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Shell Gets Go Ahead for Drilling in Chukchi -- With Restrictions
The Chukchi and Beaufort Seas are believed to contain more recoverable oil than Alaska's Prudhoe Bay - and Prudhoe Bay, you'll recall, is the greatest oil find in North American history. So it was no small news today (Thursday) when -- for the first...
Tags: Ken Salazar, Gulf of Mexico, Oil Spills, Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill (2010), U.S. Geological Survey
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Southwest Alaska Tribal Organization Seeks Clemency from Governor for Kuskokwim Fishermen
The regional tribal government in Southwest Alaska says the state has turned a group of fishermen into criminals, when they were only trying to feed their families, according to tribal leadership. The head of the Association of Village Council...
Tags: Fishing, Regional Authority, Seafood and Fishing Industry, Government, Sean Parnell
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U.S. Chamber of Commerce Head: Law of the Sea Treaty Will Pass
Channel 2 NewsThe head of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce-- the nation's premier group representing business interests -- said Thursday that he believes the U.S. Senate will pass the Law of the Sea Treaty during its next session. Despite Tom Donahue's prediction, the...Tags: Parties and Movements, Government, Think Tanks, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Environmental Issues
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Nigeria church blast during Christmas Mass kills at least 39
Terror attacks across Nigeria by a radical Muslim sect killed at least 39 people Sunday, with the majority dying on the steps of a Catholic church after celebrating Christmas Mass as blood pooled in dust from a massive explosion.
Authorities acknowledged...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Religion and Belief, Suicide, Christmas, Health and Medical Professionals
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Shell's Oil Spill in Nigeria Fuels Alaska's Offshore Oil Controversy
Opponents of Shell Oil’s plans to explore for oil in arctic waters say Alaskans should pay attention to what’s happening in Nigeria, where Shell has shut down its Bonga Oil Field.
The well is located about 75 miles offshore, but Shell says it...Tags: Environmental Pollution, Nigeria, Oil Spills, Environmental Issues, Petroleum Industry
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Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Has Ties to Anchorage
Channel 2 NewsA Nobel Peace Prize laureate has local ties to Alaska. Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was honored for her advocacy of women's rights and shares the Nobel Peace prize with two other women. Sirleaf's nephew, Dr. Estrada Bernard practices...Tags: Awards and Prizes, Unrest, Conflicts and War, International Organizations, Nobel Prize Awards, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
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Funding to improve drinking water has come at a slow drip
LANARE, Calif. — A bright metal drinking fountain is mounted on the wall in the community center of this tiny town west of Fresno. No one pays it any mind: The water is drawn from a well that has been contaminated with arsenic for years. "Can't...
Tags: Human Rights, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Medical Procedures and Tests, Environmental Issues, Water
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Top 3 Pop Releases: 'World War Z,' Kanye West's 'Yeezus,' 'Ocean at the End of the Lane' book
'WORLD WAR Z' IN THEATERS FRIDAY 1 Based on Max Brooks' 2006 dystopian horror novel, "World War Z" stars Brad Pitt as a United Nations worker struggling to save his family and humanity from a zombie pandemic sweeping the globe. "Quantum of Solace"...Tags: The New York Times, Skrillex (music group), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Saturday Night Live (tv program), Music
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O'Malley lobbies EPA to ease cruise ship pollution rule
Gov. Martin O'Malley has interceded with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on behalf of Carnival Cruise Lines after the company threatened to pull its business from Baltimore over a pending air-quality regulation that would require large, ocean-...
Tags: Lobbying, Layoffs and Downsizing, College Park (Prince George's, Maryland), Regional Authority, Executive Branch
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For Afghan Scouts, 'Be prepared' takes on a new meaning
KABUL, Afghanistan –- Mohammad Aziz Ayob adjusts his Boy Scout scarf, leans over and settles a sapling into the dry Kabul soil as two NATO helicopters pass overhead, the clack-clack of their blades echoing off the neighboring mountains. Bobbing...
Tags: Culture, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Bombings, Youth Organizations, Religion and Belief
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Russia not convinced by U.S. claims of Syrian chemical weapons use
This post has been corrected. See the note below for details,MOSCOW – Russia on Friday said it was not persuaded by U.S. assertions that Syria has used chemical weapons in the country’s civil war and called the decision to send arms to some rebel groups unhelpful. Yuri Ushakov, an aide to Russian...Tags: Christianity, Unrest, Conflicts and War, White House, Weaponry, Bashar Assad
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Britain welcomes finding on Syrian use of chemical weapons
LONDON – Britain on Friday welcomed the U.S. statement that Syrian President Bashar Assad had deployed chemical weapons against the rebels battling his regime, a conclusion that prompted a pledge from President Obama to send arms to the opposition...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, David Cameron, Barack Obama, Weaponry, Bashar Assad
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