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updated: Fri Jul 18, 2008 01:46 am

Galena News

Local news for Galena, AK continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

Yesterday | Free Republic

Local Fission Hole

Energy: What is small enough to be hauled on a truck, has the power to provide electricity to 45,000 homes, can help the U.S. cut its dependence on foreign oil and has no emissions? Hint: The Sierra Club won't ...

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Wed Jul 16, 2008

Popular Mechanics

Mini Reactors Show Promise for Clean Nuclear Power's Future

NuScale's reactor and module containment unit is nearly 10 times smaller than the Westinghouse AP1000 standard design and sits below ground, while standard steam turbines, generators and condensers make for ...

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Related Topix: Oregon State University, Nuclear Energy

Tue Jul 08, 2008

Alaska Journal of Commerce

AVTEC ramps up to meet state's resource industry needs

As state labor and workforce development officials see it, Alaska is at a crossroads of vital need and compelling opportunity for people skilled in the construction trades, to fill existing vacant jobs, and ...

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Related Topix: Seward, AK, Law, Employment / Labor Law, King Salmon, AK, Dillingham, AK, Fort Yukon, AK

Wed Jun 25, 2008

Anchorage Daily News

Community profile: Ruby

On the south bank of the Yukon River, in the Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mountains, about 50 air miles east of Galena and 230 air miles west of Fairbanks.

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Related Topix: Fairbanks, AK, Ruby, AK, Koyukuk, AK

Mon Jun 16, 2008

KTVF Fairbanks

Charging bear shot, killed

A black bear that charged a man and a girl in the Yukon River village of Galena has been shot and killed.

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Sun Jun 15, 2008

Daily India

Alaska man shoots aggressive black bear

Police in Galena, Alaska, say a man shot and killed black bear after the bruin aggressively lunged at a girl and man, and scuffled with a dog.

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Sat Jun 14, 2008

Anchorage Daily News

Dog wins in tussle with bear

A black bear wandering through a Galena yard Friday afternoon decided to square off with a pet dog.

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Tue May 06, 2008

Anchorage Daily News

Setbacks generate success stories

“Birds are like a natural resource we have an abundance of. People have always said (bringing bird watchers) would be a good idea, even 20 years ago”

SMART AND TOUGH: Toxic dump, no jobs, but villagers saw opportunities to thrive. via Anchorage Daily News

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Related Topix: Anchorage Metro, Anchorage, AK, Alaska, Chevak, AK

Mon Apr 14, 2008

USGS Earthquakes

M 2.7, Central Alaska

Did you feel it? Report shaking and damage at your location. You can also view a map displaying accumulated data from your report and others. via USGS Earthquakes

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Related Topix: Central, AK, Ruby, AK, Huslia, AK, Fairbanks, AK

Sat Apr 12, 2008

Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

Mistake allows Fairbanks inmate to leave jail

“It does happen every once in a while, but it's very infrequent”

A man who eluded authorities for more than a month was accidentally released from the Fairbanks Correctional Center Wednesday. via Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

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Related Topix: Nulato, AK

Mon Mar 10, 2008

Anchorage Daily News

Community profile: Ruby

Published: March 8th, 2008 01:11 AM Last Modified: March 8th, 2008 01:40 AM POPULATION: 183 LOCATION: On the south bank of the Yukon River, in the Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mountains, about 50 air miles east of Galena ... via Anchorage Daily News

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Related Topix: Ruby, AK, Fairbanks, AK

Sat Mar 08, 2008

Clarion Dispatch

Mackey arrives first on Yukon River village of Nulato

Defending champion Lance Mackey beat the field to the Yukon River village of Nulato, arriving at 9:40 this morning. via Clarion Dispatch

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Related Topix: Nulato, AK, Kasilof, AK

Tue Feb 19, 2008

Anchorage Daily News

Community profile: Koyukuk

Published: February 17th, 2008 12:14 AM Last Modified: February 17th, 2008 12:44 AM KOYUKUK POPULATION: 88 LOCATION: On the Yukon River near the mouth of the Koyukuk River, 30 miles west of Galena and 290 air ... via Anchorage Daily News

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Related Topix: Koyukuk, AK, Kobuk, AK, Nulato, AK

Sun Feb 17, 2008

Alaska Journal of Commerce

Despite broken arm, First Dude crosses finish line in 4th

Alaska's First Dude is one tough dude. The husband of Gov. Palin broke his arm in a high-speed crash during the Iron Dog snowmachine race on Friday. via Alaska Journal of Commerce

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Fri Feb 15, 2008

Anchorage Daily News

Wasilla hires 3 municipal administrators

Published: February 15th, 2008 04:14 AM Last Modified: February 15th, 2008 04:14 AM Three new faces are filling city leadership positions in Wasilla this month. via Anchorage Daily News

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Related Topix: Wasilla, AK, Ketchikan, AK, Gateway, AK, Klawock, AK, Palmer, AK

Wed Jan 02, 2008

Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

Registered sex offender charged after allegedly calling children

“Apparently his wife was out of town and he just went nuts”

A registered sex offender in Galena was arrested last week after police say he made several harassing phone calls to children. via Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

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Fri Dec 21, 2007

Solar panels, wind turbines, renewabl...

Cheap power for all

“There's an excitement in the nuclear community I haven't seen in a long time”

Sony invented the personal stereo, but Toshiba appears to have gone one better - the personal nuclear reactor. via Solar panels, wind turbines, renewabl...

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Related Topix: Inventions, Science / Technology, Marketing, Nuclear Energy

Wed Dec 19, 2007

Science Fiction in the News

Toshiba Micro Nuclear Reactor For Home Fusion

The new Toshiba Micro Nuclear reactor will produce 200 kW of energy for forty years; it requires no maintenance and is totally automatic. via Science Fiction in the News

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Related Topix: Nuclear Energy

Tue Dec 18, 2007

John Dvorak

Toshiba's Personal-Sized Nuclear Reactor

If this is for real Anyone have more info on this? Toshiba has developed a new class of micro size Nuclear Reactors that is designed to power individual apartment buildings or city blocks. via John Dvorak

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Related Topix: Nuclear Energy

Thu Dec 13, 2007

VentureBeat

Nuclear innovations - will they lure cleantech capital?

Nuclear power is a bit of a land mine in the field of clean technology. Mention it in any given room of environmentalists, and opinions will explode. via VentureBeat

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