Loading the woodstove for the night.
Woodstoves are a prevalent source of heat in Alaska since the cost of energy is so high here. They are also at the center of a heated (no pun intended) debate between the Fairbanks North Star Borough and its residents. (We don’t have counties in Alaska, different regions are divided into boroughs instead.)
The air quality in the Interior’s populated areas has gotten a failing grade from the Environmental Protection Agency for some time now. One of the contributing factors is particulates in the air, and local government officials have been debating on how to alleviate the problem.
Citizens are up in arms because it has been proposed that older woodstoves become illegal, or forced to be upgraded to cleaner burning ones, and any offenders be given a ticket. With gas prices way up on the high side here, it’s not a popular proposal.
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