CBC/Radio-Canada recently invited Renewable Juneau and a 2020 AK Carbon Reduction Fund heat pump recipient to speak about the Fund, about heat pumps, and about climate concerns. CBC/Radio-Canada is Canada’s national public broadcaster and the creator and host of the ‘What on Earth’ podcast. The CBC podcast webpage tells us that ‘What On Earth is on … Continue reading Canada’s ‘What on Earth’ Podcast Speaks with ACRF
Author: Andy Romanoff
Pre Folk Fest FUNraiser!
You read that right! Just two days before the start of Alaska Folk Fest 49, Douglas Island’s ‘Low Carbon Truegrass’ musical masters Tramwreck will be getting you ready! This April 6, 8pm Folk Fest warmup at Louie’s in downtown Douglas is both a festival mood maker AND a FUNraiser! Don’t miss this once in a … Continue reading Pre Folk Fest FUNraiser!
ACRF Serves Angoon Family!
Renewable Juneau’s Alaska Carbon Reduction Fund (ACRF) has wasted no time in embracing its new regional approach! The Fund recently came to the rescue of Flora J. in Angoon upon learning that her home’s boiler had failed. Flora’s Juneau-based daughter, herself a recipient of an ACRF heat pump (also boiler failure!), reached us when the … Continue reading ACRF Serves Angoon Family!
Above and Beyond Alaska – 2023 ACRF Support!
In 2022, ABAK partnered with ACRF to help meet their sustainability goals and became the first tourism company to participate and raise funds for heat pumps to be installed in low-income family homes. Over the span of 2022 and 2023, ABAK successfully raised nearly $15,000 to support this endeavor, contributing to the Alaska Carbon Reduction … Continue reading Above and Beyond Alaska – 2023 ACRF Support!
“A Carbon Offset Fund that Works”
Independent journalist Taylor Kate Brown details the history, partnerships, and successes of Renewable Juneau’s Alaska Carbon Reduction Fund in her January 4, 2024 article in Grist Magazine. Heat pumps are “a no-brainer” in Juneau’s mild (for Alaska) winters, said Andy Romanoff, who administers the fund. Juneau’s grid relies on emissions-free hydropower, so electricity is cheaper and less … Continue reading “A Carbon Offset Fund that Works”
Wild Coast Excursions Goes Carbon Negative with ACRF!
“Carbon negativity is the cornerstone of our regenerative business goals. Our partnership with the Alaska Carbon Reduction Fund makes that possible.” Wild Coast Excursions is the newest Southeast Alaska tourism business to seek out the carbon-reducing services of the Alaska Carbon Reduction Fund. Offering wilderness brown bear viewing and unique helicopter-accessed alpine hiking trips, Wild Coast takes … Continue reading Wild Coast Excursions Goes Carbon Negative with ACRF!
A Heat Pump with a View
Douglas Island waterfront trailer park sees first AK Carbon Reduction Fund heat pump project! Thunder Mountain Park to add three more Fund heat pumps! “Looks like a trailer, feels like a palace.” That’s how A.F. described her North Douglas trailer after her new AK Carbon Reduction Fund (formerly the Juneau Carbon Offset Fund, JCOF) heat … Continue reading A Heat Pump with a View
BREAKING: Carbon Reducing News!
Two more carbon-reducing homes! / Kensington continues partnership! / Allen Marine’s carbon-reducing partnership! / JCOF changes? / XS vs XL? (huh?) / FREE MONEY? Yep. No moss growing on our feet! Summer may slow down a bit for some, but it seems that in the heat pump space, summer is not a time for leisure. … Continue reading BREAKING: Carbon Reducing News!
Less Carbon, More Money!
The Juneau Carbon Offset Fund completes home heat pump installation and carbon reduction project number 38! A Juneau valley home is now ‘pumping heat’ as at least one local heat pump installer is known to say! This small single family home, now warm and dry and saving money thanks to its new 18K Daikin Aurora … Continue reading Less Carbon, More Money!
Allen Marine Partners with the Juneau Carbon Offset Fund
Renewable Juneau is thrilled to share its latest Juneau Carbon Offset Fund partnership – Southeast Alaska tourism leader Allen Marine! We are proud to partner with and support the valuable work of Renewable Juneau’s Carbon Offset Fund,” stated Jaimie Palmer, Vice President of Product Development & Guest Experience for Allen Marine Tours. The fund’s commitment … Continue reading Allen Marine Partners with the Juneau Carbon Offset Fund