By Editor, on November 22nd, 2011 Alex DeMarban | ALASKA DISPATCH
A federal judge upheld the three-year-old endangered listing for the biologically distinct Cook Inlet beluga whale today, rejecting all state arguments and noting that the state’s beluga conservation programs are ineffective and underfunded.
Read full article in the Alaska Dispatch.
By Editor, on November 21st, 2011 by Ned Rozell / Alaska Science Forum
FAIRBANKS – For many Alaskans, January 1989 is a month that still numbs the mind, because of the cold snap that gripped much of the state for two weeks. In Fairbanks, fan belts under the hoods of cars snapped like pretzels; the ice fog was thick and smothering, and the city came as close as it ever comes to a halt, with many people opting to stay home after their vehicles succumbed to the monster cold.
Read more: Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
By Editor, on November 19th, 2011  Sen. Mark Begich Press release:
Permanently banning responsible development of the enormous energy resources beneath Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) takes billions of dollars out of the economy, costs Americans sorely-needed jobs and contributes to higher prices to heat their homes and gas up their cars, says U.S. Sen. Mark Begich. Read more->
By Roger Maynard, on November 19th, 2011  Alaska Power and Telephone Manager for Power Operations in Haines, Danny Gonce, reports that the sudden onset of cold weather has made it necessary to begin providing supplemental power with diesel generators. Read more->
By Roger Maynard, on November 13th, 2011 by Jill Burke | ALASKA DISPATCH
ALASKA–The jet stream feeding the wintery sea-spun tempest that sideswiped Alaska’s western coast wasn’t the only worldwide conveyer belt in motion this week. As howling winds whipped up and crashing waves pounded beaches, the people who live in the remote, isolated villages along the storm’s path stayed connected via a web of global radio frequencies.
When other communications failed, ham radio operators came to the rescue. Throughout the storm, they were the eyes for scientists in Fairbanks and Anchorage who otherwise would have been blind to weather conditions they could predict but not see.
Read full article at alaskadispatch.com.
By Editor, on November 11th, 2011 Press release
WASHINGTON, D.C.–Today, House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) and Rep. Don Young (AK-at large) announced plans to introduce the Alaskan Energy for American Jobs Act to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) for future energy production and job creation. Read more->
By Roger Maynard, on October 27th, 2011  AP&T Manager of Power Operations for Haines, Danny Gonce HAINES–The Connelly Lake hydro issue always draws a crowd in Haines, and last Friday’s Chamber of Commerce luncheon at the Chilkat Bakery & Restaurant was no exception.
AP&T’s Manager of Power Operations for Haines, Danny Gonce, said that AP&T has applied to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for additional permits to continue studying the Connelly Lake hydro site, and the comment period for that permit is now closed. Several comments were received, both for and against. Read more->
By Editor, on October 19th, 2011 John Stossel | TOWNHALL.COM
What’s there to say about Occupy Wall Street? The answer isn’t so simple. Some complain about taxpayer bailouts of businesses. Good for them. In a true free market, failing firms would go out of business. They couldn’t turn to Washington for help.
But many protesters say they’re against capitalism. Now things get confusing.
Read Stossel’s column in Townhall.com.
By Editor, on October 12th, 2011 WHITEHORSE, YT–The Yukon Party has made political history, winning its third majority government with 11 of the territory’s 19 seats.
Its leader, Darrell Pasloski, won his first seat in the legislature. He took over the leadership of the party last May and was under a lot of pressure to win his riding and lead the party to victory.
Read full article in the CBC News.
By Editor, on October 10th, 2011 by Dermot Cole | FAIRBANKS DAILY NEWS-MINER
The chances of getting moving on a major pipeline project in Alaska over the next decade for natural gas exports are close to zero, according to Pedro Van Meurs, unless the state does something dramatic.
Even then, the odds are not good. Getting buyers in Asia or anywhere else to buy 3 billion cubic feet of gas per day for the long term is a daunting challenge when the prospect of cheaper alternatives creates a desire by buyers for deals that don’t lock them in for decades.
His summary of the Arctic oil and gas fiscal systems in the report purchased by the Legislature says the state could improve the economics of a gas line by lowering the government take on a gas project.
Read full article in the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner.
By Editor, on October 10th, 2011  Kitimat LNG site, Globe & Mail photo David Ebner and Nathan Vanderklippe | THE GLOBE AND MAIL
KITIMAT, B.C., CALGARY—At a time when battles over environmental concerns threaten to slow down or derail major Canadian oil sands export projects such as TransCanada’s Keystone XL pipeline and Enbridge’s Northern Gateway pipeline, the vision to ship liquefied natural gas to Asia is quietly speeding toward reality.
The gas export plan could mean higher domestic energy prices for residential and industrial customers in the future and would crank up Canada’s greenhouse gas emissions. Yet there has been barely a ripple of protest and nobody risking arrest on Parliament Hill or on the doorstep of the White House.
Read more in The Globe and Mail.
By Gary Lidholm, on October 6th, 2011 By Gary Lidholm
DENVER, CO–Some days certain “themes” keep showing up in your daily life: On Wednesday as I was returning to my urban Denver home, I passed the United Airlines training facility in the Stapleton area of East Denver. The large buildings of the United complex house simulators and training rooms used by all pilots of United Airlines as well as other carriers. Recently, it was announced that United had purchased 11,000 iPads to give to their pilots. There will now be an iPad in the cockpit to reduce the paper clutter and the amount of aeronautical charts needed on board. Read more->
By Roger Maynard, on September 29th, 2011  Haines Mayor Jan Hill Haines Borough Mayor Jan Hill was unable to attend the Chamber of Commerce candidates forum on Friday, September 23, at the library. Hill had prearranged meetings with Yukon officials in Whitehorse. She asked Chamber of Commerce officials if she could have a statement read at the candidates forum while she was away on borough business, but her request was denied–a departure from the way the Chamber handled similar situations in past years.
Mayor Hill apologized for her absence, but said the benefit to Haines was worth the trip. The following is her report from those meetings:
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By Editor, on September 21st, 2011  Governor Sean Parnell and Revenue Commissioner Bryan Butcher released the amount of the 2011 Permanent Fund Dividend Press release:
ANCHORAGE–Governor Sean Parnell today announced that 647,549 eligible Alaskans will receive a 2011 Permanent Fund Dividend in the amount of $1,174. According to the Department of Revenue, 676,000 Alaskans applied for the 2011 Dividend. This represents a one percent increase over 2010 applications.
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By Roger Maynard, on September 15th, 2011  Google Earth rendition of the Chilkoot Valley, looking north from Chilkoot Lake, showing Connelly Lake. Notes by Roger Maynard HAINES has an energy crisis. A little town in the middle of coastal Alaska with high mountain lakes and running water everywhere, we should be rolling in surplus hydroelectric power, but we’re not. Instead, we periodically burn diesel to smoke up our valley at a premium cost to consumers. Even without the diesel surcharge, electrical (IPEC) business customers in the upper Chilkat Valley are getting soaked up to $0.61 per kilowatt hour. Read more->
By Editor, on September 11th, 2011 by Craig Medred | ALASKA DISPATCH
Alaska State Troopers say they have been getting reports from all across the state of thieves drilling and draining the gas tanks of cars left parked along state highways. It appears the Last Frontier has been invaded by gas pirates.
Read more in the Alaska Dispatch.
By Roger Maynard, on September 6th, 2011  HAINES–Republican state Rep. Bill Thomas of Haines greeted a small group of friends and supporters at the American Bald Eagle Foundation in Haines last Friday evening, to announce the kick-off of his 2012 reelection campaign.
Thomas explained that he is starting earlier this year, since the campaign will be complicated by redistricting that significantly changed the makeup of his district. Read more->
By Editor, on September 3rd, 2011 Alan Bailey | PETROLEUM NEWS
ANCHORAGE–Much has been said and written about the causes and consequences of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, and about the scramble to respond to an oil spill that no one appeared adequately prepared to deal with. However, the U.S. Coast Guard’s incident report, known as the Incident Specific Preparedness Review, or ISPR, provides some fascinating insights into lessons learned from how the response was conducted, and how those lessons might be applied to planning for some future oil spill contingency.
Read more in the Petroleum News.
By Editor, on September 2nd, 2011 By Dan Joling | ASSOCIATED PRESS
An investigation of a federal scientist in Alaska whose observations of drowned polar bears spurred national publicity on climate warming was started after allegations made by another Interior Department employee.
Read full article in the Anchorage Daily News.
By Roger Maynard, on August 31st, 2011
HAINES–On Thursday, August 25, Delta Western, Inc. and Southeast Alaska Petroleum Resource Organization (SEAPRO) conducted a joint training exercise in the Haines small boat harbor. Read more->
By Roger Maynard, on August 24th, 2011  The following comments are presented as a service so our readers can stay informed on local current events, and do not constitute the minutes or official record of any meeting. Meeting minutes, agenda, and other documents are available at the Haines Borough web site.
Present at the Haines Borough Assembly meeting on Tuesday, August 24, 2011 were Mayor Jan Hill and borough manager Mark Earnest and assembly members Daymond Hoffman, Steve Vick, Scott Rossman, Jerry Lapp, and Joanne Waterman. Borough Clerk Julie Cozzi was present, as well as Chief of Police Gary Lowe. Read more->
By Editor, on August 20th, 2011 Wesley Loy | PETROLEUM NEWS
WASH D.C.–The federal rollout of a draft management plan that could lead to huge new sections of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge being designated “wilderness,” including the potentially oil-rich coastal plain, drew immediate disdain from top Alaska politicians.
Read more online in the Petroleum News.
By Editor, on August 17th, 2011 By Richard Mauer | ADN
TransCanada’s efforts to get customers for its proposed gas pipeline have so far failed to achieve any firm deals, the company’s top official for Alaska told a legislative hearing Tuesday.
In acknowledging the lack of visible progress at reaching agreements crucial to building the line from the North Slope, Tony Palmer, a TransCanada Corp. vice president from Calgary, visibly frustrated some legislators who wanted him to provide details on the lagging efforts.
Even if legislators took an oath of silence, Palmer said, he’d be reluctant to share the commercial secrets that are part of negotiations with potential shippers, including their identities.
Read the full story in the Anchorage Daily News.
By Editor, on August 15th, 2011 By Jonathan Grass | JUNEAU EMPIRE
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service releases its revised draft Comprehensive Conservation Plan for the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge today.
Bruce Woods, the Service’s chief of media relations for the Alaska Region, said this is the regularly scheduled review process for refuges within the state. He said this revision was announced during the first public comment period in April 2010.
Read full article in the Juneau Empire.
More info:
U.S.F.W.S. full press release
Draft plan and related materials
By Editor, on August 10th, 2011 Jeff Richardson | FAIRBANKS DAILY NEWS-MINER
FAIRBANKS, Alaska — Sen. Lisa Murkowski is using a historic gathering to make a simple point this week: Alaska is different.
Read full article in the News-Miner.
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