#700868 - 04/30/08 02:45 PM
Re: Alternative Energy?
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Hupurest
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Registered: 12/26/06
Posts: 4538
Loc: Corner of Capitalism and Commo...
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you shoot him with your zeiss equipped rifle
because all his huffin and puffin is sure to FOG up any other scope...
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#701404 - 04/30/08 08:04 PM
Re: Alternative Energy?
[Re: Kusko]
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jharris
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Registered: 03/02/07
Posts: 97
Loc: Presently:Koyuk Soon: Galena
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I have not had a chance to get on here in a little while... yeah, I am looking forward to next trapping season as well. Also thinking about future building projects and how to make living during trapping season in God's country affordalbe.
Check out greenwood furnaces. I think that is what we might do when we build in the near future. I was really impressed with what I read on them. They heat water as well and can be hooked up to any modern conventional heating system (radiant floor, baseboard, etc.). They burn hot and clean.
I am going to wait until we actually get on the ground in Galena to make a decision on the solar and wind... but I would really like to be able to do something like that as it would be an expensive initial that we would see paying itself off faster and faster the higher fuel prices go up.
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#701660 - 04/30/08 09:35 PM
Re: Alternative Energy?
[Re: Kusko]
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45/70
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Registered: 12/23/06
Posts: 1318
Loc: Georgia
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Which one what? Which rifle to use or which wolf to shoot?
Later,
45/70,
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#714519 - 05/11/08 09:23 AM
Re: Alternative Energy?
[Re: Kusko]
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madtrapper
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Registered: 12/26/06
Posts: 785
Loc: Ely, Minnesota
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Maybe straw bales would work for a cabin? I guess you wouldn't want to haul them 50 miles or more though.
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#730291 - 05/23/08 10:48 PM
Re: Alternative Energy?
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nightlife
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Registered: 05/05/08
Posts: 63
Loc: Mn
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Hi guys straw bale houses are not new there are some down in Nebraska that have been around since the 1880 and are still going strong and I have been in some newer homes that ended up with major mold problems from water leaks even a minor one can result in a major mold problem
and as long as you keep it fairly air tight with no water coming in you dont get mold
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#731688 - 05/25/08 04:16 PM
Re: Alternative Energy?
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Ron
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Registered: 01/26/07
Posts: 307
Loc: Bemidji, MN
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Speaking of straw houses, about 8 years ago a family built one in Bagley MN, had stuco or concrete on the outside, treated the straw with something to be fire proof. After about a year, their teenage kid was showing off to his freinds and said the house was fire proof. so he took a match to it, to show them. House burnt to the ground. didn't take long etiher.
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#744901 - 06/06/08 12:15 AM
Re: Alternative Energy?
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otterman
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Registered: 12/24/06
Posts: 1559
Loc: SW Alaska
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All I know is I have changes to make both in heating and weatherization of the home. I got 83 gal of oil the other day cost just over $400
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#746866 - 06/07/08 06:59 PM
Re: Alternative Energy?
[Re: otterman]
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takotna
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Registered: 12/22/06
Posts: 517
Loc: Takotna AK
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Just wondering if anyone has had any experience with one of these coils coil How do you guy's think, if you had a truck/4 wheeler radiator in the line in another part of the house with a small fan behind it would work for a little more heat out of your wood stove, without blowing something up 
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#747647 - 06/08/08 03:52 PM
Re: Alternative Energy?
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white17
"General (Mr.Sunshine) Washington"
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Registered: 03/17/07
Posts: 5321
Loc: McGrath, AK
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Greenhouse; Shop; neighbor $$$; Garage;
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#747743 - 06/08/08 05:24 PM
Re: Alternative Energy?
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white17
"General (Mr.Sunshine) Washington"
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Registered: 03/17/07
Posts: 5321
Loc: McGrath, AK
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I have always thought it would make sense to run a hot water coil in the wood stove and run it along the sewer line to the septic tank. The only time you need to worry about freezing, you will have the stove burning.
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#761694 - 06/20/08 06:08 PM
Re: Alternative Energy?
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canvasback
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Registered: 12/22/06
Posts: 2335
Loc: The Great State of NEW YORK
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#761777 - 06/20/08 07:18 PM
Re: Alternative Energy?
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otterman
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Registered: 12/24/06
Posts: 1559
Loc: SW Alaska
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This is not a done deal nor alternative energy but it should help a bit if they can pass it in Juneau
Governor Releases Draft Bill Proposing Return of Resource Wealth to Alaskans in One-Time Payment; Gas Tax Suspension Also Proposed
June 20, 2008, Juneau, Alaska – Governor Sarah Palin today released a draft bill proposing a special one-time payment in the amount of $1,200 to Alaskans and suspending the state fuel tax for one year. The legislation is intended to be a starting point for a discussion with the legislature about how to provide relief from high energy costs to working Alaskans and their families.
“As the fiscal year winds down, Alaskans are assured of surpluses beyond the billions of dollars put into savings and funding for priorities such as forward funding education and municipal revenue sharing,” Governor Palin said. “With savings and funding priorities covered, I am confident that Alaskans, who are the owners of our resources, can spend their resource revenue better than government can.”
She added, “We can afford to share resource wealth with Alaskans and to temporarily suspend the state fuel tax. It is my hope these items would be implemented by September. We look forward to working with legislators in the coming weeks to find the best possible solution to provide short-term energy relief.”
While the unique fiscal circumstances the state finds itself in at the end of this fiscal year warrant a special one-time payment to share some of the state’s wealth, the payment comes at a time when Alaskans are facing rising energy prices. High prices for oil are a double-edged sword for Alaskans. While public coffers fill, prices for heating fuel and gasoline have skyrocketed over the last six months and are now running into the $5- to $9-a-gallon range for heating fuel and gasoline across several areas of the state. (Examples: Kokhanok - $9.10 for heating fuel; Hughes - $8.50 for gasoline.)
The payment to Alaskans is estimated to distribute roughly $729 million of the state’s resource wealth. Suspending the state fuel tax for one year would save Alaskans about another $40 million in state fuel taxes.
Governor Palin and the administration will continue reviewing a proposal to make grants to utilities and introduce bills for the legislature to consider next month.
In addition to this short-term relief, efforts are ongoing toward a long-term energy plan for the state. That initiative is being directed by Steve Haagenson, who was appointed the State’s Energy Coordinator in March. Haagenson, who also serves as Executive Director of the Alaska Energy Authority, is developing a statewide plan to reduce energy costs, promote conservation and secure long-term supply solutions for each region of the state. Results of his work are expected by the end of this year.
“These energy prices are draining family finances and causing hardships all over the state,” said Haagenson.
In addition, it was announced that the Division of Investments will be amending its regulations to allow for low-interest loans to commercial fishermen to purchase more fuel-efficient engines. This proposal has no financial impact on the state’s budget.
A proposal to use debit cards to deliver the special one-time payments to Alaskans was dropped due to significant costs and the inability to use the debit cards in many rural Alaska communities.
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#762257 - 06/21/08 11:24 AM
Re: Alternative Energy?
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Ol' Blister
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Registered: 03/18/07
Posts: 337
Loc: McGrath, Alaska
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In light of the last post....
I have been noticing there are a LOT more people using their bicyles in this community!
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