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CHAKACHAMNA: The $1.75 billion proposal once had a dam but now has a drain. Published: July 13th, 2008 12:03 AM Last Modified: July 13th, 2008 12:16 AM About three dozen proposals stood out as winners last ...

State legislators continued hearings on Gov. Sarah Palin's proposal for a state license granted to TransCanada Corp.

NOAA's Fisheries Service today released a final environmental impact statement for the management of Alaska native subsistence hunting for beluga whales in Cook Inlet.

The outlook for renewable energy in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough is good, but not great, said presenters at an evening conference on renewable energy held Thursday in Palmer.The good news is, Southcentral ...

BRU 243-34 first step in satisfying agreement with the state, increasing production in Cook Inlet; four more wells could follow ConocoPhillips spud the BRU 243-34 development well in the Cook Inlet basin on May ...

How to impress your visiting relatives in less than half an hour: Take the New Seward Highway south.

Due to the cost of print advertising and the belief that more people are receiving information electronically, Kenai's mayor on Wednesday suggested the city council look into changing the way it gives notice of ... via Clarion Dispatch

Capital projects big and small would be funded under the proposed FY 2009 borough budget set to get its first public hearing Tuesday in Seward. via Clarion Dispatch

ConocoPhillips applied for permits for three new development wells in the North Cook Inlet field, as well as two new wells in the onshore Beluga gas field, company spokeswoman Natalie Loman said. via Platts

One of the Alaska Natural Gas Development Authority's principle tasks has been doing planning work on a 20-inch or 24-inch spur pipeline that would connect a gas pipeline to the state's major populations ... via Alaska Journal of Commerce

Published: April 22nd, 2008 03:48 AM Last Modified: April 22nd, 2008 06:43 AM If your visit is timed right, you are in for a special treat along Turnagain Arm. via Anchorage Daily News

TYONEK POPULATION: 199 LOCATION: On a bluff on the northwest shore of Cook Inlet, 43 miles southwest of Anchorage. via Anchorage Daily News

“The Department of Environmental Conservation always relied on us when it comes to certain substances other than oil”

Six months into his new position as Nikiski fire chief, James Baisden and the Nikiski Fire Servie Area Board opened Station 1 to industry leaders, answered questions, listened to comments and outlined their ... via Clarion Dispatch

“This site is for community purposes”

A 10-acre site near the Kenai Peninsula Borough landfill, not far from Beluga on the west side of Cook Inlet, has been set aside for developing a gravel pit. via Clarion Dispatch

“There are seven fish sites that will be destroyed”

A citizens' group has filed a lawsuit over a proposal to develop a large strip coal mine across Cook Inlet from Alaska's largest city. via Canadian Business Magazine

“I look forward to Kenai continuing to grow”

Agrium's Nikiski fertilizer plant shut down last year. The company has determined it will not be pursuing a coal gasification project. via Clarion Dispatch

True North Gems has expanded its Beluga sapphire property by staking six additional claims, thereby doubling holdings. via Petroleum News

“Because they recognize the declines at a point where its not sustainable”

How will subsistence hunting fall into the debate of whether or not to list beluga whales as endangered? The process to sort that question out started Tuesday night. via KTVA Anchorage

“If you send in a comment or send in six (comments), we will address every one of those points.”

With the conservation status of the Cook Inlet beluga whale hanging in the balance, the National Marine Fisheries Service seeks public input as it deliberates the future of the beluga whale federal subsistence ... via Clarion Dispatch

“The hope is this community will be in support of economic development that is environmentally sound”

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