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BREAKING: Natural gas prices will be down in early 2012Good news for Southcentral consumers. |
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Petroleum industry packs big punch in state’s economyAlaska’s oil and gas industry packs a powerful economic punch in the state. |
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State sues Lake and Pen Borough over initiative aimed at PebbleIn complaint filed Friday, the state alleges the borough cannot adopt development laws that usurp its role for managing state-owned lands. |
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Parnell shifts on gas pipeline, wants new look at LNGGov. Sean Parnell called on North Slope producers and TransCanada Corp. to reexmine the LNG option in light of low gas prices in the Lower 48 states and the buildup of gas supply from shale gas producers. |
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Borough seeks to drop redistricting suitThe Fairbanks North Star Borough is seeking to dismiss its lawsuit over Alaska's redistricting plan |
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Gov doesn't intend to introduce coastal zone billGov. Sean Parnell said Wednesday that he doesn't plan to introduce legislation establishing a coastal management program during the upcoming session. |
Salazar highlights proposed Alaska trailsA couple of proposed Alaska recreation projects — a Kachemak Bay water trail and an all-season trail system within Denali State Park — could get assistance from the federal government. |
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Medicare relief: premiums not as high as fearedMedicare's basic monthly premium will be much lower than expected next year, the government announced Thursday. |
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Economy grew 2.5% in Q3 as consumers reboundA summer of modest economic growth is helping dispel lingering fears that another recession might be near. Whether the strength can be sustained, though, is far from clear. |
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Salazar highlights proposed Alaska trailsA couple of proposed Alaska recreation projects — a Kachemak Bay water trail and an all-season trail system within Denali State Park — could get assistance from the federal government. |
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Archive » Oil & Gas |
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Escopeta below 5,000 feet on Cook Inlet offshore rig |
CIRI continues work on underground coal gasificationCook Inlet Region Inc. is continuing its work on a potential commercial-scale underground coal gasification project, the first in North America, and will begin a high-resolution shallow seismic survey at a proposed site for the project in November. CIRI is working on lands it owns about 60 miles west of Anchorage. |
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Gender wage gap still a part of Alaska’s workforceStatistics show that the gender pay gap is very present among Alaskans. While it’s not as wide as in many other states, the discrepancy is there, as men out earn women in every Alaska borough. |
BREAKING: Natural gas prices will be down in early 2012Good news for Southcentral consumers. |
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Petroleum industry packs big punch in state’s economyAlaska’s oil and gas industry packs a powerful economic punch in the state. |
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Parnell shifts on gas pipeline, wants new look at LNGGov. Sean Parnell called on North Slope producers and TransCanada Corp. to reexmine the LNG option in light of low gas prices in the Lower 48 states and the buildup of gas supply from shale gas producers. |
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Shell one more notch closer to getting permitsShell may be one more notch closer to getting final permission to explore offshore off Alaska’s northern coasts, but environmental organizations and a North Slope tribal group have filed new appeals. |
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Murkowski ‘frustrated’ by closed door debt talksThere is a fiscal reckoning coming to Washington, D.C., and Sen. Lisa Murkowski wants Alaskans to be ready. |
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AFN marketplace competition winners namedThe Alaska Federation of Natives fifth Alaska Marketplace Competition winners totaled $200,000 in awards. |
Borough seeks to drop redistricting suitThe Fairbanks North Star Borough is seeking to dismiss its lawsuit over Alaska's redistricting plan |
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Gov doesn't intend to introduce coastal zone billGov. Sean Parnell said Wednesday that he doesn't plan to introduce legislation establishing a coastal management program during the upcoming session. |
Archive » National Politics |
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Medicare relief: premiums not as high as fearedMedicare's basic monthly premium will be much lower than expected next year, the government announced Thursday. |
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Archive » Finance |
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Economy grew 2.5% in Q3 as consumers reboundA summer of modest economic growth is helping dispel lingering fears that another recession might be near. Whether the strength can be sustained, though, is far from clear. |
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Title 21 re-write’s negative effect on housing affordabilityAs we wait for the municipality of Anchorage to release the final version of the Title 21 re-write (land use and zoning code) that will go before the Planning and Zoning Commission for public hearing on Nov. 14 at 6:30 p.m. at the Assembly Chambers of the Loussac Library, I thought it would be a good idea for everyone to take quick look at the impact of the new code (as it is currently on the MOA website) on the cost of entry level home. |
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Morris Communications acquires Where Alaska travel magGet insider information for “where you are and where you’re going.” |
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Veterans job fair to focus on ‘Hiring our Heroes’It’s been a decade since we first sent the men and women of our armed forces into combat in the aftermath of 9/11. It’s been the longest continuous combat in our country’s history. |
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APCM: market twists, double dips and contagionConcern over the European debt crisis and a double dip slowdown in the U.S. spurred a flight to quality and search for safe haven assets in the third quarter. Despite the downgrade of U.S. debt to AA+ in July, investors flocked to Treasury bonds sending their yields to record low levels and the U.S. dollar higher in value. The dollar rallied 5.7 percent against a basket of currencies. Thirty-year Treasury bonds gained 31 percent (that’s no typo) as their yield dropped 150 basis points to 3 percent at quarter end. |
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Weather Channel series features Kodiak Coast Guard crewsThe U.S. Coast Guard has become such a staple of Alaska that even the Weather Channel has taken notice and will debut a television series about it. The new series “Coast Guard Alaska” will feature Coast Guard personnel stationed in Kodiak, showing viewers what it means to work at this unique station. |
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Bulletins 10/30/11 |
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Archive » Mining |
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State sues Lake and Pen Borough over initiative aimed at PebbleIn complaint filed Friday, the state alleges the borough cannot adopt development laws that usurp its role for managing state-owned lands. |
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Archive » Fishery Stories |
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State officials say there is no reason to panic about salmon virus yetState officials say there is “no reason to panic” and that Alaska salmon are “relatively safe” from a deadly fish virus that has appeared for the first time in Pacific waters. |
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Uncertainty on king salmon counts; Didson offers promiseAs many as 51,900 late-run Kenai River king salmon may have made it to the spawning grounds in 2011. Or it could have been as few as 16,100. |
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Johnstone transitions to role as chairman of Board of FisheriesThe Alaska Board of Fisheries has a new chairman. |
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