Woody Biomass as an Alternative Energy Source for Ft. Yukon, Alaska
Using renewable energy to offset or to transition completely from fossil fuels is a global trend. Some countries are moving at a faster pace than others. Motives are usually derived from a concern to reduce greenhouse gas emissions but for the southeast interior Native Alaskan village of Ft. Yukon o...
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ftunivkansas:oai:kuscholarworks.ku.edu:1808/25432 2023-05-15T18:48:46+02:00 Woody Biomass as an Alternative Energy Source for Ft. Yukon, Alaska Vandever, Shaylee Johnson, Jay T Brewer II, Joseph P Kindscher, Kelly 2016 67 pages http://hdl.handle.net/1808/25432 http://dissertations.umi.com/ku:14957 en eng University of Kansas http://dissertations.umi.com/ku:14957 http://hdl.handle.net/1808/25432 Copyright held by the author. openAccess Geography Alaska biomass energy sovereignty fossil fuel Gwich'in sustainability Thesis 2016 ftunivkansas 2022-08-26T13:20:31Z Using renewable energy to offset or to transition completely from fossil fuels is a global trend. Some countries are moving at a faster pace than others. Motives are usually derived from a concern to reduce greenhouse gas emissions but for the southeast interior Native Alaskan village of Ft. Yukon offsetting diesel fuel use is related to costs associated with its purchase. In this rural village, the Gwitchyaa Zhee Corporation is currently pursuing a project to offset diesel fuel used to heat public buildings to using sustainably harvested woody biomass (woodchips), a resource abundant in their area. The focus of this research set out to ask, “What are the factors that led the village of Fort Yukon to pursue woody biomass as an alternative energy source?” The question derives from an idea that the entire project may be motivated by other reasons aside from high diesel fuel costs. As such interviews and a content analysis of archival materials related to the project were conducted to search for additional motivating factors. This case study demonstrates the connection Indigenous communities are making to renewable and sustainable energy are for numerous reasons, one not always being climate change although evident and experienced in these communities. Thesis Alaska Yukon The University of Kansas: KU ScholarWorks Yukon |
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Using renewable energy to offset or to transition completely from fossil fuels is a global trend. Some countries are moving at a faster pace than others. Motives are usually derived from a concern to reduce greenhouse gas emissions but for the southeast interior Native Alaskan village of Ft. Yukon offsetting diesel fuel use is related to costs associated with its purchase. In this rural village, the Gwitchyaa Zhee Corporation is currently pursuing a project to offset diesel fuel used to heat public buildings to using sustainably harvested woody biomass (woodchips), a resource abundant in their area. The focus of this research set out to ask, “What are the factors that led the village of Fort Yukon to pursue woody biomass as an alternative energy source?” The question derives from an idea that the entire project may be motivated by other reasons aside from high diesel fuel costs. As such interviews and a content analysis of archival materials related to the project were conducted to search for additional motivating factors. This case study demonstrates the connection Indigenous communities are making to renewable and sustainable energy are for numerous reasons, one not always being climate change although evident and experienced in these communities. |
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Woody Biomass as an Alternative Energy Source for Ft. Yukon, Alaska |
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Woody Biomass as an Alternative Energy Source for Ft. Yukon, Alaska |
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