"Arctic Mystery: Identifying the Great Blob of Alaska"
The mysterious, miles-long "blob" found floating in the Chukchi Sea is not an oil spill or alien life-form, according to early tests, but an unusual algal bloom.
Source: TIME, 07/20/2009
Alaska and Hawaii
"Ketchikan Mill Is Awarded Orion North Timber"
"The U.S. Forest Service agreed Monday to sell timber to a Ketchikan mill in a roadless area of the Tongass National Forest after the Obama administration's approved the sale."
Source: Juneau Empire, 07/17/2009
"Obama Adminstration Drops Bush Logging Plan for Western Oregon"
"The Obama administration is withdrawing a controversial Bush-era logging plan for millions of acres of federal forests in western Oregon."
Source: Portland Oregonian, 07/17/2009
Alaskan Gas Pipeline: Would-Be Operators Vying For Routes, Funding
The proposed $20-40 billion natural gas pipeline would transport natural gas over 2000 miles from AK's North Slope natural gas reserves to the Midwestern US. Or would it?
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"Exxon To Pay $500 Million in Interest To Spill Victims"
"Exxon Mobil said Monday it won't appeal nearly $500 million in interest a court recently ordered it to pay to Alaska fishermen, business owners and others harmed by the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill."
Source: McClatchy, 07/01/2009
Projects in 12 States Share Wildfire Funding
$15 million of Stimulus funding for 55 projects, designed to help reduce wildfire hazards and reclaim burned lands, could be of substantial interest in the receiving communities.
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"As Alaska Glaciers Melt, It’s Land That’s Rising"
In Alaska, some land is rising as it is relieved of the weight of glaciers melted by climate change.
Source: NYTimes, 05/19/2009
"Alaskan Lake's Fate Could Echo Across Continent"
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Source: Christian Science Monitor, 03/25/2009
Troubles In Paradise:SEJ Members Study Tropical Ecosystems In Hawai'i
By JENNIFER OLADIPO
SEJ members Joy Horowitz, Erin K.D. Judd, Charlotte Kidd and Jennifer Oladipo were four of seven environmental reporting fellows at the National Tropical Botanical Garden in Hawai'i in May.
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