Coeur Alaska partners up with Renewable Juneau
Coeur Alaska has committed $52,000 to support the Juneau Carbon Offset Fund (JCOF), a special project of Renewable Juneau. Coeur Alaska’s donation is a two-part commitment — $35,000 is dedicated to support Juneau’s transition to efficient hy - dro-powered home heating system — and $17,000 is reserved for cov- ering the costs necessary for JCOF to become a certified carbon offset proj - ect, which is a key goal of Renewable Juneau. JCOF is Alaska’s only locally tar - geted carbon offset initiative. Juneau businesses, residents, and visitors are invited to offset their carbon footprint by either purchas- ing carbon offsets from the Fund’s web store or by donating to the Fund. Revenue raised is used to help quali- fied Juneau lower-income households
save money while eliminating heat- ing oil emissions. The Fund replaces oil-based heating systems with high efficiency heat pumps powered by re - newable electricity generated by hy- dropower. Coeur Alaska will be joining nearly a dozen southeast Alaska busi- nesses who are committed to cleaner energy by partnering with the Fund. Coeur Alaska’s Kensington Mine is a hard rock gold mine located on the east side of the Lynn Canal approx- imately 45 miles north-northwest of Juneau. The mine and associated milling facilities can only be accessed via the water, and a crew boat makes trips twice per day to transport staff and contractors to the site. $35,000 from Coeur Alaska will offset annual emissions produced by the daily boat transportation carrying workers to and from the mine site.
“When we learned about the Ju- neau Carbon Offset Fund, we were excited to partner with Renewable Juneau to help the community reduce emissions,” said Mark Kiessling, Gen- eral Manager of the Kensington Mine. “We have over 34 years in the com- munity working with our neighbors to protect our health and the environ- ment and look forward to the impact we can make through this initiative.” JCOF has explored becoming a cer - tified carbon offset project before, but the cost has been prohibitive for the nonprofit which is staffed completely by volunteers. To make certification a reality, Coeur Alaska donated an addition- al $17,000 for Renewable Juneau to pursue official carbon offset project status. Certification adds credibility to the offsets and provides assurance
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The Alaska Miner
Summer 2021
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