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Strange Bedfellows: Connelly: Exxon's slap on the wrist
In what will go down as the supreme wrist-slap for the ultimate case of wreckless drunken driving, the U.S. Supreme Court has slashed punitive damages against Exxon Mobil Corp., leaving the oil giant with ...
More Alaskans switch gears to motorcycles
Professionals commuting to work with helmet hair and a change of clothes stashed in studded saddlebags, orthopedic surgeons and Wal-Mart freight workers, stay-at-home moms and ladies with leathers over their ...
Alaska natives get $319 mln Marine Corps deal
An Alaska-based company set up by Congress as part of a historic settlement of native claims has won a $319.2 million contract to help U.S. Marines learn to deal with non-English speakers in battlefield ... via Reuters
High court weighs in on Exxon vs. Alaskans
“Our region needs closure, and this is a vital component of our healing process”
The Supreme Court on Wednesday will hear whether Exxon Mobil Corp. should pay $2.5 billion in punitive damages awarded to Alaskans for the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill disaster. via CNN
Published: February 25th, 2008 06:24 PM Last Modified: February 25th, 2008 06:24 PM THE EXXON VALDEZ Exxon Mobil sold the ship in January to Hong Kong Bloom Shipping, and it will be converted to hauling bulk ... via Anchorage Daily News
“To be perfectly blunt, it devastated our commercial fishing business. I literally wore hand-me-down clothes from my mother”
A new Web site is taking direct aim at Exxon in the battle over the Valdez judgment and the upcoming Supreme Court decision. via KTVA Anchorage
Published: February 13th, 2008 01:07 AM Last Modified: February 13th, 2008 01:20 AM * David T. Peters was named chief executive of Olgoonik Technical Services , a subsidiary of Olgoonik Development. via Anchorage Daily News
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
Scientists of the future gather information at Denali National Park
“According to our measurements, rock reflects more light and more warmth than vegetation, which means if the climate warms, vegetation becomes more prominent, which means as it warms, there is more vegetation.”
Without a doubt, students everywhere will some day read a science textbook written by Rachel McKenna. via Fairbanks Daily News-Miner