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Entrepreneur Patrick Simpson, of Alaska Plastic Recovery, has worked for much of the year with local advocacy groups like Cook Inletkeeper, Regroup, and Sustainable Seward to collect plastic for transformation into lumber as part of a recycling program funded by a grant from the Environmental Protection Agency. On Thursday, Simpson put samples of the finished project — a thick green chunk of synthetic lumber — in the hands of borough residents at a Kenai Peninsula College Showcase.

“The Past is Closer Than You Think, The Lands of Kenai River Campus: A Priceless Heritage,” is about centuries-old Dena’ina sites

A mobile plastics processing system is being deployed in Alaska, designed to take plastic from beaches and recycle it into lumber.

The super sack receptacles can be found on either side of Soldotna

We may finally be able to access more previous-gen PlayStation games than ever before.

Student athletes in Jeffco schools are required to either be vaccinated, or get tested for COVID once a week.

COLUMBUS – A week after the Ohio House of Representatives voted to oust indicted lawmaker Larry Householder, his son Derek applied to be the next Rep. Householder.  Perry County Commissioner Derek Householder was one of 19 who applied to represent the 72nd House District, which includes Coshocton and Perry counties and portions of Licking County. Derek Householder was first elected in 2020, aided by donations from his fathers allies.  Derek Householder applied just before the 5 p.m. deadl...

Our grass roots path to success

May 27, 2021 Patrick Simpson of Anchorage wants to try and solve the astronomical costs of lumber and building materials when shipped to his home state of Alaska. His goal: he wants to create artificial lumber from plastic ocean debris.  Simpson, an engineer and entrepreneur, has been granted $100,000 by the EPA to develop his idea of a mobile plastic-waste recycler that could be deployed to coastal communities in Alaska and produce building materials. His current plan is to find mate...

Seafood marketing organization vies for pandemic funding May 20th 11:22 am |   Alaskas lone seafood marketing arm gets zero budget from the state and to date, has received no pandemic funds. The Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute is hoping to get a breather from the more than $1 billion coming to Alaska in the latest round of federal relief dollars under the American Rescue Plan (ARP). The influx also provides $518 million of nondiscretionary funds to Alaska and $220 million for public he...