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Kaktovik News

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Thursday Jun 12 | The Corner

Subject: McCain visiting ANWR

Rich, Looks like McCain may not have specifically been to ANWR, but he's probably been close enough.

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Related Topix: Seward, AK

Thu May 01, 2008

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

State recommends against Juneau disaster request

“You tell me what's going to happen when that 500 percent increase happens. It's going to be devastating and AELP is not going to get paid”

Gov. Sarah Palin's disaster policy cabinet will not be recommending state disaster status for Juneau after avalanches severed its source of low-cost hydropower. via Seattle Post-Intelligencer

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Related Topix: Life, Veteran Affairs

Sat Mar 01, 2008

Monkey Barn

Spazzstick

A new way for us to get our caffiene - by way of lip balm!! Note only is it a product up are alley but read about where it is made....Developed by an Alaskan Police Officer, who needed both quality lip balm for ... via Monkey Barn

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Sun Feb 24, 2008

Anchorage Daily News

Web-based deals show up for trips in state, Outside

Published: February 24th, 2008 02:14 AM Last Modified: February 24th, 2008 02:24 AM Lately I've been playing hide-and-seek with a number of last-minute Internet specials on airfares. via Anchorage Daily News

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Related Topix: Aniak, AK, Unalakleet, AK, Transportation, Airlines, Frontier Airlines, Alaska Air Group, Alaska

Fri Feb 08, 2008

PR-inside.com

Getty Images Photographers Scoop Five Prizes at World Press Photo Awards

John Moore won two of the top awards in the Spot News category - first prize singles and first prize stories - for images he captured of the assassination of Benazir Bhutto in Rawalpindi, Pakistan and the ... via PR-inside.com

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Related Topix: India, Pakistan, Benazir Bhutto

Sun Jan 27, 2008

Alaska Journal of Commerce

Play's message: Inupiat will adapt to changing Arctic conditions

“They are just like people inside”

By the time Allison Warden, a performance artist, entered the stage at Out North Theater on Friday, Jan. via Alaska Journal of Commerce

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Related Topix: Theater, Arts, Anchorage Metro, Anchorage, AK

Fri Jan 18, 2008

Anchorage Daily News

Fierce erosion sweeps wastes into Alaska waters

“The erosion has been going so fast, it just kind of broke open last year”

Published: January 18th, 2008 06:46 PM Last Modified: January 18th, 2008 06:50 PM In some of Alaska's most isolated spots, toxic waste and old community dumps are eroding into the ocean or rivers.The military ... via Anchorage Daily News

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Related Topix: Shishmaref, AK, Anchorage Metro, Anchorage, AK, Nuiqsut, AK, Alaska

Fri Jan 11, 2008

USGS Earthquakes

M 3.9, northern Yukon Territory, Canada

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: Chalkyitsik, AK, Fairbanks, AK

Sun Jan 06, 2008

Anchorage Daily News

Mono a mono

“We've always known this and accepted it.”

Published: January 6th, 2008 01:23 AM Last Modified: January 6th, 2008 02:08 AM Monologues often get a bad rap. via Anchorage Daily News

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Related Topix: Inventions, Science / Technology, Anchorage Metro, Anchorage, AK, Chugiak, AK

Fri Dec 07, 2007

Star-Gazette.COM

Extreme filmmaking

“If you're living there and can deal with the weather, you can access these areas pretty easily.”

Extreme filmmaking Elmira native lives in arctic, films polar bears in wild; he'll show movie, 'Glaciation,' Dec. via Star-Gazette.COM

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Fri Nov 16, 2007

Far North Science

Arctic surf threatens Shishmaref

“Maybe (if) it was 20 years ago it would be pretty cold, the ocean ice out there would be solid by now and the temperature would probably be 15 to 20 below”

Storms have undercut houses in Shishmaref Source: Shishmaref Relocation Coalition It's the return of an annual erosion nightmare for Alaskans living in barrier island villages along the Chukchi Sea. via Far North Science

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Related Topix: Point Hope, AK, Unalakleet, AK, Koyukuk, AK, Barrow, AK, Alaska

Thu Nov 08, 2007

Gristmill

As a matter of fact you can't take your eyes off these people

“See, even the Native Alaskans support drilling in ANWR!”

Oil companies target the fragile Arctic continental shelf for oil drilling Posted by David Roberts at 2:12 PM on 08 Nov 2007 You're probably against drilling in the Alaskan Refuge, but what you really ought to ... via Gristmill

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Related Topix: Arctic Village, AK, Alaska, US News, US Senate, Republican, Lisa Murkowski

Fri Oct 26, 2007

Earth Times

GCI and Isuma Productions Announce Formation of Alliance to Develop...

“ANAF believes that ANTV can lead to greater recognition of that great cultural heritage and help bring more economic opportunity to those in remote villages.”

FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Oct. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Isuma Productions and GCI announced today the formation of an alliance to develop and distribute Alaska Native Television , a cable network dedicated to ... via Earth Times

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Related Topix: Fairbanks, AK, Alaska Government, Alaska, Shishmaref, AK, Adak, AK

Mon Oct 22, 2007

Popular Photography & Imaging

Documenting a 'Planet in Peril'

“I got to hold a baby polar bear which is probably the coolest thing I've ever done”

Click photo for more images. Getty Images Photographer Jeff Hutchens isn't new to traveling the world with his camera. via Popular Photography & Imaging

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Thu Oct 04, 2007

Newsday.com

Walruses Abandon Ice for Alaska Shore

“Usually they stay with the sea ice”

Thousands of walruses since late summer have congregated in haulouts on Alaska's northwest shore, a phenomenon likely connected to record low Arctic sea ice. via Newsday.com

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Related Topix: Geology, Science, Barrow, AK

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