Archive of: Alaska Features

	Title	Issue
	Fire Island turbines online, begin powering Southcentral ANCHORAGE (AP) — All 11 wind turbines on Fire Island are now generating power for Southcentral Alaska. Officials at Cook Inlet Region Incorporated say they’ve been testing the turbines and transmission lines for nearly a month now. And Sept. 24 it became official — all of them are feeding into the grid. Daysha Eaton, KSKA Radio	September Issue 5 2012
	Commentary: Alaskans shouldn’t forget Permanent Fund’s purpose The Alaska Permanent Fund Corp. transferred $605 million to the state this summer to cover the cost of paying dividends to every eligible Alaskan. In 2011, it transferred $801 million. Everyone can see the result: The 2012 dividend amount, to be announced at 11 a.m. today, will be much smaller than last year’s. This might be a trend with which we should get comfortable. Fairbanks Daily News-Miner	September Issue 5 2012
	Fisherman survives day at sea adrift in fish bin SITKA (AP) — A fisherman who spent a night adrift in a 4-by-4 foot plastic fish bin after his boat sank off Alaska says he gave himself pep talks and sang “Rudolf, the Red-Nosed Reindeer” and “Row, Row, Row Your Boat” to keep his spirits up. Daily Sitka Sentinel	September Issue 4 2012
	No better place in the world than August in Alaska There is no better place in the world than Alaska during the month of August. Each year I look forward to August – not because Congress is in recess – but because I know I get to head north and spend time visiting communities and people from across the state. This year was no different as I was able to spend time enjoying the beautiful weather and fresh air that August in Alaska offers. Rep. Don Young	September Issue 4 2012
	OPINION: Board of Game shouldn’t allow wolf trapping near Denali In a 4-3 vote in March 2010, the Board of Game removed its wolf trapping and hunting closure along the east and northeast boundaries of Denali National Park. As Commissioner of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, I supported the original decision by the Board of Game to close this area outside the park to the taking of wolves. Frank Rue	September Issue 4 2012
	Roads, runway closed by flooding in Seward Widespread flooding has prompted city officials in Seward to declare a state of emergency. Associated Press	September Issue 3 2012
	Settlement could have impact on mine The state's natural resources department will have to justify its rationale for how it designated land use in the Bristol Bay region nearly a decade ago, a process that could have ramifications for the proposed Pebble Mine. BECKY BOHRER, Associated Press	September Issue 3 2012
	Game Board rejects Denali wolves buffer zone Wolves that roam onto state land from Denali National Park and Preserve will not be protected from trappers, the Alaska Board of Game has decided. DAN JOLING, Associated Press	September Issue 3 2012
	Japan donates $6M for US, Canada tsunami debris efforts Alaska’s coastline is getting cleanup help from an unlikely source: Japan. Molly Dischner, Alaska Journal of Commerce	September Issue 3 2012
	Vitus bringing competition to Alaska The scrappy entrepreneurs who organized last winter’s emergency shipment of fuel through frozen seas to Nome are at it again. Tim Bradner, Alaska Journal of Commerce	September Issue 2 2012