Senate to vote on energy bill
Wed, December 12, 2007
The U.S. Senate is expected to take a procedural vote tomorrow to see if an energy bill focused on renewable sources and conservation can move forward.
Joel Southern, APRN - Washington DC
Ice loss dramatically affecting walrus population
Wed, December 12, 2007
Biologists are getting a clearer picture of how walrus responded to the early and rapid ice retreat in the Chukchi Sea last summer.
Annie Feidt, APRN - Anchorage
Plan would return sea birds to infested island
Wed, December 12, 2007
The federal government released a plan today to exterminate rats from Rat Island, on the Aleutian chain.
Lori Townsend, APRN - Anchorage
Adak processors left out of pollock plan
Wed, December 12, 2007
An attempt by Adak fish processors to snag a piece of the Bering Sea pollock fishery fizzled on Tuesday, the last day of the North Pacific Fishery Management Council’s meeting in Anchorage.
Charles Homans, KIAL - Unalaska
27% cut in halibut for Southeast
Wed, December 12, 2007
Southeast Alaska longliners will see a deep cut in the amount of halibut they are allowed to catch next year under recommendations from fishery scientists.
Matt Lichtenstein, KFSK - Petersburg
Citgo to donate $8 million worth of fuel
Wed, December 12, 2007
More than 15,000 Alaskan households will receive 100 gallons of free heating fuel this winter.
Angela Denning-Barnes, KYUK - Bethel
Over 7% of Alaskans walking to work
Wed, December 12, 2007
Despite Alaska’s weather extremes, a greater percentage of people walk to work on the Last Frontier than in any other state.
John Ryan, KTOO - Juneau
Alaska News Nightly: December 12, 2007
Wed, December 12, 2007
The loss of ice is killing the walrus population in the Chukchi Sea, and the Senate prepares to vote on an energy bill that could dramatically improve carbon emissions. Those stories and more on tonight’s Alaska News Nightly, broadcast statewide on APRN stations.
Individual news stories are posted in the Alaska News category and you can subscribe to APRN’s news feeds via e-mail, podcast and RSS.
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