by Andrew Halcro
Bristol Bay–The recent television ads created by the opponents of Pebble Mine have reached an absurdly new low. Unfortunately, that’s not surprising for this crowd.
Read Halcro’s opinion at andrewhalcro.com.
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by Becky Bohrer / ASSOCIATED PRESS Over the last 20 years or so, about 200 million ounces of gold have been discovered, he said, and there’s likely potential for at least a couple hundred million more. That prospect, combined with gold prices nearly quadruple what they were in 2005, about $1,720 an ounce earlier this week, is driving renewed interest in searching for gold in Alaska. By Andrew Halcro Even though the measure passed, and even though Gillam appeared to be rewarded for his half million dollar campaign investment, the narrow 34 vote win represented a huge loss for Gillam and his anti-mining crusade and a huge win for the Pebble Partnership. by Chuck Tobin | WHITEHORSE STAR Last month alone, the city issued construction permits for housing and other projects with an estimated total value of $14.3 million, according to records. In September 2010, the value of construction permitted in September was $4.3 million. The total value of construction for the first nine months of this year is estimated at $86 million, compared to $59.2 million to the end of September last year. For all of 2010, the total value was estimated at $69.4 million. The city calculates the value of construction based on the estimated development cost of a project when the building permit is issued, not including the price of the land. By Julie Gordon |REUTERS Canada  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: By Becky Bohrer | AP Judge Eric Aarseth, in a written ruling Monday, found that the state was not required to give public notice before issuing exploratory permits for the project site. He also found the state didn’t need to study the potential impacts of the activity first. The plaintiffs, who include a coalition of Alaska Native village corporations, said they are considering an appeal to the state Supreme Court. 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. by Alan Bailey | PETROLEUM NEWS Read full article in the Anchorage Daily News by Andrew Halcro | andrewhalcro.com The EPA will soon decide on whether to unilaterally impose a more stringent national standard for air quality, despite concerns that doing so will violate our own federal Clean Air Act… Read more at andrewhalcro.com. HAINES–The Haines Borough Clerk has issued recall petitions for Haines Borough Assembly members Daymond Hoffman and Joanne Waterman, but rejected the application for a recall petition for Steve Vick based on advice from the Haines Borough Attorney. Read more->  Read full story in the Redoubt Reporter By Jenny Neyman | REDOUBT REPORTER …Gold prices have been leapfrogging since 2006, with new highs set and soon surpassed. In June, the spot price for gold reached a record $1,549 per ounce. At that price, Cooper’s nugget is worth $16,481. But larger nuggets sell for more, and Cooper has been told his could fetch as much as $25,000 to $30,000. Read the full story in the Redoubt Reporter.
By SEAN COCKERHAM | ADN Support is needed from two-thirds of the 60 legislators to go into special session. Leaders of both the House and Senate said Friday evening that they had polled their members and it looked like enough were on board to make it happen. The special session is tentatively scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. Monday in Juneau and could be over as quickly as one day. Press release Until a recent Alaska Federal District Court ruling, the state’s largest national forest, the Tongass National Forest, was exempt from the Roadless Rule under a regulation promulgated pursuant to a settlement agreement with the federal government. Read more-> By Tim Bradner | Alaska Journal of Commerce That’s when the Alaska Coastal Management Program expires. State legislators failed to approve a required extension of the program during their regular 2011 session ending April 17 and again disagreed on it during a special session that ended May 14. The Obama administration has given up on a plan to designate millions of acres of the western U.S. as “Wild Lands,” a policy that Alaska and several western states opposed in a lawsuit against the federal government. Read more->
The mineral exploration business in the Yukon is booming; restaurants and truck stops in northern BC are serving a larger share of oil and gas workers; timber mills in Terrace and Campbell River have full log yards, and new construction is common. Western Canada is benefiting from development of its natural resources. Read more->
By Chris Stein | The Associated Press The resolution also applauded Gov. Sean Parnell for standing up to the federal government on issues of resource management. Read more in the Juneau Empire.  Congressman Don Young addresses the Haines Chamber of Commerce luncheon at the American Bald Eagle Foundation in Haines HAINES–“I call myself a true conservationist – not a preservationist,” Congressman Don Young said as he addressed the Haines Chamber of Commerce luncheon on Friday, March 25th. The remarks introduced his short address to the Haines business community and a delegation from Skagway as they gathered at the American Bald Eagle Foundation, and prefaced his thoughts about renewable energy and the need to reclaim state sovereignty. Now in his 40th year representing Alaska’s only congressional district, the Congressman said he hopes he can represent us for 50 years because he is the right man for the job. Read more-> Deanna Garrison | KRBD The Board of Forestry will meet on Thursday and Friday, March 31 and April 1, 2011 beginning at 8:00 a.m. each day in the main Dept. of Environmental Conservation conference room, 410 Willoughby Avenue, Juneau, AK. Read more-> SKAGWAY–At a joint Haines and Skagway Borough Assembly work group meeting Monday evening, members of both bodies discussed subjects of mutual interest, including upper Lynn Canal port development, tourism, the shuttle ferry service, hydropower and the Skagway-Haines energy intertie. Though the meeting only lasted a little over an hour, there was general agreement that it was a good start toward the two boroughs working together for mutual benefit. Read more-> By Jonathan Grass | JUNEAU EMPIRE Coeur reported $218 million in metal sales in its fourth quarter, a 75 percent increase. Its full year metal sales were up 72 percent, to a record $515 million. Read the full article in the Juneau Empire. |
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