Categories Tone Reach America's first climate refugees: How climate change eats the Alaskan coast | Grist ...... are losing the ground beneath their feet , because of erosion Climate change has accelerated the normal process of erosion along Alaska rivers and coasts especially near the shores of the Bering and Arctic seas Warmer temperatures melt the permafrost , or frozen sub-surface layers which helped bind together the soil Heavier rains produce more floods , and swollen rivers which wash away ......
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Obama's Arctic Strategy Sets Off a Climate Time Bomb | Common Dreams ...... the region indigenous communities already facing direct threats to their existence due to climate change strategy for global catastrophe But the strategy is not just bad new for so many Alaskan natives It also bad news for the rest of us America new Arctic strategy , if implemented , will dramatically accelerate the very processes of fossil fuel consumption that have already led to ......
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US Government Releases New Fracking Regulations ...... question why BLM is moving forward with these requirements in the first place Related article Study Finds No Trace Of Fracking Fluid in Arkansas Drinking Water senator Lisa Mukowski of Alaska , remarked that it appears BLM has addressed some of the concerns , but we still must guard against duplicative and potentially contradictory regulations It has been estimated that the new ......
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Paul Jenkins: Left needs oil-tax repeal referendum to rally the ignorant | Paul Jenkins | ADN.com ...... would be entertaining if it were not so darned serious Its latest baloney is Vote Yes -- Repeal The Giveaway Supposedly , the effort is aimed at dumping the legislative rewrite of Alaska Clear and Equitable Share oil tax hamburger in a roomful of wolves has better odds More likely , something else is afoot What cranked up this round of dopery is the Legislature reduction in ......
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Work well under way on Exxon's long-awaited Alaska project | Oil and Gas | ADN.com ...... vertical support members , or VSMs the next step will be to lay the actual pipe , and that should occur next winter , he said the straight pipe already is in Alaska , stockpiled in Fairbanks , Smith said the bends have yet to be delivered the -inch export pipeline is designed for a capacity of , barrels a day the surplus capacity will accommodate fuller Point Thomson ......
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Compass: Oil tax reform in SB 21 is key to oil renaissance | Opinion | ADN.com ...... In his May Compass piece that argued in favor of repealing the Legislature recent reforms to Alaska current oil production tax , ACES , state Sen Hollis French never mentions the most critical issue facing Alaska ns the declining flow of oil through the Trans Alaska Pipeline System TAPS Status quo decline jeopardizes every Alaska n future and the state long-term fiscal health ......
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3 Factors Keeping Oil Above $90 a Barrel ...... into one of these remote locations in search for oil , it a higher-risk situation that involves a lot of costs There are two great examples of these kinds of sources to the north the Alaskan offshore and Canadian oil sands These two regions have been giving exploration and production companies headaches for years Royal Dutch Shell NYSE RDS-A has spent billion over the past ......
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Coast Guard hearing to probe Shell oil rig mishap in Alaska | Alaska Dispatch ...... and mph winds , but was unable to make headway in the storm and eventually was ordered to release the rig It grounded New Year Eve and was later pulled from the beach , floated to Unalaska and loaded on a lift ship , which transported it to Singapore for repairs the Coast Guard conducts investigations following marine casualties to determine the causal and contributing factors that ......
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Oil gives us more than just gas, fuel ...... At present , approximately million barrels of oil are imported to California every day , about percent of which comes from foreign countries the other percent comes from Alaska On May , the Wall Street Journal reported the cash price for the US benchmark crude oil at per barrel Based on that price , California is sending over million out of state ......
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Strictly Business: Asking the big questions | The Columbian ...... Companies to haul up to , barrels of crude oil per day from North Dakota to the port From there , the companies would ship the oil to refineries in Washington , California and Alaska for domestic purposes , including gasoline for cars and trucks Port commissioners asked thoughtful questions As I jotted notes , though , I wondered if anyone was going to ask another question ......
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Ag Weekly Online: Twin Falls, Idaho ...... of trillion tons of coal undersea off Norway , and recent successes in bringing up natural gas from massive deposits of methane hydrates underneath the Pacific Japan and tundra Alaska , Steyer final hurdle , of course , is the lack of warming , the satellite readings show no warming trend since There has been only a modest warming since even with the official ......
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Kenai Peninsula Borough in line for grant for assessing groundwater contamination near Nikiski ...... KENAI , Alaska mdash A , state grant expected from the Alaska Legislature will allow the Kenai Peninsula Borough to help assess groundwater contamination near Nikiski Borough mayor Mike Navarre says the money would let the borough assess environmental data in partnership with the Alaska Department Of Environmental Conservation and determine whether a larger plan is needed ......
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America's first climate refugees: "It's happening now The village is sinking" | Grist ...... he said He said he was planning to move his own belongings to the new village site this summer and that villagers should start doing the same But Tom , despite his lobbying missions to Juneau and strong reputation with government officials , has failed to inject federal and state officials with that same sense of urgency Melting permafrost , sea-level rise , erosion these are some of ......
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US rig count is unchanged at 1,769 - FederalNewsRadio.com ...... for gas Seven were listed as miscellaneous year ago there were , active rigs of the major oil- and gas-producing states , North Dakota and Wyoming each gained three rigs and Alaska gained one Oklahoma lost three rigs , New Mexico and Pennsylvania each lost two and Colorado and Texas each lost one Arkansas , California , Louisiana and West Virginia were unchanged the ......
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2 Articles Oil fuels North Dakota town's boom - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ...... out where the railroad terminal in Epping sits over the hill the workers there need a place to live , he says , as will the schoolteachers and grocery store owners As North Dakota passes Alaska and approaches Texas , becoming what Sen John Hoeven , R-North Dakota , calls the energy powerhouse of the nation , Connecticut investor Michael Litt chuckles over breakfast at Lonnie ......
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The new wave in Phuket - The Nation ...... diners enjoy leisurely meals in comfy sofas and rattan armchairs with striped cushions Chef Kla brings in marine delicacies from around the world - seabass from Spain , king crab from Alaska and scallops from the US mainland , lobster from Canada and black mussels from New Zealand Local markets provide the herbs and fruit Our concept is to offer light and healthy food , Kla says ......
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US rig count is unchanged at 1,769 ...... for gas Seven were listed as miscellaneous year ago there were , active rigs of the major oil- and gas-producing states , North Dakota and Wyoming each gained three rigs and Alaska gained one Oklahoma lost three rigs , New Mexico and Pennsylvania each lost two and Colorado and Texas each lost one Arkansas , California , Louisiana and West Virginia were unchanged the ......
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Hitting 400 ppm in CO2 marks a milestone for the millions. What is our response? | Juneau Empire - Alaska's Capital City Online Newspaper ...... follow the revenue neutral carbon tax example set by our neighbor British Columbia Kate Troll served on Governor Palin Mitigation Advisory Group For Climate Change and was the only Alaskan invited to participate in Governor Schwarzenegger Global Climate Summit ......
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US rig count is unchanged at 1,769 - GoLackawanna ...... for gas Seven were listed as miscellaneous year ago there were , active rigs of the major oil- and gas-producing states , North Dakota and Wyoming each gained three rigs and Alaska gained one Oklahoma lost three rigs , New Mexico and Pennsylvania each lost two and Colorado and Texas each lost one Arkansas , California , Louisiana and West Virginia were unchanged the ......
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San Diego Source > News > Scaled-Back U.S. Fracking Rule Draws Drillers’ Qualified Support ...... went back to the drawing board It appears BLM has addressed some of the concerns , but we still must guard against duplicative and potentially contradictory regulations , Alaska Republican senator Lisa Murkowski said in a statement yesterday the new , -page regulation would cost industry as much as million a year , about half what Interior estimated for its previous ......
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Ag Weekly Online: Twin Falls, Idaho ...... of trillion tons of coal undersea off Norway , and recent successes in bringing up natural gas from massive deposits of methane hydrates underneath the Pacific Japan and tundra Alaska , Steyer final hurdle , of course , is the lack of warming , the satellite readings show no warming trend since There has been only a modest warming since even with the official ......
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Alaska takes bids on petroleum, geothermal tracts | Enquirer-Herald - York and Clover, SC ...... for crude oil or natural gas Nicholas Van Wyck bid per acre , or , for the geothermal tract It covers , acres on the northwest corner of Augustine Island the island miles southwest of Anchorage is home to Augustine Volcano It was the first geothermal acreage offered and the first sale since acreage on Mount Spur was sold in ......
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Unity College graduates charged with stewardship of Earth, communities | The Morning Sentinel, Waterville, ME ...... that uses tools , so they're really smart , she said They use rocks to break open shells They eat mostly sea urchins and mussels and clams They're mostly in southern California and Alaska They are threatened lot of them have issues with the oil spills and disappearing kelp beds They like to live and breed in kelp beds They tie themselves to the kelp to keep from floating ......
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Obama's Arctic strategy sets off a climate time bomb | Nafeez Ahmed | Environment | guardian.co.uk ...... the region indigenous communities already facing direct threats to their existence due to climate change strategy for global catastrophe But the strategy is not just bad new for so many Alaskan natives It also bad news for the rest of us America new Arctic strategy , if implemented , will dramatically accelerate the very processes of fossil fuel consumption that have already led to ......
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Elliott Negin: Unreliable Sources 3: How the Media Help the Kochs & ExxonMobil Spread Climate Disinformation ...... agenda again until July when a coalition of a dozen groups launched the Exxpose Exxon campaign to protest the company attacks on climate science and its support for drilling in Alaska Arctic National Wildlife Reserve Two years later , a January report by an Exxpose Exxon coalition member , the Union Of Concerned Scientists UCS , pushed the company further into the ......
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Freeport Gas Export Project Gets U.S. Energy Department Nod (1) - Businessweek ...... release , the department cited an Energy Information Administration forecast projecting production to reach a record billion cubic feet a day in senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska , the top Republican on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee , said in a statement she hoped the Energy Department decision was the first of many projects that will be approved in the ......
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2 Articles Unemployment: How Does Your State Rank? - ABC News ...... housing recovery is playing its part in the job market , as many of the job added in Texas and Florida for instance were in construction Here the rundown of state rates Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware DC Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois ......
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America's first climate refugees: Can a baked Alaska deny climate change? | Grist ...... , was also threatened the migration habits of the animals and fish on which the John family and others depend have changed over time Some of the animals are scarce now on the Bering Coast Seals of all variety are still plentiful off the Bering Sea Outside one house in Newtok , the bodies of seven seals are stacked up behind a snowmobile like frozen firewood But walrus have grown ......
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HOUSTON: US rig count is unchanged at 1,769 - Business Breaking News - MiamiHerald.com ...... for gas Seven were listed as miscellaneous year ago there were , active rigs of the major oil- and gas-producing states , North Dakota and Wyoming each gained three rigs and Alaska gained one Oklahoma lost three rigs , New Mexico and Pennsylvania each lost two and Colorado and Texas each lost one Arkansas , California , Louisiana and West Virginia were unchanged the ......
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