Retreating Arctic sea ice shifting polar bear denning behaviors
Thu, July 12, 2007
A new study shows polar bears in northern Alaska are denning on land a lot more than they used to. Male polar bears don’t hibernate, but pregnant females hole up in the winter to give birth to cubs in a protected environment. The report points to rapid sea ice retreat in the Arctic as the likely cause of the shift in their choice of den sites. We spoke with one of the report authors, Tony Fischbach.
Lori Townsend, APRN - Anchorage
- USGS Press Release
- Report Abstract (full report costs $32)
Photos provided by Tony Fischbach, Wildlife Biologist at the USGS Alaska Science Center
Fish farming policy for federal waters proposed, debated
Thu, July 12, 2007
Congress held its first hearing today on the latest version of a Bush Administration proposal to allow aquaculture in federal ocean waters. Conrad Lautenbacher, head of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), appeared before a U.S. House Natural Resources subcommittee. He said the administration feels it has a plan for boosting domestic seafood production to meet growing demand while doing it in an environmentally-sensitive way. Critics point to risks of comingling farmed and wild fish.
Joel Southern, APRN - Washington, D.C. (read by Lori Townsend, APRN)
Arctic Economic Development Summit wraps up in Kotzebue
Thu, July 12, 2007
The fifth Arctic Economic Development Summit in Kotzebue wrapped up yesterday. Approximately 200 North Slope Borough and Northwest Arctic Borough participants left the three-day gathering more confident they could preserve their traditional lifestyle while sharing more of the benefits of any resource development that takes place in the region.
Len Anderson, KSKA - Anchorage (on assignment in Kotzebue)
Preserving Native culture via traditional language a key focus for ICYC
Thu, July 12, 2007
The Inuit Circumpolar Youth Council has made native language revitalization one of its top priorities. A special weekend meeting in Kotzebue focused on instilling the urgency of learning traditional languages.
Amy Flaherty, KNOM - Nome
Bitney moves from Governor’s office to House Speaker’s office
Thu, July 12, 2007
The Governor’s former Legislative Liaison has changed uniforms. John Bitney began work yesterday on the staff of House Speaker John Harris. The move came just before new ethics rules took effect in Alaska, barring such quick moves between government branches. (Prior coverage here.)
Dave Donaldson, APRN - Juneau (read by Lori Townsend, APRN)
Innovative hazardous waste treatment service proposed for Anchorage
Thu, July 12, 2007
The Pacific Environment Corporation (PENCO) is in the preliminary stages of seeking permits to build the first hazardous waste storage, treatment and disposal facility in Anchorage. The facility would use super-heated fluids to break down toxic chemicals to component elements, eliminating the toxicity in the process. Currently hazardous waste is stored in Anchorage and then shipped to Washington state periodically. An initial public presentation was made last night and drew mixed comment. Additional comments are sought at Alaska’s Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) web site.
Lori Townsend, APRN - Anchorage
The “finest kind” of seafood leads to marketing success
Thu, July 12, 2007
Direct marketing is nothing new for fishermen Outside who live closer to markets, but in Bristol Bay it poses major challenges. We profile of one fishing captain making it work: Charley Gordon.
Johanna Eurich, KDLG - Dillingham
Alaska News Nightly: July 12, 2007
Thu, July 12, 2007
Below is the complete story list and audio from today’s Alaska News Nightly, as broadcast on APRN stations statewide. Individual stories are available in the Alaska News category and you can subscribe to our news feeds via e-mail, podcast and RSS anytime.
APRN reporters in action
Thu, July 12, 2007
APRN’s reporters have been busy lately and they’ve been caught on film around the web doing what they do best.
David Shurtleff
David was covering the Tom Anderson corruption trial and chased Anderson and his lawyer out of the federal courthouse in Anchorage last week, getting reactions. In the process, he was caught in a photo by Anchorage Daily News photographer Erik Hill. You can see the picture, buy the picture and read the full ADN article here.
Steve Heimel
Steve was also covering the Tom Anderson trial in Anchorage and a local trial watcher / blogger (also named Steve) snapped a photo of our Mr. Heimel relaying info back to the APRN newsroom via cell phone. The full blog posting is here.
Joel Southern
We don’t get to see Joel much — he’s way down in Washington, D.C. covering Congress for APRN. But recently he got his photo snapped as he was giving a tour of the U.S. Capitol to some friends. This one was posted at the very active and popular blog Alaskan Abroad.
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