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[trash] Plastic bags banished from Old Crow

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/north/story/2008/07/22/oldcrow-bags.html?ref=rss
People in the isolated Gwich’in community of Old Crow, Yukon, are using
plastic bags - more precisely, the absence of them - to help make a
stand against oil drilling in Alaska.

[environmental change, tundra] SNRAS scientists’ work featured on Science News

http://snras.blogspot.com/2008/07/snras-scientists-work-featured-on.html
SNRAS scientists’ work featured on Science News (SNRAS Information
Services) Studies by Glenn Juday, Martin Wilmking, and other scientists
on the interactions of tree growth, forest ecology, and climate change
in northern regions have been featured in a recent article by Janet
Raloff in Science News, “Forest Invades Tundraand the new tenants
could aggravate global warming.” The article provides useful references
to…

[health, medicine, AI/AN] Rural FPs Now Have Online ‘Home’ With AAFP

Rural FPs Now Have Online ‘Home’ With AAFP Jul 11, 2008 — The American
Academy of Family Physicians announces the Rural Online Community
website which launched July 7, packed with features for rural family
physicians, as well as for family medicine residents, medical students
and others interested in rural family medicine. “Profile of a Rural FP:
David Ray Baines, MD Name: David Ray Baines, MD Clinic: ILIULIUK Family
& Health Services (a designated frontier extended stay clinic)
Years a Rural…

[museums] Primary Source, The IMLS E-Mail Newsletter, July 2008 Issue

Guidelines Announced for Bank of America/IMLS American Heritage Preservation
Program IMLS and the Bank of America Charitable Foundation announced
the 2009 guidelines for the American Heritage Preservation Program, a
new public-private partnership that will fund the preservation of
endangered and fragile art works, rare books, scientific specimens, and
historical documents (photographs, maps, deeds, etc.) held in small and
medium-sized museums, archives, and libraries. Read more…

[hygiene] Alaska restaurant inspection reports available on-line

http://newsminer.com/news/2008/jul/12/alaska-restaurant-inspection-reports-available-onl/
ANCHORAGE — The state has launched a Web site that allows diners to
check up on their favorite restaurants with the latest health
inspection reports.
http://www.dec.state.ak.us/eh/fss/food_inspections.htm

[language] State won’t put Yup’ik on ballots

State won’t put Yup’ik on ballots Bristol Bay Times - Dillingham,AK,USA … was
handed down just before a three-judge panel heard arguments on whether
the state of Alaska and the city of Bethel should be required, by court
order … >

[watsan, handwashing] Warning: Habits May Be Good for You

http://sanitationupdates.wordpress.com/2008/07/14/warning-habits-may-be-good-for-you/
A FEW years ago, a self-described militant liberal named Val Curtis
decided that it was time to save millions of children from death and
disease. So Dr. Curtis, an anthropologist then living in the African
nation of Burkina Faso, contacted some of the largest multinational
corporations and asked them, in effect, to teach her how to manipulate
consumer habits worldwide. Dr. Curtis, now the director of the Hygiene
Center…

[watsan] UW students find fecal coliform on campus keyboards

UW students find fecal coliform on campus keyboards As part of a research
project, University of Washington students tested keyboards and
discovered high levels of fecal coliform, the bacteria found in fecal
matter, in the keyboards at Odegaard Undergraduate Library and the
computer lab at Mary Gates Hall. (Sat, 7/12) seattletimes.com home

[digital divide and conquer, libraries] Declaration of Independence

http://freegovinfo.info/node/1915
On this July Fourth, I was pleased to find that the Cornell University
Law School Legal Information Institute blog, LII Announce, quoted this
paragraph from the Declaration of Independence, number 4 of the many
grievances listed by the colonists against the King: He has called
together legislative bodies at places unusual, uncomfortable, and
distant from the depository of their Public Records, for the sole
purpose of fatiguing them into compliance with his measures. And of…

[hygiene, TV] TV chefs ‘fail on basic hygiene’

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/7495472.stm
TV chefs are setting a bad example by failing to follow basic hygiene
standards, public health chiefs say.

[environmental change] Wood bison in Alaska

“Make way for the wood bison. The Fairbanks Daily News Miner reports that the
state’s Department of Fish and Game has just trucked 53 Canadian bison
to Alaska in a long effort to restore bison to the Interior. The
animals will remain in quarantine at a big game farm near Anchorage for
up to two years before being released. They’ll likely be considered
endangered; it will take years for the herd to regenerate. Wood bison
roamed Alaska in large numbers as few as 200 years ago before becoming
extinct…

[H5N1, history] The 1918-1920 Influenza Pandemic Escape Community Digital Document Archive

http://www.resourceshelf.com/2008/03/19/the-1918-1920-influenza-pandemic-escape-community-digital-document-archive/
>The 1918-1920 Influenza Pandemic Escape Community Digital Document
Archive Direct to Archive In the summer of 2005, the Center for the
History of Medicine at the University of Michigan Medical School was
contacted by the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) and asked to
conduct research into and write a report on American communities that
had experienced extremely low rates of influenza…

[rural development, organizational culture] Community Organizer President

>Obama, the Community Organizer President By YOSSEF BEN-MEIR Jun. 26 5:02 EDT
Community organizing means different things to different people, but
its basic intention is to bring people together at the local level to
talk about the socioeconomic and environmental challenges they face,
work through their differences, and then implement their own plan of
action to meet their most critical development goals. Middle East Times
headlines

[watsan, energy, gardens] keyhole gardens

http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Afrigadget/~3/327758824/
Keyhole gardens are a technique used to grow vegetables in a dry
climate. They are actually a special form of raised bed gardens:
circular waist high raised beds with a path to the center. Walled in by
stones, there’s a basket made from sticks and straw in the center that
holds manure and other organic kitchen waste for compost. Since they
look like a keyhole from above, they are often called keyhole gardens
and also promoted under this name in…

[watsan] Tougher In Alaska: Wild Waste

Tougher In Alaska: Wild Waste - Sunday, July 13, 2008 - 02:00-03:00AM Then, he
teams up with a remote maintenance worker who is the sole plumber,
electrician and carpenter to nearly a dozen villages in the Yukon
Kuskokwim Delta, an area the size of Washington State. Finally he’ll
head to Fairbanks and …
http://www.history.com/shows.do?action=detail&episodeId=322844

[subsistence] Salmon Database Management System

http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GovernmentalAlaskana/~3/162162881/new-salmon-database-management-system.html
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game has created a new database that
should be of interest to some of the readers of this blog: AYK Salmon
Database Management System- from the website, ” The ADF&G, Division
of Commercial Fisheries, Arctic-Yukon-Kuskokwim (AYK) Region has
created a salmon database management system (DBMS) for public use. The
goal of this system is to provide managers,…

[watsan] Regulators to measure cruise ship waste in Skagway waters

http://www.adn.com/news/alaska/story/455893.html
Regulators to measure cruise ship waste in Skagway waters JUNEAU -
Federal and state environmental regulators are allowing several cruise
ships to release their wastewater into Skagway waters as part of a
research project. 7/4/2008 08:11 AM

[energy, planning] Cyclists frown at fees for Yukon College bike lockers

If the total impact were evaluated, would they still want to charge for
decent bike lockers? That is, wouldn’t encouraging alternative
transportation save all of us money? mpb
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/north/story/2008/07/03/bike-lockers.html?ref=rss
Cyclists frown at fees for Yukon College bike lockers Some Whitehorse
residents are giving Yukon College the gears over its new bicycle
lockers, for which the college is charging $25 a month. Today 11:16 AM

[SWMP, trash] Garbage dump landslide kills 4 in Guatemala

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N20477164.htm
Garbage dump landslide kills 4 in Guatemala Source: Reuters GUATEMALA
CITY, June 20 (Reuters) - A landslide at a garbage dump in the
Guatemalan capital on Friday killed at least four people and injured
six others who made their living by scavenging for food …
6/20/2008

[law, organizational culture, non-profits] Board Cafe - Blue Avocado on meetings by phone

Board Meetings by Phone: Legal? A Good Idea? June 29, 2008 - Board Cafe With
gas prices rising and everyone getting busier, more and more board
members want to participate in board meetings by telephone. The
advantage: more people participate. The disadvantage: there’s a lot
lost in human interaction for both the board member and the
board-as-a-whole when the meetings aren’t face-to-face. Consider this
policy a member can attend by phone only twice per year, and new board
members can attend by…

[Katrina, health, housing] Midwest’s postflood risk: toxic basements

Midwest’s postflood risk: toxic basements Buildings can trap pollution-laden silt
and mold, say scientists who studied New Orleans homes. Read More …
CSmonitor.com

[energy, environment] what level of energy use would be sustainable

The Island in the Wind by Elizabeth Kolbert Around the same time that Samsø was
designated Denmark’s renewable-energy island, a group of Swiss
scientists who were working on similar issues performed a thought
experiment. The scientists asked themselves what level of energy use
would be sustainable, not just for an island or a small European nation
but for the entire world READ THIS STORY SLIDE SHOW: PHOTOGRAPHS OF
SAMSØ …

[aging] Liz Taylor Aging Deliberately

Aging Deliberately Everett facility honored for program’s bereavement
services I wrote about my client’s miserable treatment at a local
hospital’s emergency room recently and was hit by an avalanche of
mail… (Mon, 6/23)

Do plastic bags really take 500 years to break down in a landfill?

http://www.slate.com/id/2193256/?from=rss
Do plastic bags really take 500 years to break down in a landfill? The
Chinese government has announced a ban on plastic bags to curb waste
and pollution. Shop owners who violate the ban, which went into effect
this month, will be punished by fines or by confiscation of goods. In a
2007 “Explainer,” Juliet Lapidos asked how scientists determine
decomposition rates for plastic bags and other waste objects. The
original article is reprinted below. [more …]…

[AI/AN, Alaska, health] 2008 Pathways Into Health Conference

Conference date: September 9-10, 2008 CALL FOR ABSTRACTS Pathways Into Health is a
grassroots collaboration of more than 200 individuals and organizations
dedicated to improving the health, health care and health care
education of American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN).- the shortage
of AI/AN healthcare professionals. The purpose of this conference is to
bring together a diverse group of individuals to contribute to the
development of appropriate and effective educational methodologies for
primarily…

[aging]- Liz Taylor + aging

Liz Taylor on why long-term care insurance is important Seattle Times -
United States “Aging Deliberately” columnist Liz Taylor talks about why
it’s important to have a long-term-care insurance policy. Liz Taylor
and Ken Story will present …
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2004476377_liztaylor16.html

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mpb — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 20:07:58 +0000

[aging, Liz Taylor] How to Find an eldercare provider that is right for your parents

[anthropology, rural development] College student opens Kotzebue fabric shop

[rural, remote] Regional inequality rampant in provision of basic services in Finland

[energy, rural] Fuel prices to rise with first fuel barge shipment

[public involvement, watsan, CBR] A Community Guide to Environmental Health

[aging] World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 2008

[watsan, deadline] Sanitation Options in the Asia-Pacific, 18-20 Nov 2008, Hanoi, Viet Nam

[watsan, public involvement] Call for Comments: Sanitation - A human rights imperative

[grants, funding] Girl Effect

Energy prices across rural Alaska

[Katrina, preparedness] Assessment Tool for Evaluating Emergency and Disaster Shelters

[teachers, AI/AN] Conference on Partnerships for Indian Education

[health, funding] Rural Assistance Center Health Update

[aging, housing] Rural Assistance Center Health Update

[nukes, Pueblos, health] Rural Assistance Center Health Update

[superlative thinking] Human Arrival Later Than Thought?

[H5N1, bird flu] - alaska bird flu

USDA Releasing Genomic Data from 150 Bird Flu Viruses

[safety] June National Safety Month (USA)

[demography] Row over health risk to cousins who marry

[epidemiology] Emerging Infectious Diseases Journal

Influenza Pandemic Preparedness in Developing Countries

[watsan, Alaska] $3.97 million build 400 linear feet

$3.97 million to Kivalina to build about 400 linear feet of erosion protection.”

[watsan] Composting toilets a hit with staff

[H5N1, pandemic, bird flu] Evolution of flu strains points to higher risk of pandemic

[environmental change, Arctic] Vast cracks appear in Arctic ice

[environmental change, Melt-Rush] Opinion: Serious division of the Arctic begins

[environment] Fishing ban to save endangered tuna

Feds Now Allowed to Use Internet

[aging] A plea for medicine

A plea for medicine SENIOR citizens of Ba want the National Council for Building a Better Fiji to address their medication needs when compiling the People’s Charter.

[health, heritage] Contagion: Historical Views of Disease and Epidemics

[superlative thinking] Mars Harder and Colder Than Previously Thought

Tumblred for week of 2008may18

mpb — Mon, 19 May 2008 00:10:54 +0000

Still having trouble getting the Tumblr digests cleaned up for posting here. However, all posts available at Untitled http://hlthenvt.tumblr.com

The latest from Tumblr Regular Post Digest for hlthenvt (Yahoo)

[toilets, water, aging] user-friendly water and sanitation services for the disabled

[museums, libraries, heritage] Primary Source, The IMLS E-Mail Newsletter

[toilets] Handbook empowering communities to achieve total sanitation

[SciTEK, teachers, science] Science in the News Celebrates 10th Anniversary

[safety, preparedness] Research in Complex Humanitarian Emergencies

[hygiene, health] The Evolution of Norovirus

[bidr flu, pandemic, H5N1] Evolutionary History of H1N1 Influenza A Virus Since 1918

[H5N1, preparedness, pandemic] Who gets treated in pandemic?

[environment, water] handbooks

[health] Study: HPV linked to oral cancer in men

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Sanitation technology and the disabled

mpb — Sun, 18 May 2008 23:19:02 +0000

This is too important for just a Tumblr note. Appropriate technology, especially when it comes to clean water and toilet systems, cannot be emphasized enough. It also takes forethought and the ability to put one’s self into another’s position. To practice, try covering your eyes or smearing oil or grease on your glasses. Tie one hand behind your back or hug your neck and try to get up from a chair or commode. Hold pillows in your hands and try to open the door. Wear earplugs and listen to instructions.

Nepal: user-friendly water and sanitation services for the disabled http://sanitationupdates.wordpress.com/

Traditional coverage of access to basic amenities like water and sanitation has inadvertently excluded the needs of the disabled.

Creating user-friendly water and sanitation services for the disabled: the experience of WaterAid Nepal and its partners, a discussion paper by WaterAid Nepal outlines the problems faced by the disabled in the country in accessing water and sanitation services.

The importance of disability-friendly latrines for dignity and social inclusion [...]

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mpb — Tue, 13 May 2008 16:17:59 +0000

environmental change] New WWF Report Available - Arctic Climate Impact Science

Date: Mon, 12 May 2008 06:00:00 -0400 To: “ArcticInfo” Subject: New WWF Report Available - “Arctic Climate Impact Science - an Update since ACIA” The full report can be downloaded at: http://www.panda.org/arctic The World Wildlife Fund (WWF)’s International Arctic Programme announces the publication of an update report on the Arctic Climate Impact Assessment (ACIA). The report, “Arctic Climate Impact Science - an Update since ACIA,” reviews related science publications and impacts that have…

[superlative thinking] Platypus odder than scientists thought

http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2008/may/08/genetics.wildlife?gusrc=rss Platypus proves even odder than scientists thought

[superlative thinking] Driving While Distracted More Dangerous Than Supposed

http://tech.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/05/10/1625210 Driving While Distracted More Dangerous Than Supposed>

[environment, food] risk of lead poisoning in condors, game animals

http://newsminer.com/news/2008/may/10/idaho-conference-explore-risk-lead-poisoning-condo/ >Idaho conference to explore risk of lead poisoning in condors, game animals BOISE, Idaho — The potential risk of lead poisoning from high-velocity bullets, whether to carrion-eating condors in the Grand Canyon or to food bank patrons in the Midwest, is the subject of a scientific conference next week. 5/10/2008 11:47 AM

[toilets, water, hygiene] Philippines: San Fernando’s Dry Alternative

http://sanitationupdates.wordpress.com/2008/05/07/philippines-san-fernandoâ??s-dry-alternative/ >Philippines: San Fernandos Dry Alternative Three years ago, residents of coastal and upland villages in San Fernando City polluted their drinking water with their own excreta. Today, they take pains to practice safe hygiene and sanitation. An innocent looking dry toilet (UDDT - urine-diverting dehydration toilet) and an untiring city mayor propelled this shift through a 2-town ecological sanitation pilot…

[toilets, water, housing] China: Rising Eco-Town Boasts No-Flush Toilets

http://sanitationupdates.wordpress.com/2008/05/07/china-rising-eco-town-boasts-no-flush-toilets/ >China: Rising Eco-Town Boasts “No-Flush Toilets” A big housing development project is bringing ecological sanitation toilets that do not require water, to a water-scarce municipality in the northern region of the People’s Republic of China (PRC). The largest urban project of its kind in the PRC, the project also boasts of an onsite eco-station complete with greywater treatment and thermal composting of…

[toilets, hygiene] Sulabh International plans to open branches in 50 countries

http://sanitationupdates.wordpress.com/2008/05/07/sulabh-international-plans-to-open-branches-in-50-countries/ >Sulabh International plans to open branches in 50 countries Dr. Bindeshwar Pathak, founder of >Sulabh International Social Service Organisation, India, revealed in an interview published in April 2008 in the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) “Water Champion” series, that his organisation plans to open branches in 50 countries. Sulabh has already constructed and is maintaining public…

[birds, health] Biologists to keep closer eye on northern eider ducks in face of die-offs

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/north/story/2008/05/09/eider-ducks.html?ref=rss Biologists to keep closer eye on northern eider ducks in face of die-offs Federal government biologists say they will expand their monitoring of common eider ducks in Canada’s North, as concerns escalate over avian cholera in northern bird colonies. 5/9/2008 12:18 PM |

[organizational culture, health] Wages last thing on departing doctors’ minds

Same is true for YKHC and LANL (duh!)

Wages last thing on departing doctors’ minds - study A study of junior doctors leaving Canterbury District Health Board (CDHB) has found career development, training opportunities and travel were the main motivators, with wages a factor in just 5 per cent of cases. - http://www.stuff.co.nz/4516475a11.html

[solid waste, health] utensils made from compostable corn, Nunatsiaq News 2008-05-02

[solid waste, health] utensils made from compostable corn, Nunatsiaq News 2008-05-02 : May 2, 2008 Turn old spuds and corn stalks into dinner ware Businessman dreams of plastic-free future JANE GEORGE Kuujjuaq resident Bruce Turner has a dream - that all businesses, government offices and municipalities in the North will one day use biodegradable products instead of plastic. Turner wants to see mining camps, restaurants, airlines and the Cruise North travel firm use totally reuseable and recyclable…

[hygiene, pandemic] Some keyboards ‘dirtier than a toilet’

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/7377002.stm Some keyboards ‘dirtier than a toilet’ Some computer keyboards harbour more harmful bacteria than a toilet seat, research suggests. 5/1/2008 01:26 AM | … “If you look at what grows on computer keyboards, and hospitals are worse, believe it or not, it’s more or less a reflection of what’s in your nose and in your gut,” he said. “Should somebody have a cold in your office, or even have gastroenteritis, you’re very likely to pick it up…

“By Heather Blumer (Submitted: 05/06/2008 2:47 pm) I have been working on several…”

“By Heather Blumer (Submitted: 05/06/2008 2:47 pm) I have been working on several alternatives to the the of gravity. After all, among the other forces in physics, electromagnetic, strong interactions and the weak interactions, gravity is arguably the least understood. One of my alternative theories is the theory of “malicious falling.” When a body (be it a person, a rock, an asteroid or the moon – as in orbital motion) falls, it is not because of gravity, but rather it is due to a universal…

[aging, emergency response] Liz Taylor + aging

Aging Deliberately: Inquiries About Emergency Response Systems Kitsap Sun (Subscription) - WA, United States By Liz Taylor Q: What can you tell me about emergency response systems? My mom lives alone, and I’d like to get one for her but don’t know the right … http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2008/may/04/aging-deliberately-inquiries-about-emergency/

[aging] AK: Elders

http://aprn.org/2008/05/03/ak-elders/ >AK: Elders May is Older Americans Month, so this week we salute our Elders. We’ll speak with a woman who, in 1960, became Alaska’s first African-American teacher and meet seniors who say your golden years are when your life begins. Plus, “Where to Retire” magazine recently called Anchorage a retirement “tax heaven,” but is it really an all-around paradise? All that and more this week on >AK, heard statewide on local APRN stations statewide. …

[aging, heritage] Liz Taylor, Aging Deliberately

Just in time for MayDay heritage Preservation day— Aging Deliberately How to handle the legacy of family photos What becomes of family photos when you die? Readers weigh in. (Mon, 4/28)

[aging, legal] Power of attorney Cashing out an elderly parent’s IRA

Cashing out an elderly parent’s IRA — in just 9 visits to the bank By Molly Selvin A son runs into red tape as he seeks to tap funds for his 92-year old father’s care. Over three months last winter, David made nine trips to the bank. Sometimes I accompanied him. He spoke with several “customer solutions representatives.” He produced his dad’s durable power of attorney and living trust for inspection multiple times. Those documents were repeatedly faxed to the bank’s central legal department…

“Old age is expensive in Alaska. A report at U.S. News & World Report details the rising cost of…”

“Old age is expensive in Alaska. A report at U.S. News & World Report details the rising cost of housing for the old. Citing an interactive map prepared by Genworth Financial, staff reporter and blogger Emily Brandon says a day in an Alaska nursing home averages $515, while in Louisiana those services can be had for $125. Be nice to your kids, Brandon advises.” - [Aging] Alaska Newsreader: Alaska Newsreader | adn.com

[health] International Clean Hands Week 2008

Announced by the Clean Hands Coalition, http://www.cleanhandscoalition.org/members.htm the week of September 21st-27th is this year’s official International Clean Hands Week.

[aging] Liz Taylor love-hate relationship with my computer

Aging Deliberately Make sure you don’t get tangled in the Web I have a love-hate relationship with my computer. My first was a so-called “portable. ” Weighing 35 pounds (or was it 35 tons?), it stretched my arm… (Mon, 4/21)

[aging] Son hires drinking mates for elderly father

[aging] Son hires drinking mates for elderly father : Son hires drinking mates for elderly father Reuters | Friday, 25 April 2008 Found: drinking companions to join elderly gentleman for a friendly beer at his village pub in Southern England. … for someone to accompany his 88-year-old father Jack on visits to his local pub from a nursing home. He offered the lucky winner $NZ17 an hour plus expenses and… decided on a job-share… duties are to be divided between a retired doctor and a former military…

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Trash money available SWMP

mpb — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:52:47 +0000

Not a lot of money for clean-up or closing but the projects eligible are broad.

Solid Waste Management - Region 10 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 10, requests proposals for Solid Waste Management Assistance Grants. Projects may include studies, surveys, investigations, demonstrations, training, and public education programs. Project priority areas include: Reducing the generation of municipal solid waste sent to landfills; reducing the environmental impact of new construction through green building techniques; reducing the toxicity of current or future waste streams; reducing market barriers for environmentally preferable goods; and reducing greenhouse gas production with respect to solid waste management. Projects must take place in AK, ID, OR or WA. $120K expected to be available, up to 6 awards anticipated. Responses due deadline 5/19/08. For more info, contact Jeff Hunt at hunt.jeff AT epa DOTgov or go to http://yosemite.epa.gov/r10/HOMEPAGE.NSF/Information/Grants. Refer to Sol# EPA-R10-RCC-2008. (Grants.gov 4/2/08)

This notice comes from the superb Laurie Brown and Solicitations Newsletter, Washington State University Extension Energy Program for distributing these newsletters through their listserv. Send a subscription request to laurie.e.brown AT comcast DOT net Include subscriber’s email address in the body of the message.

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mpb — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 00:33:16 +0000

[superlative thinking, bird flu] more bird flu than …thought

[health, bird flu] Brit TV company blamed for Peruvian tribal deaths

http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2008/03/27/peru_flu_deaths/ >Brit TV company blamed for Peruvian tribal deaths Researcher carried flu, claim indigenous locals Indigenous tribes in southeastern Peru are demanding film and TV crews be banned from their territories around the Madre de Dios river after attributing the deaths of four members of the Matsigenka tribe to flu carried by a visiting British TV production company. 3/27/2008 06:03 AM http://hlthenvt.tumblr.com for Grassroots…

[superlative thinking] Tomb Bigger Than Thought

[aging, environment, children] 2008 Rachel Carson Intergenerational Contest

2nd Annual Rachel Carson Intergenerational Poetry, Essay and Photo Contest The EPA Aging Initiative, in partnership with Generations United and the Rachel Carson Council, Inc., is inviting submissions for its Second Annual Rachel Carson Sense of Wonder Intergenerational Poetry, Essay and Photography Contest. The contest’s intergenerational approach reflects Carson’s desire to have adults and children share a sense of wonder about nature to discover nature’s gifts. Entries must be an intergenerational…

[toilets, hygiene] Goldman Environmental Prize 2008 rock star

A rock star from Mozambique whose music is aimed at raising awareness of sanitation issues in rural areas is to be among the recipients Monday of the 19th annual Goldman Environmental Prizes in San Francisco. Feliciano dos Santos also established a nongovernmental organization to promote personal hygiene. The awards, named for philanthropist Richard Goldman and his late wife, Rhoda, are considered the Nobel Prizes of grass-roots environmentalism. Each includes a $150,000 stipend. The 2008 Goldman…

[history, AI/AN] Call for Information for the year 1848

via Native Research Network list This is an intriguing perspective. I don’t off-hand have info on 1848, but it would be worth reminding the audience about what would NOT be included, assuming the interest is only in the USA and its territories. For example, Alaska, Hawai’i, and New Mexico were not part of the US (if my history lessons memory is correct) until well after 1848. In those three states alone the range of sociopolitical structure, local economic autonomy, and international relations would be…

[environment, climate, anthropology, religion] ecological anthropology and Genesis Covenant

“Pleading for an “ecological anthropology” on behalf of theologians, McFague warned, “This crisis demands that we live differentlyIt is not just another important issue. It appears to be a paradigm shift in who we think we are.” … “Ecological anthropology is not a sentimental plea to love nature,” she urged. “It is the truth about who and what we are.” … Choctaw Nation elder Dr. Steven Charleston, president of EDS and former Bishop of Alaska, updated participants on his vision of a…

[H5N1, birds] Messenger of spring arrives in Iceland despite snow

Our plover (Kolea from Hawai’i) hasn’t left, that I know of. The godwits have also been getting ready from New Zealand. http://www.icelandreview.com/icelandreview/daily_news/?cat_id=16567 Messenger of spring arrives in Iceland despite snow (Iceland News, 14 April 2008) — The national symbol of spring, the golden plover, has arrived in Iceland. A group of the beloved migratory birds was spotted near the village of Eyrarbakki, south Iceland, on Sunday where the ground was covered in snow. According to a…

[environmental health, check lists] Examining the Fingernails

This article can’t be used to diagnose (with some exceptions, nail anomalies— like bones and hair— are generalized markers with several interacting causes) but it is useful to alert those working or living with frail people to other conditions that may need seeing to. Some conditions may have “normal” causes, e.g., longitudinal ridges may be simply a result of genetics and not of environmental disruption. Examining the Fingernails When Evaluating Presenting Symptoms in Elderly Patients CME/CE…

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Tumblred week(s) of 2008apr11

mpb — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 22:09:08 +0000

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[aging] Re: road colouring theorem
Subject: Re: road colouring theorem Hooray for those of us in our 60s! Like we suddenly turn brain dead? SW On Mon, Mar 31, 2008 at 5:51 PM, M Pamela Bumsted wrote: “March 28, 2008 Ex-security guard Avraham Trahtman solves maths riddle Graphic of the road colouring theorem Sheera Frenkel Avraham Trahtman was not looking for fame when he solved the “road colouring problem”, a conundrum that has befuddled mathematicians for nearly four decades. Thanks to his age - 63 - as well as his past employment as…

[climate change] Quick: There’s an oil spill in the Arctic Ocean. What do you do?
http://aprn.org/2008/03/17/quick-theres-an-oil-spill-in-the-arctic-ocean-what-do-you-do/ >Quick: There’s an oil spill in the Arctic Ocean. What do you do? There are a lot of unknowns when it comes to arctic shipping. We know traffic in the region is increasing dramatically, but experts don’t know how likely a shipping-related oil spill might be in the Arctic or what it would take to clean it up. A workshop this week at the University of New Hampshire is aimed at getting a handle on these issues. *…

[tribes] 2008 Federally Recognized Tribes List
http://turtletalk.wordpress.com/2008/04/04/2008-federally-recognized-tribes-list/ The 2008 list of federally recognized tribes is here: Federal Register Notice http://hlthenvt.tumblr.com for Grassroots Science Biocultural Science & Management >

[Water, toilets, climate change] Middle East Times

>Egypt heading toward natural disaster By JOSEPH MAYTON (Middle East Times) Mar. 31 3:23 EDT CAIRO Egypt could be on the receiving end of a natural disaster of Biblical proportions, experts warn. Although numerous scenarios are being studied by scientists, two things appear certain in all of them: Alexandria, Egypts second largest city on the Mediterranean Sea coast will disappear and North Africa is in for some troublesome years ahead. >Gaza’s great lake: New crisis ahead By SUZANNE BAROUD Mar.…

[Aging] Aging Deliberately updates

Aging Deliberately Sister using pooled money should be held accountable Q: My father died last summer, and my mother, who’s 81, lives in a nursing home in Colorado. One of my five sisters lives near her, but… (Mon, 3/31) Aging Deliberately: Caregiver’s Depression Kitsap Sun (Subscription) - WA, United States By Liz Taylor Q. I’m caring for my terminally ill mother, and the stress is taking its toll. She’s bedridden and dependent on me for all her needs. ……

[heritage] Russian-American research team examines origins of whaling culture

via Circumpolar Musings (Yukon College) http://dl1.yukoncollege.yk.ca/agraham/ http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-04/uoaf-rrt040408.php Russian-American research team examines origins of whaling culture (University of Alaska Fairbanks press release via EurekAlert! 4 April 2008) — Recent findings by a Russian-American research team suggest that prehistoric cultures were hunting whales at least 3,000 years ago, 1,000 years earlier than was previously known. University of Alaska Museum of the North…

[notable] March Days

for next year, if I remember. mpb World TB Day March 24, 2008 http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5711a1.htm?s_cid=mm5711a1_e Trends in Tuberculosis United States, 2007 http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5711a2.htm?s_cid=mm5711a2_e World Water Day — March 22, 2008 http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5711a6.htm?s_cid=mm5711a6_e http://hlthenvt.tumblr.com for Grassroots Science Biocultural Science & Management

[trash] Alaska bear trashed to death

“How a dead Alaska bear led to a worldwide campaign. Mail Tribune from southern Oregon reports on a beach clean-up campaign that has involved thousands of people worldwide and how it was born when a Eugene, Ore., woman was reading about the death of a bear in Alaska. Judie Hansen was thumbing through an Alaska Department of Fish and Game magazine when she came across a story about a brown bear that died after eating 13 plastic foam cups. The article stirred her to organize the first statewide volunteer…

[stats] 2006 Census Canada

http://www.nationtalk.ca/modules/news/article.php?storyid=8097 2006 Census: Ethnic origin, visible minorities, place of work and mode of transportation Wednesday, April 2, 2008 Statistics Canada today releases detailed analyses of data from the 2006 Census on ethnic origin, visible minorities, place of work and mode of transportation. These analyses are now available in two online documents: Canada’s Ethnocultural Mosaic, 2006 Census, and Commuting Patterns and Places of Work of Canadians, 2006 Census. …

[anthropology] Michael Blakey

Michael Blakey UMass Amherst Graduate School to Honor Anthro Alum at 100th Anniversary Gala Marking its 100th anniversary, the UMass Amherst Graduate School will honor a graduate alumnus from each of UMass Amherst’s schools and colleges at a gala on April 9. For the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Michael Blakey ‘85 PhD, ‘80 MA (anthropology), a National Endowment for the Humanities Professor of Anthropology at the College of William and Mary, has been selected. Earlier that day, from…

[funding, energy] Renewable Energy Deployment in Alaska Native Villages

Renewable Energy Deployment in Alaska Native Villages The U.S. Department of Energy requests proposals for Renewable Energy Deployment in Alaska Native Villages. Through this initiative, DOE seeks applications from Alaska Native Villages, Regional/Village Corporations or Tribal Energy Resource Development Organizations for the deployment of renewable energy heat and/or power solutions, including the hybridization of existing diesel power systems, in Native Alaskan Villages. This RFP will provide support for…

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Tumblr week of 2008mar29

mpb — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 02:45:26 +0000

[environment] Earth Hour The Hour is Near!
Since the sun won’t set until well past 8:30 PM (and light past 10 PM), even us so far south of the Arctic Circle will do just fine. But think about the earth. mpb

EARTH HOUR WEBSITE | SPREAD THE WORD | GET INVOLVED THE HOUR IS NEAR! This is the weekend to take a stand. Earth Hour this Saturday, March 29 from 8-9 pm local time. You’ll be joining millions of people across the U.S. and around the globe in a monumental call for action on climate change. Here’s a last-minute checklist …

[bird flu, history] Maritime Quarantine in South Pacific Jurisdictions, 1918 19 Influenza Pandemic compare the story of Wales, Alaska. mpb

McLeod MA, Baker M, Wilson N, Kelly H, Kiedrzynski T, Kool JL. Protective effect of maritime quarantine in South Pacific jurisdictions, 191819 influenza pandemic. Emerg Infect Dis. 2008 Mar; [Epub ahead of print] Melissa A. McLeod,* Michael Baker,* Nick Wilson,* Heath Kelly, Tom Kiedrzynski, and Jacob L. Kool§ *University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand; Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory, Melbourne, Australia;
Secretariat of the Pacific…

[safety] Bear spray a viable alternative to guns for deterring bears Remember it isn’t a repellent. Bears will eat canoes, planes, sleeping bags that have been sprayed with pepper spray. mpb

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-03/byu-bsa032508.php Bear spray a viable alternative to guns for deterring bears, BYU study shows. Concerned about hikers’ and campers’ persistent doubts that a small can of liquid pepper spray could stop half a ton of claws, muscle and teeth, BYU bear biologist Thomas S. Smith and colleagues analyzed 20 years of bear pepper spray incidents.…

[aging] Grands As Parents

The Nest : Grands As Parents Posted Monday, March 10, 2008 5:02 PM Veronica Chambers In Philadelphia alone, there are over 60,000 children being raised by a grandparent. Nobody throws baby showers for a silver haired, second time around “Mama-Nana.” But they need diaper bags, cribs and all the other baby paraphernalia that a newborn requires…. Donations to Grands as Parents can be sent to: Grands as Parents 2121
North Gratz Street Philadelphia, PA 19121 215-236-6848 www.gapsnow.org

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mpb — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 00:40:56 +0000

[health, tribal law] Court allows suit against tribe for faulty homes
- I don’t know how this is related to the Blue Legs decision, but that may also be relevant. Tribal governments have a trust responsibility towards their members as part of their recognition as tribal governments by the US. (and a moral responsibility for quality housing) mpb Court allows suit…
[aging] Impact of Rising Energy Costs on Older Americans
- http://www.docuticker.com/?p=19898 CRS Impact of Rising Energy Costs on Older Americans Impact of Rising Energy Costs on Older Americans Source: Congressional Research Service (via OpenCRS) Energy-related expenditures include spending for utilities and fuel to operate, heat, and cool homes and…
[haz com] Risk: DHCC Deployment Health News
- “No good at risk” http://www.economist.com/books/displaystory.cfm?story_id=10843051 Human beings are notoriously bad at dealing with risk. Two new books explore why, and investigate the effects that misunderstanding risks can have on public policy. The first, an excellent work by a Canadian…
[preparedness] Public invited to railroad ‘fair’
- http://www.adn.com/news/alaska/story/350588.html Public invited to railroad ‘fair’ The Alaska Railroad will be conducting a whistle stop training tour for emergency responders in 10 communities in coming weeks. 3/19/2008 04:33 PM |
[disaster, Katrina, pub inv] Cabinet Post for Volunteer Management
- California Creates Cabinet Post for Volunteer Management (2/29/08) California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has decided to create a cabinet-level office for volunteer management, the first such state-level office in the country, the New York Times reports. While the governor’s commission for…
[aging, nonagenarian] Scientific Visionary
- Arthur C. Clarke, 90; Scientific Visionary from the Los Angeles Times (Registration Required) Arthur C. Clarke, who peered into the heavens with a homemade telescope as a boy and grew up to become a visionary titan of science-fiction writing and collaborated with director Stanley Kubrick on the…
[bird flu, PPE] Preparing for an Influenza Pandemic: Personal Protective Equipment for Healthcare Workers
- http://www.docuticker.com/?p=18251 Preparing for an Influenza Pandemic: Personal Protective Equipment for Healthcare Workers Preparing for an Influenza Pandemic: Personal Protective Equipment for Healthcare Workers Source: Institute of Medicine/National Academies Press During an influenza pandemic,…
[bird flu] Role of Terrestrial Wild Birds in Ecology of Influenza A Virus (H5N1)
- http://www.docuticker.com/?p=17199 Role of Terrestrial Wild Birds in Ecology of Influenza A Virus (H5N1) Role of Terrestrial Wild Birds in Ecology of Influenza A Virus (H5N1) (PDF; 89 KB) Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases (CDC) House sparrows, European starlings, and Carneux pigeons were…
[bird flu, children] Social contact networks for the spread of pandemic influenza in children and teenagers
- http://www.docuticker.com/?p=19388 Social contact networks for the spread of pandemic influenza in children and teenagers Social contact networks for the spread of pandemic influenza in children and teenagers Source: BMC Public Health High-school students may form the local transmission backbone of…
[aging, envt, health] March 2008 U.S. EPA Aging Initiative List Serve
- Health Canada Holds Workshop on Older Adults and Environmental Health Health Canada organized its first workshop on Older Adults’ Health and the Environment in Ottawa on February 5-6, 2008 to improve its understanding of the nature and extent of the relationship between the environment and the…
[SciTEK, CBR, pub inv] frogs in Alaska
- RE: http://ykalaska.wordpress.com/2007/04/27/frogs/ Thanks for spreading the word. We hope to have participants from all over the Y-K area helping to understand frogs. We’ve had regular participation from a school in Shageluk. Next year I will have staff that will allow visits to towns and…
[SciTEK] PS– SciTEK Teacher resources of resources
- Forget another great resource but one I am selective about in forwarding— SCIENCE IN THE NEWS from Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society “Science in the News” is produced daily by Sigma Xi as a service for its members and the public. It highlights science and technology news stories…
SciTEK Teacher resources of resources
- Just a reminder— 1) I’ve found the following to be consistently interesting and useful. There’s no point in my sending their news onward (what would I excerpt?) Consequently, I recommend everyone sign up for their RSS feeds or list-servs. 2) These FYI.Sci.TEK E-mails used to be archived If…
[law] Loads more US caselaw online for free
- http://www.boingboing.net/2008/03/16/loads-more-us-casela.html Loads more US caselaw online for free Rogue archivist Carl Malamud sez, “Public.Resource.Org today released a metric boatload of early federal case law (1880-1923), known as the First Series of the Federal Reporter. The Second and…

Tumblr for week of 2008mar15

mpb — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 19:07:29 +0000

[bird flu, public inv] KLTV8 wins national award for bird flu program
KLTV8, the city of Lakewood’s cable station, and its partners have been honored with a 2008 Bronze Telly Award for the educational program Bird Flu: … http://denver.yourhub.com/Lakewood/Stories/Milestones/Awards/Story~442044.aspx We could use a multimedia campaign regionally. Risk communication…
[math] 3.14 and the rest
jc saw this story on the BBC News website and thought you should see it. ** Message ** For me, chocolat pi ** 3.14 and the rest ** It’s Pi Day, a celebration of the mathematical ratio man has been trying to unlock for millennia. But why are we driven?…
[bird flu] Kia ora, godwits are getting ready
Godwits have Alaska in sights. PhysOrg web site , which covers all manner of science subjects, has a story on the godwits of Miranda, New Zealand…. Researchers have outfitted nine of them with transmitters… The first of the birds are expected to leave sometime this month. …They will…
[Envt, water] Clean-up for Fiji
http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=83520 Clean-up for group FOR the residents of Tavua Village in the Mamanuca group of islands, keeping the foreshore and waters clean is an important part of their lives, says turaga ni koro (village headman) Viliame Tuivunilagi. … He said a week-long clean-up…
[bird flu] Children’s development affected by bird flu
04 Mar 2008 Physical and intellectual development of children could be affected due to less intake of protein as many families have stopped eating chicken and eggs because of bird flu fears. As eggs and chicken meat are an affordable source of protein, many middle and lower income group families…
[climate] Federal statistics track snowfall in Alaska
http://aprn.org/2008/03/11/federal-statistics-track-snowfall-in-alaska/ >Federal statistics track snowfall in Alaska It’s been a winter of extremes when it comes to snowfall across much of the state. In general, Southeast Alaska is well above average while the Interior is having an especially…
[water] Unsafe water may have sickened troops in Iraq
DHCC Deployment Health News >Unsafe water may have sickened troops in Iraq Dozens of U.S. troops in Iraq fell sick at bases using “unmonitored and potentially unsafe” water supplied by the military and a contractor once owned by Vice President Dick Cheney’s former company, the Pentagon’s…
[health, sanitation] RSV in Young Adults Undergoing Military Training
Introduction Military recruits receiving training have, historically, been vulnerable to acute respiratory disease (ARD), their increased susceptibility being attributed to demanding physical training schedules and crowded habitation. Adenoviruses, influenza A and B viruses, Streptococcus…
[preparedness] Gila River Tribe, state form emergency commission
http://www.indianz.com/News/2008/007523.asp Gila River Tribe, state form emergency commission The Gila River Indian Community and the state of Arizona have created what is being billed as the first tribal-state emergency response commission in the nation. The tribe and the state will share…

Digest: Tumblr 2008mar09

mpb — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 07:08:19 +0000

These digests are described here, Briefs 5a, now Tumblrd

[preparedness, accessibility] Horseradish smell fire-alarm for waking up deaf people
- http://www.boingboing.net/2008/03/09/horseradish-smell-fi.html Horseradish smell fire-alarm for waking up deaf people Nelson sez, “Japanese researchers have developed a fire alarm that sprays the aroma of horseradish instead of ringing an alarm. It was effective in waking 13 out of fourteen test…
[heritage] ConsDistList Training for Audiovisual Preservation
- Date: 6 Mar 2008 From: Yola de Lusenet Subject: New site—Digitization workflow for audio tape Training for Audiovisual Preservation in Europe (TAPE) http://www.tape-online.net has published web-based guidelines for digitisation. They describe the digitisation workflow for analogue open reel tapes…
[sciencing] Health Literacy News
- http://nnlm.gov/mcr/bhic/?p=2746 Health Literacy News In Other WordsHelping Patients Separate True Health Information From False. Its common for people to recall false information as true. For people to remember information accurately, they need to recall both the claim the core piece…
[health] AK Epidemiology Bulletins - lead
- The latest Section of Epidemiology Bulletin, Blood Lead Epidemiology and Surveillance Non-Occupational Exposures in Adults and Children — Alaska, 1995-2006 March 7, 2008 is now available. The document is attached to this email. You will also find below a link to the document, which has been posted…
[history, AI/AN, update] The Native Perspective on the Year 1848
- Date: Fri, 7 Mar 2008 16:08:02 -0500 From: “Seneca, Dean (ATSDR/DHAC/EISAB)” zkg8 AT CDC DOT GOV Subject: [NRN] The Native Perspective on the Year 1848 Hello colleagues and friends, I hope your doing well this Friday afternoon. I am conducting a presentation at this years Annual American Public…
[water] Abenaki Associates set to Unveil Safe Water Software at Symposium This Month
- http://www.nationtalk.ca/modules/news/article.php?storyid=7148 Abenaki Associates set to Unveil Safe Water Software at Symposium This Month For Immediate Release: Eel Ground First Nation, NB March 04, 2008 In response to growing concerns over safe water in Aboriginal communities, Abenaki…
[ENVT, SCIENCE, POLICE, GARBAGE]
- US diplomats ‘should pay more attention to science’ http://www.scidev.net/News/index.cfm?fuseaction=readNews&itemid=4270&language=1 An advisory panel has recommended that the US State Department prioritises science and technology and improves its scientific literacy. SciDev.Net Weekly…
[BIRD FLU] CITETRACK ALERT H5N1 ALASKA (IN J. CLIN. MICROBIOL.)
- Your Science CiteTrack Alert has found 1 article matching your criteria in J. Clin. Microbiol.. Below are results 1 to 1. Alert Criteria Anywhere in Article: H5N1 bird Alaska flu Realtime RT-PCR Assay Unable to Detect H7 Subtype Avian Influenza Viruses Isolated from Wild Birds Zheng Xing, Carol…
[rural development] Rural Alaska entrepreneurship success possible
- http://aprn.org/2008/03/05/rural-alaska-entrepreneurship-success-possible-but-elusive/ >Rural Alaska entrepreneurship success possible, but elusive A new report maintains that while starting a business in bush Alaska is very difficult, it is possible to be successful. That is, provided certain…
[envt change] AK climate change sub-cabinet meeting
- March 13, 2008 Anchorage Public meeting will be held by the GOVERNORS SUB-CABINET ON CLIMATE from Noon until 5pm in Room 240, Atwood Building. Public comments will start at 2:15. To sign up in advance, contact Kolena Momberger at 907-269-7634 or email kolena.momberger AT alaska DOT gov. For the…
[envt change] IPY Conference Announcement - Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science
- To: “ArcticInfo” list.arcus.orgSubject: IPY Conference Announcement - Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in ScienceConference Announcement > International Polar Year: Global Change in Our Communities >Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science…
[Bird flu] PALMER - THE BIRD FLU AND YOU
- March 9, 2008 PALMER - THE BIRD FLU AND YOU will be presented from 2 to 3:30pm at Spring Creek Farm. What do Ducks, Geese, Indonesia, the Palmer Hay Flats and Chickens have in Common? Come learn about flu viruses and how they are affecting birds and people around the world, including Alaska. This…
[Envt change] Climate, Language and Indigenous Perspectives
- Workshop Announcement Climate, Language and Indigenous Perspectives 13-15 August 2008 Alaska Native Language Center University of Alaska Fairbanks Abstract Deadline: Saturday, 15 March 2008 For further information, please contact: Olga Lovick E-mail: Olga @ lithophile com Phone 907-474-5591
[health, preparedness] Flu immunizations for children will pose big challenge
- We have enough trouble get vaccines out here, even for elders. >CIDRAP News Headlines, Wednesday, March 5, 2008 > http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/cidrap/content/influenza/general/news/mar0508fluvax.html Flu >immunizations for children will pose big challenge >Starting next fall, how will the…

Wind energy workshop Bethel

mpb — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 00:28:34 +0000

I hope they discuss small scale (on the household or even a group of households level) and not just municipal wide. Alaska Battery (ABS) has long advocated wind generators for battery storage.

Notice from the excellent WHAT’S UP - January 2, 2008- Compiled Weekly by Peg Tileston
On behalf of the Alaska Women’s Environmental Network (AWEN), Alaska Center for the Environment (ACE), and Alaska Conservation Alliance (ACA)

Deadline January 10 & 11 2008
BETHEL - BETHEL REGIONAL WIND DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP will be held at the Bethel Cultural Center. Following meetings held in Bethel in 2005 and 2006 and in light of rising diesel prices, strong community interest, and successful wind-diesel projects in Toksook Bay and Kasigluk this meeting will bring together leaders from across the Yukon & Kuskokwim River deltas to discuss approaches that can be initiated to expand the use of wind energy throughout this Region. There is no registration fee however we are asking that people register no later that January 3. Limited travel scholarships are available. For more information or to register visit:
www.windpoweringamerica.gov/calendar.asp or contact Hannah Willard of REAP at 907-929-7770 or Martina Dabo of AEA at 907-771-3000. To see the agenda, go to
(pdf file) http://www.akenergyauthority.org/wind/BethelWindSeminarAgenda12-11-07.pdf

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Little farolito on the tundra

mpb — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 07:41:44 +0000

[this year no gales, no rain, no longer 25 below zero F]