Frank Murkowski back in Alaska to promote gasline project
Tue, January 29, 2008
The Associated Press is reporting that former Governor Frank Murkowski is back in the state to promote a gas line project to deliver natural gas from the North Slope to continental US markets. The reports say that he met earlier this week with officials of ConocoPhilips and plans to meet with other North Slope leaseholders – as well as with TransCanada, the state’s choice to develop the project.
Dave Donaldson, APRN - Juneau
State files brief supporting Exxon Valdez plaintiffs
Tue, January 29, 2008
The state of Alaska has now joined with others in support of Exxon Valdez oil spill plaintiffs. Today, the state filed an amicus brief in advance of the US Supreme Court hearing of an appeal of the punitive damages lawsuit against Exxon-Mobil’s responsibility in the 1989 oil spill.
Dave Donaldson, APRN - Juneau
New study sheds light on sexual assaults in Alaska
Tue, January 29, 2008
This morning the Alaska State Troopers and the University of Alaska Anchorage’s Justice Center unveiled a new sexual assault study. The in-depth analysis examined nearly one thousand cases of sexual assaults and sexual abuse of minors reported to the troopers. The study sheds new light on the abusers and the investigators.
Len Anderson, KSKA - Anchorage
Save the whales - again!
Tue, January 29, 2008
Some members of Congress joined conservationists today in urging the Bush Administration not to cave into efforts by Japan, Norway and Iceland to resume commercial whaling. A campaign called Save The Whales Again! is trying to put public pressure on the Bush Administration in advance of a special International Whaling Commission meeting coming up in March.
Joel Southern, APRN - Washington, DC
Whatcom, Washington withdraws from Thomas Bay hydro project
Tue, January 29, 2008
Officials with Whatcom county, Washington are pulling out of the permitting process for proposed hydro-electric facilities in Thomas bay, near Petersburg. A private company wants to develop several hydro-plants in the remote bay and sell the power to Canada and the lower 48. The county’s involvement had prompted concerns from the southeast town, where many residents and the city council have objected to the development plan.
Matt Lichtenstein, KFSK - Petersburg
VPSO task force issues report on village safety
Tue, January 29, 2008
A task force looking into the need for law enforcement in rural communities has finished its report for the state senate. The Village Public Safety Officer or VPSO task force came up with 6 main recommendations for providing more officers in rural communities and retaining them.
Lori Townsend, APRN - Anchorage
What price a kidney?
Tue, January 29, 2008
A bill that would allow Nome representative Richard Foster to receive a donated kidney for transplant surgery passed from committee today. The Legislative Ethics Committee determined that the value of a donated kidney is more than the statutory $250 limit for what the law calls a “compassionate gift.” Foster would be in violation of that restriction if he undergoes a transplant.
Dave Donaldson, APRN - Juneau
Being a boxer in Bethel means a whole lot of travel
Tue, January 29, 2008
You probably wouldn’t associate Bethel with boxing– after all, there are no boxing clubs or gyms in the town. So, for one young Bethel man, being a boxer means flying 400 miles to the road system in Anchorage to fight.
Kenny Steele, KYUK - Bethel
Alaska News Nightly: January 29, 2008
Tue, January 29, 2008
Tonight in Alaska news… Governor Palin says she would not veto a bill to move legislative sessions to Anchorage. Also, Former Governor Frank Murkowski is back in the state stumping for a gasline project - and the state files an amicus brief to support the Exxon-Valdez plaintiffs. Also, a VPSO task force publishes recommendations for increasing village security. 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.
Talk of Alaska: The Future of Islam
Tue, January 29, 2008
Alaska Pacific University and other sponsors have put together a public discussion project called Engaging Muslims and are bringing speakers on Islam to the state to participate. Reza Aslan, author of No God But God: The Origins, Evolution and Future of Islam, is an Iranian-American who teaches creative writing at the University of California-Riverside. His book argues that Islam is undergoing a reformation. He says groups like Al Qaeda are just one part of this reformation, while others seek to bring Islam back to the roots from which it started — roots of tolerance and charity.
This week on Talk of Alaska we examine the forces surrounding modern Islam and attempt to peer into its future and our future with it. Join us in the statewide chat with Reza Aslan.
Should Legislature pass Constitutional Amendment for gas tax certainty?
Mon, January 28, 2008
Fairbanks Representative Jay Ramras is looking for industry and government input for a Constitutional Amendment he’s sponsored. If approved by the public, the amendment would allow the state to guarantee tax certainty to producers who send natural gas from the North Slope to southern markets.
Dave Donaldson, APRN - Juneau
Environmental groups seeking MMS documents disclosure
Mon, January 28, 2008
The Center for Biological Diversity and the Natural Resources Defense Council filed a lawsuit in federal court today seeking to force the release of more than 5,000 pages of e-mail and other documents related to the plan for oil and gas lease sales in the Chukchi Sea. The groups filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request in September 2007 with the Minerals Management Service (MMS) to gain access to the scientific documents that went into the environmental review for the proposed lease sale. The conservation organizations are concerned the lease sales could adversely affect polar bears. We spoke with Eric Jorgensen, an attorney for Earthjustice. He says the Chukchi Sea lease sale encompasses nearly 30 million acres and is proposed for February. Calls to the Minerals Management Service for comment were not returned.
Lori Townsend, APRN - Anchorage
Stevens, Murkowski and Young submit Exxon Valdez amicus brief
Mon, January 28, 2008
Senator Ted Stevens today laid out the groundwork for the amicus brief that was filed in support of the Exxon Valdez oil spill plaintiff’s punitive damage award case. The case is before the U.S. Supreme Court and the amicus was filed last week on behalf of the Alaska Congressional delegation of Senator Stevens, Senator Murkowski and Congressman Don Young. The $2.5 billion Exxon Valdez oil spill punitive damage litigation case is scheduled to be heard by the Supreme Court next month.
Lori Townsend, APRN - Anchorage
Comments open on proposed Yukon Flats refuge / oil development land exchange
Mon, January 28, 2008
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has released a draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for a proposed land exchange in the Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge. The public now has 60 days to comment. The controversial land swap would open the doors to oil and gas development within the Refuge boundary.
Libby Casey, KUAC - Fairbanks
Anchorage could host Alaska’s first-ever firefighter combat competition
Mon, January 28, 2008
Anchorage’s nationally- and internationally-successful Firefighter Combat Challenge team is used to battling other teams and the clock. But right now, the five-man team from the Anchorage Fire Department faces another foe — the calendar.
Len Anderson, KSKA - Anchorage
Sitka may oppose 37-year old Native land-transfer process
Mon, January 28, 2008
The Sealaska Corporation is asking Sitka to delay consideration of a resolution opposing Native land selections within the Sitka Community Use Area. A delegation from Sealaska, including state senator Albert Kookesh, took a charter flight from Juneau to testify before the Sitka Assembly.
Robert Woolsey, KCAW - Sitka
Catholic Church reformer speaking in Fairbanks and Anchorage
Mon, January 28, 2008
A national Catholic Church reform leader is visiting Alaska. Sister Christine Schenk is the director of Future Church. She says the Ohio-based coalition is dedicated to stemming a decline in the number of Catholic priests by loosening church rules. The role of women in Christianity will be the subject of talks Schenk is giving in Fairbanks Saturday and in Anchorage on Sunday. Her visit to Alaska is sponsored by the Alaska chapter of the Catholic reform group “Call to Action.”
Dan Bross, KUAC - Fairbanks
Alaska News Nightly: January 28, 2008
Mon, January 28, 2008
Tonight in Alaska news… The Alaska Legislature considers whether to amend the state’s Constitution — to protect oil companies from fluctuating gas taxes. Plus, an environmental lawyer tells us about the battle to acquire documents from the Mineral Management Service, the federal agency planning to sell natural gas leases in the Chukchi Sea — against the wishes of environmentalists protecting polar bears and Alaska Natives concerned about whales and subsistence hunting. Meanwhile, firefighters in Anchorage work to bring what ESPN calls the “toughest two minutes in sports” to Alaska. 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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