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The history of AKPIRGIn 1974 a small group of Alaskans formed a non-profit to protect consumers from big businesses insistent on taking advantage their customers. In the 35 years since then, the Alaska Public Interest Research Group has battled powerful interests across the state and advanced the interest of all Alaskans on a host of issues. StaffLearn more about the people who make AKPIRG work. Board of DirectorsThe Board of Directors oversees AKPIRG’s activities. Past AccomplishmentsAkPIRG fought Raid on the PFDWhile many legislators and the Governor endorsed the raid on Permanent Fund Dividends, AkPIRG’s research indicated the advisory ballot was a bad deal. Safeway-Carr’s MergerThe Safeway takeover of Carr’s would have led to Safeway controlling 80% of the grocery market in Anchorage, which could have resulted in food prices increasing by as much as 10%. Get Big Money Out of PoliticsAKPIRG helped get the legislature to pass a campaign finance reform bill by gathering signatures which insured that a reform initiative would appear if the legislature did not act. Unplugging an Un-needed: a 2nd Kenai Electrical IntertieTechnology has eliminated the need for a second electrical intertie linking Anchorage with the Kenai Peninsula, yet Chugach Electric is trying to push ahead and use the $46.8 million in “free money” granted to it by the state in 1993. |
Health CareEvery year, Alaskans pay more and more but get less and less for their health care dollar. The average total cost of an employer-sponsored family health plan in 2008 was $12,680 and is projected to nearly double by 2016. Renewable EnergyDespite being an energy producing state, fuel and energy prices in Alaska continue to rise. Alaskans will continue to pay higher prices for energy as long as the bulk of our utility costs are tied to the volatile prices of fossil fuels. But we can change. Alaska has more potential for true energy independence through renewable energy than any other state in the union. 
AKPIRG quoted in the Anchorage Daily NewsMarch 8th, 2010 AKPIRG on KTUU: Supreme Court Decision takes Big Money influence on politics from bad to much, much worseJanuary 25th, 2010 Our Guest Column in the Anchorage Daily NewsJanuary 25th, 2010 
Alaska Public Interest Research Group is a non-partisan, non-profit, citizen oriented statewide organization researching, educating and advocating on behalf of the public interest. AKPIRG exists to promote the public and consumer interests, especially when inconsistent with moneyed, powerful or other special interests. |
