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Joel Reynolds: Surprise, Surprise: Pebble Mine Partnership Immediately Attacks EPA's Bristol Bay Watershed Assessment

2012-05-28T14:47:43Z

We shouldn't gamble what we can't afford to lose, and we can't afford to lose the Bristol Bay fishery. Period.

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JustLuxe: PHOTOS: Alaska Cruises Set Sail For Summer

2012-05-28T08:30:00Z

May marks the start the Alaskan cruise season.

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Bad News For Levi Johnston

2012-05-26T13:40:51Z

Despite publishing a book and posing for Playgirl, Levi Johnston is struggling financially.

Johnston, the father of Bristol Palin's son Tripp, is b...

Read more: Sunny Oglesby, Levi Johnston, Video, Alaska, Levi Johnston Broke, Bristol Palin, Sarah Palin, Politics News

Are Alaskan Sockeye Salmon Doomed?

2012-05-24T10:01:07Z

The 37 million or so sockeye salmon that spawn in Alaska’s Bristol Bay watershed are back in the news this week, after the U.S. Environmental Protec...

Viator: PHOTOS: 8 Obscure National Parks Worth The Visit

2012-05-23T07:00:00Z

Utter the phrase "national park" and most people will only be able to cough up only a few of the usual suspects: Yellowstone, Yosemite and the Grand Canyon. Think different.

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Lindblad Expeditions: WATCH: Live TV From 60' Below The Ocean

2012-05-22T07:00:00Z

"This is the best TV I ever watched. Real reality!"

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AlaskaDispatch.com: Tourists Get Too Close To An Alaskan Brown Bear

2012-05-19T07:00:00Z

A bear jam is forming, with more vehicles veering off the road and more people snatching cameras and leaving common sense behind.

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EPA: Proposed Alaska Mine Could Degrade Waterways, Impact Fish

2012-05-18T16:29:43Z

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The possible failure of a dam holding waste from a large-scale mine near the headwaters of one of the world's premier salmon f...

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TEXT TROUBLE: Two Women Message State Trooper To Buy Illegal Alcohol

2012-05-17T12:27:09Z

ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Two women face possible charges after authorities say a text message seeking the illegal purchase of alcohol was errantly sent to...

Read more: Bethel-Alaska, Video, Dumb Crime, Alaska State Trooper Mike Ingram, Alcohol, Anchorage, Alaska State Trooper, Dry Town, Alaska, Text Message, Text Message to State Trooper, Weird News News

Environmental Groups Push Back Against Shell Arctic Permits

2012-05-17T16:24:27Z

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Environmental and Alaska Native groups on Wednesday appealed an air permit granted by the Environmental Protection Agency t...

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5 Bidders Spend $6.8M At Alaska Oil And Gas Land Lease Sale

2012-05-17T15:39:12Z

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska auctioned off 44 Cook Inlet tracts for oil and natural gas development Wednesday in a sale that lacked major new bid...

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PHOTOS: Where Is The Vally Of Ten Thousand Smokes?

2012-05-17T06:38:43Z

The state of Alaska is preparing for the centennial of massive volcanic eruptions that changed the global climate, spawned acid rain and buried the Uk...

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Dozens Of Flyswatters Wash Up On Alaska Beaches

2012-05-15T17:55:11Z

KODIAK, Alaska (AP) — Dozens of fly swatters bearing logos of collegiate and professional sports teams have been washing up on the beaches of an Ala...

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Rare Celestial Event Has Skywatchers Heading North

2012-05-15T12:21:22Z

By: Mike Wall
Published: 05/15/2012 07:42 AM EDT on SPACE.com

A NASA sun-watching spacecraft will have an unbeatable view of June's historic Ven...

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AlaskaDispatch.com: Nude Modeling in Alaska Without Fear

2012-05-14T11:58:19Z

Thaddeus DuBois is comfortable with his body -- which is fortunate, because he makes his living modeling in the nude. Of course, such a vocation comes...

Read more: University of Alaska, First Friday Art Walk, Art, Nude-Modeling, Anchorage, Alaska Art, Nudity, Alaska, Sketch, Arts News

WATCH: Card Washes Up After 33 Years At Sea

2012-05-11T14:04:44Z

If you needed more proof that plastic dumped into the ocean sticks around for a troublingly long time, look no further than this Alaskan boy's remarka...

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Alaska Man Plans Ultimate Getaway

2012-05-11T07:05:34Z

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Charles Baird is going off the grid for a year.

The 40-year-old oil company employee and filmmaker from Anchorage will move...

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Joel Reynolds: What's In the Name 'Environmentalist'?

2012-05-09T15:32:30Z

I care less about what people call themselves than which side they're on. In fact, I spend much of my time these days working with people in Alaska who don't consider themselves environmentalists -- and have no aspirations to be.

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Kassie Siegel: Not the Change Polar Bears Need: President Obama's Polar Bear Extinction Plan

2012-05-07T17:24:48Z

More than two-thirds of these amazing animals, including all the polar bears in Alaska, will likely be gone by 2050. So it boggles the mind that the Obama administration announced plans to reissue a Bush-era regulation that limits protections for polar bears under the Endangered Species Act.

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A Probe Into Alaskan Wildlife Trafficking Turns Up Stolen Art

2012-05-04T01:03:00Z

By Yereth Rosen May 3 (Reuters) - Federal prosecutors are seeking to take control of five paintings - one valued at up to $50,000 - se...

Read more: Wildlife Trafficking, Jesse Leboeuf, Nicolette Wernick, Alaska, Stolen Art, Loretta Sternbach, Reuters, Crime News

Leukemia Patient, 5, Uses 'Make-A-Wish' To Serve Needy Kids

2012-05-03T09:04:22Z

Leland Camara, a 5-year-old battling leukemia, was far from selfish when he requested two wishes from the Make-A-Wish Foundation instead of just one. ...

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Alaska Gives TransCanada OK To Shift To Gas Pipeline

2012-05-03T13:12:05Z

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The state of Alaska on Wednesday gave TransCanada Corp. permission to shift its attention to a natural gas pipeline project th...

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Former Alaska Mayor Pleads Guilty To Child Porn Charges

2012-04-30T22:43:00Z

By Yereth Rosen ANCHORAGE, April 30 (Reuters) - A former Alaska mayor who served on a school board and once received a "Citizen of the...

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Top 10 Most Dangerous Cities For Women

2012-04-26T18:04:14Z

In only the first four months of 2012, almost 300 rapes and four serial rapists have been reported in Detroit, and a 2011 survey found 37 percent of w...

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William Laney: Creative Fundraising Is Needed For Fighting Homelessness

2012-04-25T10:07:04Z

Our national debt, and budget problems at all levels of government make it necessary for nonprofits to look more and more to the private sector for the monies they need to continue the good work that they do. To help the homeless, advocates must be creative.

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