprecedented threat..." thenarwhal.ca/yukon-old-cr...
No AK LNG pipeline - now or ever. Check out the link to learn more and make public comment in support of Cook Inlet Beluga habitat protection in the face of unnecessary, destructive, wildly expensive, and risky fossil fuel development: bit.ly/3JkELrY
The critically endangered beluga whales of Cook Inlet, AK are once again under threat.
In the heart of their habitat, the Trump administration wants to allow destructive underwater construction activities for a gas pipeline and massive export terminal.
Please speak up in defense of these animals.⬇️
In the heart of their habitat, the Trump administration wants to allow destructive underwater construction activities for a gas pipeline and massive export terminal.
Please speak up in defense of these animals.⬇️
Protect Cook Inlet Belugas
The critically endangered beluga whales of Cook Inlet, Alaska, are under threat — again. Take action to stop a reckless LNG project from hurting one-of-a-kind belugas — and the whole planet’s future.
act.biologicaldiversity.org
August 20, 2025 at 11:08 PM
No AK LNG pipeline - now or ever. Check out the link to learn more and make public comment in support of Cook Inlet Beluga habitat protection in the face of unnecessary, destructive, wildly expensive, and risky fossil fuel development: bit.ly/3JkELrY
Would you like to support our work? We're celebrating our ten-year anniversary and we've rolled out some special donor gifts to commemorate a decade of #climatejustice wins!
Check them out at actionnetwork.org/fundraising/...
Check them out at actionnetwork.org/fundraising/...
August 18, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Would you like to support our work? We're celebrating our ten-year anniversary and we've rolled out some special donor gifts to commemorate a decade of #climatejustice wins!
Check them out at actionnetwork.org/fundraising/...
Check them out at actionnetwork.org/fundraising/...
GVEA board of directors decided not to sign a preliminary agreement for a major Interior wind project, which could spell out millions in lost federal funding opportunities, given the newly imposed timelines from Republicans' recently passed budget bill.
fm.kuac.org/2025-08-03/g...
fm.kuac.org/2025-08-03/g...
Golden Valley declines to sign preliminary terms by wind developer's requested deadline
There's a mix of frustration and caution, with GVEA's board of directors citing two reasons for the delay.
fm.kuac.org
August 4, 2025 at 6:52 PM
GVEA board of directors decided not to sign a preliminary agreement for a major Interior wind project, which could spell out millions in lost federal funding opportunities, given the newly imposed timelines from Republicans' recently passed budget bill.
fm.kuac.org/2025-08-03/g...
fm.kuac.org/2025-08-03/g...
Since the passage of the Big Ugly Budget Bill, the timeline has rapidly accelerated for GVEA needing to take action to bring on the two wind projects on the table and secure the half a billion dollars in federal funding opportunities (a mix of grants and loans) for wind
fm.kuac.org/2025-07-24/c...
fm.kuac.org/2025-07-24/c...
Clock ticking as Golden Valley works 'political football' to cash in on Biden-era energy money
Energy historian and GVEA member-owner Phil Wight compares the amount of money on the line for Alaska utilities to the federal government funding construction of the Alaska Railroad in the early 20th ...
fm.kuac.org
July 31, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Since the passage of the Big Ugly Budget Bill, the timeline has rapidly accelerated for GVEA needing to take action to bring on the two wind projects on the table and secure the half a billion dollars in federal funding opportunities (a mix of grants and loans) for wind
fm.kuac.org/2025-07-24/c...
fm.kuac.org/2025-07-24/c...
People's Town Hall #2 coming up soon! Join other community members to learn organizing skills and put them to use in issue area groups. There will also be time to connect in neighborhood groups.
Register: bit.ly/pth2_signup
Register: bit.ly/pth2_signup
July 26, 2025 at 1:00 AM
People's Town Hall #2 coming up soon! Join other community members to learn organizing skills and put them to use in issue area groups. There will also be time to connect in neighborhood groups.
Register: bit.ly/pth2_signup
Register: bit.ly/pth2_signup
"Make no mistake, without a course correction GVEA is on track to squander half a billion dollars of member-owners’ money. We are out of time. The lights are flickering and our future is dimming. This is GVEA’s do-or-die moment."
www.newsminer.com/opinion/comm...
www.newsminer.com/opinion/comm...
Are the lights going out on GVEA's generational opportunity?
Interior Alaska faces a protracted energy crisis. Golden Valley Electric Association (GVEA) recently warned residents of the real risk of rolling blackouts. Last month, GVEA experienced its highest-ev...
www.newsminer.com
July 22, 2025 at 12:09 AM
"Make no mistake, without a course correction GVEA is on track to squander half a billion dollars of member-owners’ money. We are out of time. The lights are flickering and our future is dimming. This is GVEA’s do-or-die moment."
www.newsminer.com/opinion/comm...
www.newsminer.com/opinion/comm...