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Forest Service Dedicating New Lab in Juneau
Channel 2 NewsThe U.S. Forest Service is dedicating its new forestry sciences laboratory in Juneau this weekend. Saturday's ceremony will included free guided tours and the raising of carved house posts. The Forest Service, in a release, says the 12,000-square-foot...Tags: Science and Technology, Energy Saving, Agricultural Research and Technology, Environmental Issues, Science
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Oil Tax Repeal Group Kicks Off Campaign
Channel 2 NewsA group of Alaskans want to repeal Gov. Sean Parnell's new oil tax legislation, calling it a massive giveaway of Alaska's resources. The move continues a debate on what should be done to improve the state's oil and gas industry. Parnell says the new...Tags: Referenda, Executive Branch, Regional Authority, Environmental Issues, Sean Parnell
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Rural Alaska Prepares for Sequester Impacts
Channel 2 NewsWidespread budget cuts from the federal sequester are beginning to have real consequences in Alaska. The sequester requires trimming the budget for several federal agencies by around 5 percent. It also means the same level of cuts for many federal... -
Forest Service Plans Cedar Planting Project
Ketchikan Daily NewsThe U.S. Forest Service is planning a big cedar planting project for Prince of Wales Island. The Ketchikan Daily News (http://is.gd/1bPO7M) says the 700-acre project is planned to take place over the summer. Timber stand improvement forester... -
MatSu Evacuation Request Near Wasilla Creek
Mat Su Borough Emergency Services issued this update Wednesday night: 6:50 p.m. UPDATE. People living off Palmer Fishhook by Wasilla Creek, between Crabb Circle and Nangle Street are advised to evacuate. Residents living on Trunk Road near Wasilla...
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From Pellets to Plants, Chena Renewable Energy Fair Promotes Innovation
When the Renewable Energy Fair started seven years ago at Chena Hot Springs near Fairbanks, a lot of what we saw back then wasn't tried and true. Today, many of those technologies -- wind, solar and biomass -- are in use across Alaska, where some of the...
Tags: Alternative Energy, Home Heating, Hot Springs, Don Young, Mark Begich
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Alaska Firefighters To Help Battle "Shingle Fire" In Utah
Channel 2 NewsThe Alaska Division of Forestry sent one hundred Alaska firefighters to Utah on Wednesday, to help extinguish a massive wildfire that has spread to more than 8,000 acres since Sunday. The Shingle Fire is burning in southern Utah and is ten percent...Tags: Fires, Science and Technology, Forestry and Timber, Agricultural Research and Technology, Environmental Issues
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Ninilchik Fire Destroys 2-Story Home, Motorhome
Channel 2 NewsA Ninilchik fire Friday afternoon fully engulfed a two-story home and a nearby motorhome, according to Alaska State Troopers. AST spokesperson Megan Peters says Ninilchik firefighters and other area fire departments responded to the blaze on Oil Well...Tags: Fires, Science and Technology, Forestry and Timber, Agricultural Research and Technology, Environmental Issues
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Fire Season Starts in Alaska
Channel 2 NewsTypically, an Alaska fire season begins around April 1st and continues through Aug. 31 depending on weather conditions. If the season is particularly dry, they can extend into September. Officials from the Alaska Division of Forestry say until recently,...Tags: Weather, Science and Technology, Forestry and Timber, Agricultural Research and Technology, Environmental Issues
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Salmon Grow on Trees: Fishermen and Loggers Disagree Over Tongass Watershed
Channel 2 NewsIn Southeast Alaska, there's a controversy brewing. A controversy between loggers and fisherman. Last year, the salmon catch in Southeastern Alaska was the highest in the state, exceeding even salmon-rich Bristol Bay. Something in excess of 15-billion...Tags: Science and Technology, Forestry and Timber, Lifestyle and Leisure, Agricultural Research and Technology, Environmental Issues
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Food Stamp Bills Seek to Restrict Junk Food
Los Angeles TimesRonda Storms is a Republican state senator from Florida. She is also a mom who buys the groceries for her family of four. A few months ago, Storms, 46, started noticing that some fellow shoppers were using federal food stamp money to purchase a lot of...Tags: Health, Jacksonville (Duval, Florida), Obesity, U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Government
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Forestry: Wildfire Near Parks Highway Contained
Channel 2 NewsThe Alaska Division of Forestry said firefighters have contained a wildfire near Willow. Norm Mcdonald from the Division of Forestry says it started around 5 p.m. by mile 74 of the Parks Highway. Crews worked on fire spots on the highway and Alaska...Tags: Travel, Science and Technology, Road Transportation, Wildfires, Forestry and Timber
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