Links

Global Warming

• Arctic Climate Impact Assessment
  An international project of the Arctic Council and the International Arctic Science Committee (IASC), to evaluate and synthesize knowledge on climate variability, climate change, and increased ultraviolet radiation and their consequences
• RealClimate: Climate Science from Climate Scientists
  A commentary site on climate science by working climate scientists for the interested public and journalists. We aim to provide a quick response to developing stories and provide the context sometimes missing in mainstream commentary. The discussion here is restricted to scientific topics and will not get involved in any political or economic implications of the science
• Alaska Carbon Calculator
  Each of us personally affects global warming by the greenhouse gases we emit, either directly or indirectly. Use this calculator to compute your personal "carbon footprint," the amount of carbon that you as an individual are contributing to global warming. Notice which sections bring your emissions up the most, then visit the Alaska Carbon Reducer for simple tips to reduce your emissions. We can all make a difference!
• It's Getting Hot in Here: Dispatches from the Global Youth Climate Movement
  A collection voices from student and youth leaders of the global movement to stop global warming. Originally created by Energy Action for youth to report from the International Climate Negotiations in Montreal, It's Getting Hot in Here has since grown into something more, a strong voice from a growing movement

Recycling/Solid Waste

• Anchorage Recycling Center
  In addition to offering the largest full-service recycling facility in Alaska, Anchorage Recycling Center is committed to community programs that encourage sound waste management practices
• Alaskans for Litter Prevention and Recycling (ALPAR)
  A privately funded, non-profit organization dedicated to eliminating litter and increasing economically-viable recycling in Alaska. ALPAR programs and services are made possible by the generous support of our member companies and other dedicated businesses and organizations throughout Alaska
• Green Star, Inc.
  A non-profit organization that encourages businesses to practice waste reduction, energy conservation and pollution prevention. After meeting specific standards, organizations are eligible for the Green Star Award, for general waste reduction, or the Air Quality Award, for reduced air pollution
• Total Reclaim, Inc.
  Total Reclaim, Inc., specializes in environmentally sound management and recycling of CFC gases and refrigeration units along with other hard-to-handle materials, including industrial refrigeration and HVAC equipment, compressors and compressor oils, computer monitors and other computer equipment, batteries, fluorescent light bulbs and lighting ballast
• Solid Waste Services
  Municipality of Anchorage recycling of electronics, waste oil, automobile batteries; hazardous waste reuse
• Valley Community for Recycling Solutions
  A non-profit organization devoted to establishing recycling as a part of daily life in the Mat Su Valley region of Alaska. Since 1998 VCRS has provided recycling opportunities for our community; recovered and recycled tons of common household materials; and advocated for waste reduction and recycling best management practices in the Matanuska Susitna Borough
• Where Can I Recycle in My Community?
  State of Alaska Division of Environmental Health Solid Waste Program

Toxics/Healthy Communities

• Alaska Community Action on Toxics
  A statewide organization established in 1997 and dedicated to achieving environmental health and justice. Our mission is: to assure justice by advocating for environmental and community health. We believe that everyone has the right to clean air, clean water, and toxic-free food. We work to eliminate the production and release of harmful chemicals by industry and military sources; ensure community right-to-know; achieve policies based on the precautionary principle; and support the rights and sovereignty of Indigenous peoples. ACAT has four program areas: Military Toxics and Health; Northern Contaminants and Health; Pesticide Right-to-Know; and Water Quality Protection

Clean Air/Clean Water

• I Want Clean Air
  Understand how air pollution is affecting your life. Learn how to protect your indoor air quality. Take action on global warming and energy issues
• Trustees for Alaska
  Alaskans, like all Americans, deserve to live in a state that protects its citizens from activities that degrade air and water quality. Trustees for Alaska helps assure that environmental laws protecting our citizens are enforced and decision-makers are held accountable. From Kotzebue to Cook Inlet, Trustees for Alaska is protecting local communities from the impacts of air and water pollution from oil and gas and mining operations

Get Outdoors!

Education

• University of Alaska
  The University of Alaska educational system spans three separately accredited urban universities in Anchorage, Fairbanks and Juneau, and includes a dozen community campuses, from Ketchikan in Southeast Alaska, to Kotzebue, in the state's far north. The system enrolls over 32,000 students studying among the 430 programs offered, everything from certificate's and associate's degree programs to bachelor's, master's and doctorate degrees
• University of the Arctic
  A cooperative network of universities, colleges, and other organizations committed to higher education and research in the North. Our members share resources, facilities, and expertise to build post-secondary education programs that are relevant and accessible to northern students. Our overall goal is to create a strong, sustainable circumpolar region by empowering northerners and northern communities through education and shared knowledge
• Institute of the North
  A leader in the study of Alaska's unique governmental and economic system that combines a constitutional democracy, a free enterprise economy, and commonly owned lands and resources (i.e. the commons). The "commons" is an emerging academic discipline of great significance to those dedicated to eliminating poverty in community-based cultures as well as those concerned about the total environment - people, people's needs and nature
• Eugene Lang College
  An undergraduate institution, the mission of which has been to foster the highest aims of social justice, political responsibility, and cultural awareness. Inspires and prepares its students to effect positive change in the world. Every year, from its Greenwich Village campus, The New School launches successful economists and actors, fashion designers and urban planners, dancers and philosophers, conductors, filmmakers, political scientists, and jazz musicians