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SEC charges Miller Energy in US for inflating value of Alaskan oil and gas assets
2015-08-10 01:00:00| Hydrocarbons Technology
US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged Miller Energy Resources and its two executives for inflating the value of its oil and gas assets in company financial reports.
Nine endangered fin whales found dead in Alaskan waters
2015-06-20 01:15:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Nine endangered fin whales have been found dead in Alaskan waters in recent weeks, and researchers said on Friday they were searching for what might have killed them. The dead whales were discovered in waters from Kodiak Island, off the south coast of mainland Alaska, to Unimak Pass at the eastern end of the Aleutian Islands, researchers from the University of Alaska Fairbanks said in a statement. The number of dead whales reported since late May has vexed researchers who typically see no more...
Fully Deployed FAA Program increases Alaskan pilot safety.
2015-03-06 14:31:08| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
Alaska Weather Camera Program, completed by FAA, helps pilots determine when and where it's safe to fly. By providing pilots with near real-time, visual weather information, fully deployed program improves safety and efficiency. It includes website that enhances navigational planning on interactive map with accessible images and other weather data products. FAA's Michael Huerta cited this as "another milestone in our continuing commitment to aviation safety in Alaska."
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The remote Alaskan village that needs to be relocated due to climate change
2015-02-25 02:24:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: This tiny and isolated town of 400 cannot be reached by road. It lies on a fragile barrier island along the Chukchi Sea, 83 miles above the Arctic circle. And for generations, the Iupiat people of the region have hunted gigantic bowhead whales from camps atop the sea ice that stretches out from the towns icy shores. But in recent years, climate change has thinned the ice so much that it has become too dangerous to hunt the whales. Soon, the U.S. government says, it may be too dangerous to live...
Obama push to expand Alaskan refuge
2015-01-26 13:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: President Barack Obama is to propose setting aside the majority of Alaska's national wildlife refuge as a wilderness area. This would halt the possibility of fossil fuel exploration in the refuge's potentially oil-rich coastal plain. The proposal drew an angry response from top state-elected officials. Some 2.8 million hectares (7 million acres) of the refuge are managed as wilderness. The new plans would see a further 4.8 million hectares (12.3 million acres) hectares set aside. The...
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