Industries

Pebble opponents cry foul over developer's scientific review

The group aiming to develop a giant copper and gold mine in the Bristol Bay area is vetting the scientific studies that underlie its work. But critics of the proposed Pebble mine are having little of it.

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ANCHORAGE

Fire Island wind turbines begin generating Anchorage power

The 11 wind turbines on Fire Island just off Anchorage started providing power to the area on Monday. The project is the first to provide renewable power for Anchorage and the surrounding area.
OIL AND GAS

Shell begins drilling in Chukchi Sea

After a day of slower-than-expected preparations in the Chukchi Sea, Shell Alaska officially began drilling into the seafloor above its Burger prospect at 4:30 a.m. Sunday, the company said.
OIL AND GAS

Doyon plans Nenana, Yukon Flats exploration

Doyon Ltd., the Interior regional Native corporation, will move ahead with plans to explore for oil and gas in the Nenana and Yukon Flats basins, according to an announcement.
STATE NEWS

Hurdles face UAF bid to find power source

The University of Alaska Fairbanks coal-fired power plant is almost half a century old and badly needs to be replaced soon.
WESTERN ALASKA

Coast Guard helicopter rescues man aboard drilling ship

A Coast Guard helicopter rescued a man suffering from an irregular heartbeat on Shell Oil's arctic drill ship, the Noble Discover, in Norton Sound on Wednesday, according to the Coast Guard.
ARCTIC ALASKA

Arctic ice record low fails to surprise Barrow

Here at the top of the world, the news that Arctic sea ice has reached a new low -- the smallest footprint since satellites began measuring it three decades ago -- is not much of a surprise.
MINING

Exposure to mercury a concern for Nome gold miners

Gold miners in Nome may have exposed themselves to dangerous amounts of mercury, according to the state Department of Health and Social Services.
ENERGY

Idea to convert North Slope gas into electricity gains listeners

An idea studied years ago by an oil company for producing vast stores of North Slope natural gas without building a giant pipeline has emerged again, this time before state legislators trying to find relief for residents crushed by heating and electricity costs.
POLITICS

Battle lines drawn over coastal zone management initiative

The most expensive campaign in Alaska this year is being waged over a proposal to re-establish a coastal management program in the state. More than $918,000 has been raised so far -- mostly from resource development and industry groups seeking to defeat Ballot Measure 2.
OIL AND GAS

Alaska looks to Hawaii as customer for natural gas

For more than a year, some Alaska political leaders have been quietly pursuing an untapped market for the state's vast stores of natural gas: Hawaii. And Hawaii, with electric bills so steep they rival those in rural Alaska, is interested.