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Valdez Wire
Comprehensive News Feed for Valdez, AK.
Results 1 - 20 of 150 in Valdez, AK
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... 1991 and 1993 and was a member of several USA Powder 8 Championship teams. Coombs was a pioneer of extreme skiing in Valdez, Alaska, where he made more than 300 first descents. He founded Valdez Heli-Ski Guides and ran Steep Skiing Camps Worldwide. ... Comment?
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Alaska extreme-skiing pioneer enters U.S. Ski Hall of Fame
Extreme skier Doug Coombs, founder of Valdez Heli-Ski Guides, was among eight pioneers of the sport inducted in the U.S. Ski Hall of Fame today. Comment?
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Steiner seen as major advocate for marine environment
... educator and conservation specialist from Anchorage was on the shores of Prince William Sound after the Exxon Valdez oil spill in 1989, helping to organize and direct emergency response on behalf of the local fishing industry. In his 30 years on the ... Comment?
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Petro Star restarts Valdez refinery after rebuilding
Petro Star Inc. has reopened a small refinery in Valdez after reconstruction following a fire last Dec. Comment?
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Parnell says he's open to talks on AGIA law
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... existing pipelines or a possible new pipeline. The project is estimated to cost more than $30 blllion. A pipeline to Valdez, to a natural gas liquefaction plant, is also possible if gas purchasers sign up for capacity in that pipeline. The ... Comment?
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Anchorage firm studies options for Alaska's gas
An Anchorage-based development company says there are other ways to market North Slope natural gas rather than put it in a pipe and ship it to the Lower 48 or to a liquefied natural gas plant in Valdez. Comment?
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Peterson: Make liquid fuels with Alaska's gas
... Slope natural gas rather than put it in a pipe and ship it to the Lower 48 or to a liquefied natural gas plant in Valdez. If U.S. markets are too saturated with natural gas and world markets have a surplus of LNG, Alaska gas could instead be ... Comment?
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Alison Berkley: The Princess's Palate
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... side note, I became friends with SDW on Facebook not too long ago. He's a heli guide/firefighter/kite surfer in Valdez, Alaska, so I can sort of understand what the hang up was all about. Let's jump ahead a few years and see how our little 'ho is ... Comment?
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Alison Berkley: The Princess's Palate
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... side note, I became friends with SDW on Facebook not too long ago. He's a heli guide/firefighter/kite surfer in Valdez, Alaska, so I can sort of understand what the hang up was all about. Let's jump ahead a few years and see how our little 'ho is ... Comment?
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Anchorage legislators seek new offices
... on Tuesday to hear proposals for new office space in that city. Legislative Council Chairman Rep. John Harris, R-Valdez, said looking for new offices for the 22 Anchorage-area legislators should not trigger capital move concerns in Southeast. "Under ... Comment?
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Alaska lighthouses featured in new exhibit
... Joseph Leahy, a former U.S. Coast Guard journalist and lighthouse enthusiast who later worked for museums in Juneau, Valdez and Hoonah. Over the years, Leahy collected many historic photographs and documents related to Alaska's lighthouses, which ... Comment?
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Professor to resign after university rejects his grievance
... for years criticized what he considered were irresponsible actions by the oil industry, beginning with the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill. Mark Hamilton, president of the University of Alaska system, appointed lawyer Roger Brunner to handle the ... Comment?
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What is the state lacking? Courage
... for Red Dog.) Also worth noting is construction of hydroelectric projects to provide power in Southeast, Kodiak and Valdez. These came in the mid-1980s, however, when Alaska's new oil wealth made the decision to build them easier. THE NEXT BIG ... Comment?
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Copper Valley Telephone Honored with Prestigious PPM Award
Richmond, VA October 24, 2009 -- Copper Valley Telephone Cooperative, headquartered in Valdez, Alaska, has been named the recipient of the 2009 Proactive Plant Management Award in recognition of the company's significant work in streamlining operations and enhancing customer service. Comment?
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Alaskans must build their own gas pipeline
It is time for Alaska to start acting like the owner state that we are and prepare to build a state-owned gas pipeline to Valdez. Comment?
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University of Alaska professor loses federal funding
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This Feb. 10, 2009 photo shows Rick Steiner at his office in Anchorage, Alaska. The University of Alaska is supporting a decision to pull federal funding from Steiner, who for years criticized what he considered were irresponsible actions by the oil industry, beginning with the Exxon Valdez oil spill. Comment?
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Senate Republicans confirm Coghill
... Parnell chose Coghill to replace Gene Therriault as state senator from District F, which stretches from North Pole to Valdez. Therriault resigned to take a job as the governor's senior policy adviser on Alaska energy issues. The 59-year-old Coghill ... Comment?
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Bay Science: American Scoter spends winter in Kachemak Bay
... Like other migratory waterfowl, scoters are an important state game and subsistence resource. Prior to the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill, little was known about their breeding, molting and wintering distribution in Alaska. In 1998, EVOS-funded telemetry ... Comment?
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UA professor loses federal funding
... for years criticized what he considered were irresponsible actions by the oil industry, beginning with the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill. The fisheries professor said Tuesday that he was disappointed university administrators caved under pressure from ... Comment?
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Oil risk assessment called flawed
... 2007, involves reviewing and ranking oil and gas-related risks along the 800-mile trans-Alaska oil pipeline, at the Valdez tanker port and at North Slope and Cook Inlet fields. The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation launched the study ... Comment?
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