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Back-to-back marches in Sitka call for environmental protection

by Emily Kwong, KCAW | May 5, 2017 | Local News

President Donald Trump marked his 100th Day in office on Saturday (04-29-18), days after lifting restrictions on offshore leasing in the Arctic. His stance on climate change has troubled some of his constituents in Sitka and they wrote their concerns in permanent marker. Read More

Reusable bag roundup through St. Patrick’s Day

by KCAW News | Feb 27, 2017 | The Morning Interview

Michelle Putz is part of Bags for Change, a community group that's placed collection boxes around town for citizens to donate clean, reusable bags to those in need. Downloadable audio. Read More

Nominations open for 8th Annual Green Business Awards

by KCAW News | Nov 25, 2016 | The Morning Interview

Michelle Putz, with the Sitka Global Warming Group, is coordinating nominations for the Sitka...

Global Warming Group to discuss plastic bag fee

by KCAW News | Sep 19, 2016 | The Morning Interview

The Sitka Global Warming Group is advocating to charge for plastic and paper bags at grocery stores. Collected fees would go towards school funding residential electric rate stabilization, etc. Downloadable audio. Read More

Award program makes it easier to be green

by Robert Woolsey, KCAW | Feb 28, 2013 | Local News

The Sitka Global Warming Group/Sustainable Sitka has announced its Green Business Award winners for 2013. A total of twenty-six businesses met the organization’s criteria for green business practices this year, nineteen of them at the platinum level. What started out four years ago as a publicity project for Sustainable Sitka has turned in to a source of pride for some of the businesses who participate. Read More