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New biomass furnace saves money and fossil fuel in Ambler, Alaska

A burning piece of cardboard is placed into a large furnace
Woodrow Griest lights the fire of the new biomass furnace system in Ambler, Alaska on October 5, 2022. (Matt Faubion/Alaska Public Media)

In the remote village of Ambler, Alaska, temperatures can fall to 60 below in the winter, but heating the community's two main villages just got a lot more green. The Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium installed a biomass furnace system this September. Alaska Public Media's Elyssa Loughlin reports that the new renewable energy project means a path toward cleaner energy as well as a more sustainable economy for Alaska Native communities.