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If you want to be part of a movement of people centered in decolonization, deeply connected to the land who are working to put forward bold solutions to the climate crisis and dismantle oppressive systems, then become an FCAC member! By getting involved, you’re joining a movement to make lasting change to build the world we want.
GVEA is taking steps toward a renewable energy future. Let’s encourage them to keep going.
GVEA has been awarded a large grant to further develop energy storage, and has applied to many other federal funding opportunities, all of which will support a transition to more renewable energy. Read on for the details.
FCAC’s September energy newsletter: Action at all levels
In this month’s energy newsletter, we’ll be talking about the action that we need at all levels of leadership for a just transition, and how those levels affect each other. Our work locally is part of a massive web of action stretching across the state, the country, and the world. That net is so powerful, and so necessary, to enact the kind of change we need. Each level of change is inextricably linked to the next - when we create change at the local level, that has untold effects rippling out across the rest of the web, and vice versa.
How to vote local
Local elections are currently underway, and they are so important! Most notably for us this year, the local Borough Assembly has the opportunity to reinstate the original Climate Action and Adaptation Plan from before it was gutted. Read on to get all the details about where, when, and how to vote!
Press release: Alaskan Healing and Arts Program Brings in Major Star-Power to Shed Light on Pressing Climate Issues
On Labor Day, an intimate group of about 100 local climate activists, artists, and Indigenous leaders gathered at the UAF president’s house to witness the culminating presentation from this summer’s dynamic Gath & K’iyh: Listen to Heal workshop program in partnership with Yo-Yo Ma’s Our Common Nature, which explores how culture helps us connect to the natural world. This final event brought in some major players to draw attention to climate impacts to local ecosystems, including world-renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma, drag queen and environmental advocate Pattie Gonia, and singer-songwriter Quinn Christopherson.
Fairbanksans Gather for Farthest North Event of the End Fossil Fuels Weekend of Action
On Saturday, a group of about 50 community members gathered in Golden Heart Plaza to demand stronger climate action on all levels of government. The event, organized by FCAC’s Keep it in the Ground Working Group, was planned in concert with events happening worldwide ahead of the United Nations Secretary General’s Climate Ambition Summit.
FCAC's August Energy Newsletter: Reality Checks
As we work for the fossil fuel free future we need, it’s important to stay grounded in the reality of what this change really looks like on the ground. In this issue of our energy newsletter, we’ll look at our reality - including where our local energy utilities are currently at in their transparency and openness to member input, a study to assess different real-world scenarios for lowering carbon emissions in the state, and lastly, we’ll look at the LNG false promises being made by our government, and assessing them in the context of our actual global energy market.
July Energy Update: Hold GVEA accountable to generate action, not carbon
In this month’s energy newsletter, we’ll be talking about GVEA and what we can do to hold them accountable to their renewable energy goals.
Generating Energy For Change - FCAC Updates for July 2023
Summer’s peak is upon us, and in its frenetic energy, our coalition has kept a powerful momentum, with action after action building a powerful current that energizes our work.
Exciting Developments in our Interfaith Work
FCAC’s Interfaith Working Group works to bridge the gap amongst Fairbanks area faith communities, and find points of commonality where we can work alongside each other for climate justice. Find out more about the work we’ve been doing, and the exciting things we’re planning next!
June Energy Newsletter: Accountability
In this issue of FCAC’s Energy Update Newsletter, we’ll be talking about accountability. What does it look like to hold our leaders accountable to their energy promises, or to basic standards of transparency? How can we, as Alaskan residents, exercise our power to demand that our leaders hold up their end of the bargain?
Dunleavy’s not fooling anyone: fossil fuels aren’t sustainable
Last month I attended the “Alaska Sustainable Energy Conference” in which the Governor opened the space by asking, “How do we make energy affordable and sustainable?” The “solutions” offered by the majority of speakers over the following three days could not have been farther from the reality of what’s needed for a clean energy transition.
Celebrating freedom
This Juneteenth, we aim to celebrate the freedom, equality, and justice that have been won through the persistent and strategic organizing of previous and current generations of Black organizers, but also to remember that this work is not over, and that it is absolutely a part of our movement.
Assembly votes unanimously against Climate Action and Adaptation Plan
On Thursday evening, the Borough Assembly unanimously voted against the FNSB Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (CAAP), albeit for very different reasons.
May 2023 Energy Newsletter: Real vs. False Solutions
In this issue of FCAC’s Energy Update Newsletter, we’ll be talking about real solutions vs. false solutions. We use the term “false solutions” to encompass anything that is put forward as a solution to the climate crisis, that is, for one reason or another, not actually a solution to the climate crisis.
Welcome to the first edition of our Energy Update Newsletter!
This is for those who are interested in learning more about energy happenings in the state, but are having a hard time keeping track of all the players and moving pieces! Luckily, we’ve got people for that, and we want to make sure you’re in the loop.
No Alaska LNG!
We are calling on the Biden Administration and the Department of Energy to stop violently enabling the climate crisis and to instead reconsider and reverse their decision to approve the export application for the proposed Alaska Liquified Natural Gas Pipeline Project. Read more and take action at bit.ly/NOAKLNG
Founding Director transitioning off staff at the end of 2023
This movement is deep medicine for me - there is nothing more healing than being in a community moving towards a shared vision for the future - and it goes without saying that I am not leaving this movement, but by the end of this year, I will no longer be the Executive Director at FCAC.
Meet Our New Community Leaders.
Building Interfaith Community
In January, members of a diverse group of Fairbanks faith communities met for soup and joy-filled conversation on how we can make our community stronger by uniting in faith, combining our efforts in earth care and care for others, and working together.