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As Energy Boom Ends, Political Identity Crisis in Alaska
2014-10-09 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: data-para-count="346" data-total-count="346" itemprop="articleBody" id="story-continues-1">FAIRBANKS, Alaska - A gleaming $23 million complex of office buildings, dormitories and workshops has risen from the boreal forest just outside town over the last decade, aimed at training workers for a natural gas pipeline that was supposed to snake from the Arctic to serve energy markets around the world and make Alaska rich all over again. But the pipeline was never built, the victim of a worldwide glut...
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The Great Alaska Beer Train Rolled from Anchorage to Portage Over the Weekend
2014-10-06 13:59:28| Railroads - Topix.net
Adults 21 and over got to sit back and enjoy a beer while taking in the scenery of the Alaska Railroad over the weekend. The Great Alaska Beer Train took visitors on an 80 mile round trip from Anchorage to Portage all while they listened to music and the Glacier Brewhouse served various beers and food.
Melting ice leaves 35000 walrus stranded in Alaska - is climate change to blame?
2014-10-05 18:09:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mirror: This enormous gathering of walrus has been spotted off the coast of Alaska, sparking fears that climate change could be to blame. An estimated 35,000 walrus have been seen five miles north of Point Lay, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. It is thought the animals have been forced onto the beach because they cannot find any sea ice to rest on, due to rising temperatures. Margaret Williams managing director of WWFs Arctic programme, said: "The massive concentration...
Alaska Railroad
2014-10-05 09:06:03| Railroads - Topix.net
The Spencer Glacier Whistle Stop. Waiting at the Whistle Stop for the 4:30 pm train to Anchorage.
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Alaska Permanent Fund seeking new oil and gas investments
2014-09-28 20:04:16| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
Calls for big investors to stop investing in companies that produce fossil fuels are picking up steam, but the Alaska Permanent Fund has been doubling down on its investments in the oil and gas industry. The $51 billion fund has long bought stocks of companies involved in the oil and gas industries, but it is now making direct investments in oil and gas companies, hoping to capture even more of the big profits others have been earning.
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