Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska) teed off on President Barack Obama on Monday for his attempt to designate millions of acres of land in his home state, a move that Young and others said would make it harder for Alaska to develop its resources. Young joined Sens. Lisa Murkowski (R) and Dan Sullivan (R) in a…
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ANWR worshippers fail to consider the Iñupiat The Iñupiat Eskimo lived on Alaska’s North Slope for countless generations — unknown to the outside world. Our culture, social structure and our survival depended on our ability to utilize the abundant resources that bless our region. Over time, we found our lifestyle threatened when the thirst for…
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On January 25, the Interior Department announced plans to propose wilderness designation for 12.28 million acres of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR). President Obama’s proposed wilderness plan would put the vast energy resources contained in ANWR’s Coastal Plain under lock and key, denying Alaskans… [Read More]
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The fragile economy, high unemployment, and national debt are major concerns for many Americans across the country. While President Obama is campaigning on another so-called stimulus plan that will raise taxes on American families and job creators, he’s ignoring one of the best solutions to these problems—increased American energy production through drilling in the Arctic…
Continue Reading ...Forwarded Email about the Drilling for Oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Summary of the eRumor: A message that includes pictures and graphics about the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska. It says that the controversial portion of ANWAR where oil drilling could take place is desolate and not reflected by the pretty pictures…
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Consider the costs and benefits to things like drilling for oil, for one. The debate over the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge reemerged last week as the Obama administration announced new protections for the vast, oil-rich Alaskan landscape. The Department of Interior is placing the 30,000 square mile ANWR off-limits to drilling, and the president wants…
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The Supreme Court had brought before it an issue on a federal ban on hovercraft inside national parks, and Justice Samuel Alito seemed in a huff. Regardless of special concessions that apply to Alaska, an appeals court upheld the hovercraft ban there, which it extended beyond the federal land to include land the government doesn’t own. The court’s justification didn’t make…
Since statehood battles on who controls Alaska’s land and the waters have existed. Watch this video news story produced by Anchorage’s KTVA 11 for their Frontiers with Ronda McBride news program for the the full story on why a moose hunter in Alaska has taken his case all the way the the US Supreme Court….
John Sturgeon is a 46 year resident of Alaska. He has worked in Alaska’s forest products industry during that time. He is active in his community serving on several boards including the John Sturgeon is a 46 year resident of Alaska. He has worked in Alaska’s forest products industry during that time. He is active…
The U.S. Supreme Court considers an odd case from Alaska, with the fraught question of federal management of Western lands hovering in the background. “Raisins are not wild animals even when they are dancing,” Michael McConnell told the U.S. Supreme Court last term, thereby winning the first annual Epps Award for Coolest Argument Line of…
My grandfather moved from Washington to Alaska in 1940 to work, hunt and play in an environment that he felt was a better, safer, healthier and more enjoyable place to raise his family. He died in 1977, three years before President Carter doubled the size of the country’s national park and refuge system and tripled…
The fragile economy, high unemployment, and national debt are major concerns for many Americans across the country. While President Obama is campaigning on another so-called stimulus plan that will raise taxes on American families and job creators, he’s ignoring one of the best solutions to these problems—increased American energy production through drilling in the Arctic…
