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May Issue 4 2013

Kulluk hearing under way

A U.S. Coast Guard panel completed the first two days of hearings May 22 of the agency’s inquiry into the grounding of the Shell drillship Kulluk last Dec. 31.

ADFG, Mat-Su officials begin work on fisheries research May Issue 4 2013

ADFG, Mat-Su officials begin work on fisheries research

WASILLA — Cook Inlet salmon research and management was at the heart of a May 15 meeting in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough.

Parnell spares budget vetoes, signs SB21 May Issue 4 2013

Parnell spares budget vetoes, signs SB21

Gov. Sean Parnell left the Legislature’s budget largely intact when he signed off on $6.8 billion in general fund spending for the 2014 fiscal year.

May Issue 4 2013

GUEST COMMENTARY: Imagine...Obama as a Republican

Remember the 1996 movie, “A Time to Kill”?

May Issue 4 2013

FISH FACTOR: Shipping ‘iceless’ salmon; Bristol Bay dollars go national

National Maritime Day May 22 marked another maritime benchmark.

May Issue 4 2013

Parnell offers $50M in state funds for ANWR seismic work

The State of Alaska could put up $50 million to share costs of seismic exploration and exploration planning for a new oil and gas resource assessment in the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Gov Sean Parnell has proposed.

Companies drill ahead on Cook Inlet projects May Issue 4 2013

Companies drill ahead on Cook Inlet projects

Two closely-watched Cook Inlet exploration wells being drilled with jack-up rigs are reported to have reached or are approaching their target depths.

May Issue 4 2013

Japanese LNG group signs agreements with Alaskan cos.

Resources Energy Inc., the Japanese company interested in developing a large liquefied natural gas project, has signed several agreements to explore business relationships in Alaska.

Wearable robots getting lighter, more portable May Issue 4 2013

Wearable robots getting lighter, more portable

CHICAGO (AP) — When Michael Gore stands, it’s a triumph of science and engineering. Eleven years ago, Gore was paralyzed from the waist down in a workplace accident, yet he rises from his wheelchair to his full 6-foot-2-inches and walks across the room with help from a lightweight wearable robot.

Wind farms gets pass on eagle deaths May Issue 4 2013

Wind farms gets pass on eagle deaths

CONVERSE COUNTY, Wyo. (AP) — The Obama administration has never fined or prosecuted a wind farm for killing eagles and other protected bird species, shielding the industry from liability and helping keep the scope of the deaths secret, an Associated Press investigation has found.

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