I ask you the question of where Obama is going to get the money to fund his alternative energy initiatives. While I do support a change to alternative energy, and I myself have never been to Alaska, I am having difficulty seeing feasible options other than tapping our Northern oil sources. The national deficit, courtesy of the previous administration, amounts to about an 11 trillion dollar deficit (US national deficit clock). To generate funds for an alternative energy future, perhaps it is necessary for the United States to start exporting more products while importing fewer products. One of the highly demanded products on the U.S. and worldwide market is sweet light crude oil. In this case, the U.S. has known reserves to mine which can generate funds for the push to alternative energy.

I love being outside. I blame my small-town Alaskan upbringing for that. Or the wildlife-worshipping hippie types that I was exposed to as a young child. Or perhaps it was my privileged access to bikes,...

After a successful first semester, with such triumphs as Power Vote and an Anderson blackout, the Campus Climate Challenge is ready to tackle solar panels on top of Jewett. Because of Jewett's very...