Energy Inventory fuels push for alternatives to diesel in three Yukon communities

Burwash Landing – Residents in three Yukon communities are eager to be done with diesel and shift to renewable energy sources to heat and power their lives.

This is the major finding of researchers from the Yukon Research Centre (YRC) at Yukon College and Kluane First Nation (KFN) after conducting an extensive energy and emissions inventory in Burwash Landing, Destruction Bay and Silver City.

“We had fantastic participation from the communities. People really wanted to talk about this,” said Lisa Christensen, researcher at the YRC.read more