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Two Villages in Alaska are looking to the ocean for energy

From a rocky shore of large, slate colored rocks, clouds hang just above the view of a bay surrounded by mountains and tall pine trees.
Danielle Malchoff
Kachemak Bay seen from Nanwalek

As rising seas threaten many Indigenous communities, two villages in Alaska's Kenai Peninsula are considering a project that would harness the power of ocean waves - for much needed energy. The Alaska Desk’s Alena Naiden reported on the initiative.

Chugachmiut, a consortium serving Southcentral Alaska tribes like Port Graham and Nanwalek, is partnering with an Australia-based company, Carnegie Clean Energy, to see if an ocean wave energy project could work in the two villages.

“Energy through waves – it's convenient for us because that energy source is coming from our ocean,” said Dannielle Malchoff, the first chief of Port Graham. “I have a lot of hope that this is going to be something great for our community.”

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