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Buildings & Energy: Climate Action Plan Sector Series

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Alaska Common Ground is continuing our conversation about Anchorage’s Climate Action Plan (CAP) with a series exploring the sectors found in the CAP and going into more depth on how to engage our community in working together towards the goals found in the CAP. 
Topics at this first event included an update on Anchorage’s green energy work, an Anchorage Green Bank, Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (CPACE), solar for homes and businesses, and energy saving ideas for home and business owners.

Panelists and Moderator:

  • Moderated by Shaina Kilcoyne, Energy and Sustainability Manager, Solid Waste Services, Municipality of Anchorage. Presentation Slides.
  • Mike Spencer, Energy Program Manager, Research & Rural Development, Alaska Housing Finance – Presentation Slides
  • Stephen Trimble, Founder and CEO, Arctic Solar Ventures – Presentation Slides
  • Chris Rose, Founder and Executive Director, REAP – Presentation Slides

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Video from Buildings and Energy event held January 28, 2021

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Land Use & Transportation: Climate Action Plan Sector Series

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Alaska Common Ground is continuing our conversation about Anchorage’s Climate Action Plan (CAP) with a series exploring the sectors found in the CAP and going into more depth on how to engage our community in working together towards the goals found in the CAP. This will be an opportunity to inform residents and businesses, and all interested Alaskans are welcome to join us.
 
MOA Sector Goal: “Improve walkability and connect neighborhoods that employ mixed-use development and diverse transportation options.”
 

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Food Systems: Climate Action Plan Sector Series

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Alaska Common Ground is continuing our conversation about Anchorage’s Climate Action Plan (CAP) with a series exploring the sectors found in the CAP and going into more depth on how to engage our community in working together towards the goals found in the CAP. This will be an opportunity to inform residents and businesses, and all interested Alaskans are welcome to join us.
 
MOA Sector Goal: “Support local, sustainable food systems.” We will have the following presenters give a short introduction to how their work supports the Muni’s goal. 
 
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Moderated by Micah Hahn, UAA and UAA/APU Books of the Year. 
  • Edible Alaska – Amy O’Neill Houck & Jeremy Pataky
  • Arctic Harvest Deliveries – Kyla Byers
  • Alaska Food Hub – Robbi Mixon
  • Yarducopia (a program of Alaska Community Action on Toxics) – Nick Riordan
  • Anchor Gardens – Cindee Karns
  • APFGA – Mark Wolbers
  • Space Farming Institute – Lorrie Irwin
  • Anchorage Urban Sustainability Farm (MOA/HLB) – Shelley Rowton
  • ANTHC – Jackie Qatalina Schaeffer
  • Becoming an Outdoors Woman Program Alaska – Katelyn Zonneville
  • The Alaska Hunting Collective – Jason Croft
  • Intertribal Agriculture Council – Tikaan Galbreath
  • UAF Cooperative Extension Service; Health Home & Family Development Program – Sarah Lewis
  • AgAlaska, Alaska Village Initiatives – Ronalda Angasan
  • Alaska Food Policy Council – Rachael Miller
 
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Consumption & Solid Waste: Climate Action Plan Sector Series

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Alaska Common Ground is continuing our conversation about Anchorage’s Climate Action Plan (CAP) with a series exploring the sectors found in the CAP. This event will focus on the Consumption and Solid Waste sector and how we can work together to reduce both consumption and waste. An efficient and integrated solid waste management system in Anchorage is achievable if private citizens, businesses and government work together to promote consumption that is sustainable while  reducing  the waste stream, increasing  recycling, community composting, and implementing energy collection from our solid waste. This will be an opportunity to inform residents and businesses, and all interested Alaskans are welcome to join us.

MOA Sector Goal: “Develop an efficient and innovative solid waste management system that promotes sustainable consumption, recycling, and waste reduction.”  

Moderated by: Suzanna Caldwell, Recycling Coordinator, Municipality of Anchorage – 4-29 ACG consumption and solid waste – MOA

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We are all consumers and live in a “throw away” society, yet when it comes to waste, “there is no away”.