USFS & AEA.

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Inspired by a number of Alaska success stories in places like Thorne Bay and Tok, the USDA Forest Service has funded a contract that has been issued by Southeast Conference through its partner, the Alaska Energy Authority, to the Cold Climate Housing Research Center (CCHRC) to develop a handbook for biomass-heated greenhouses in Alaska. This effort supports the Department of Agriculture's objectives of supporting rural community economic development, lowering the cost of energy in rural Alaska, local renewable energy utilization, and food security and childhood nutrition. Living in rural Alaska is filled with challenges with the cost of energy and access to inexpensive, fresh food affecting every aspect of life. A steering committee of stakeholders will guide this project...

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