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Alaska Based Coast Guard Cutter Pursues Fish Piracy
Dan JolingAn Alaska-based Coast Guard cutter is on the other side of the Pacific Ocean near Japan pursuing a vessel suspected of illegal high seas driftnet fishing. Coast Guard Admiral Robert J. Papp, Jr. noted the ongoing case Monday as he testified at a...Tags: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Pacific Ocean
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Alaska Says Testing Fish for Radiation is Unnecessary
Channel 2 NewsTesting Alaska salmon and other fish for radiation after Japan'searthquake, tsunami and resulting nuclear disaster is unnecessary, according to the State of Alaska. Washington state is now testing samples of fish caught in its rivers for radiation...Tags: Food and Drug Administration, Health, Medical Procedures and Tests, Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011)
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State, TransCanada Shift to Tidewater Natural Gas Pipeline
Channel 2 NewsThe State of Alaska has given TransCanada Corp.permission to shift its attention to a natural gas pipeline project that would be capable of producing liquefied natural gas for export overseas. In a Wednesday letter (PDF), Natural Resources Commissioner...Tags: Environmental Issues, Energy Resources, Conservation, Sean Parnell, Alternative Energy
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Limited Money, Lack of Planning Could Complicate Tsunami Debris Cleanup
Channel 2 NewsNow that it appears large amounts of Japan tsunami debris are washing up on Alaska’s coastline, state and federal agencies are trying to figure out a plan for how to clean it all up. It's costly, labor-intensive work and this summer there's only...Tags: Environmental Issues, Conservation, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011), Natural Disasters
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History of the Military in Alaska
The military’s long and important history in the Great Land began at the very moment Alaska became American soil, Oct. 18, 1867. Elements of the Army’s 9th Infantry were on hand as the Russian Golden Eagle was lowered and the Stars and...
Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Russia, Health, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Patrick Henry
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Hope for Natural Gas Pipeline Shifts From Juneau to Japan
Channel 2 NewsAfter state lawmakers failed to pass legislation that might have brought a natural gas pipeline from Alaska's North Slope, new hope for such a project has been revived Tuesday -- by officials with the government of Japan. On Monday night, Sen. Lisa...Tags: Energy Resources, U.S. Department of State, White House, Natural Resources, Chernobyl Disaster (1986)
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Coast Guard in Alaska Plans to Sink Ghost Ship Dislodged by Japan Tsunami
Mark ThiessenThe U.S. Coast Guardplans to use explosives to sink a derelict Japanese ship dislodged by last year's massive tsunami. The shrimping vessel is floating about 195 miles south of Sitka in the Gulf of Alaska. It's traveling about 1 mile per hour. ...Tags: Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011)
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Coast Guard Unleashes Cannon Fire on Japanese Ghost Ship in Alaska
The U.S. Coast Guard says it has unleashed cannon fire at a Japanese vessel set adrift by last year's tsunami, stopping the ship's long, lonely voyage across the Pacific Ocean. Spokesman Paul Webb says a Coast Guard cutter fired Thursday on the abandoned...
Tags: Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011)
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U.S. Coast Guard Again Plans to Sink Abandoned Japanese Ship
Channel 2 NewsThe U.S. Coast Guardis once again planning to sink an abandoned Japanese fishing vessel drifting in the Gulf of Alaska, according to Coast Guard spokesperson Lt. Veronica Colbath. Those plans were briefly put on hold Thursday because the 62-foot Canadian...Tags: U.S. Coast Guard, Fishing, Lifestyle and Leisure, Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011)
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Alaskan Hopes to Return Japan Tsunami Debris to Owner
Channel 2 NewsFederal Scientists say Alaska is seeing the first pieces of debris coming up onto our coast from last year's tsunami in Japan. A volleyball and soccerball were spotted by co-workers of David Baxter while they were beachcombing on Middleton Island,...Tags: Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011), Natural Disasters
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Harmful Japan Tsunami Debris Highly Unlikely in Alaska
Channel 2 NewsHarmful Japan tsunami debris washing ashore in Alaska is highly unlikely, according to state and federal officials who agree that wreckage from the March 2011 tragedy probably doesn't contain major radioactivity. U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska)...Tags: Environmental Issues, Aquaculture, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Environmental Politics, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Tsunami Debris Arrives in Kodiak
Channel 2 NewsAn avid beachcomber has found tsunami debris from Japan washed up in Kodiak. KMXT (http://bit.ly/uCX5So) says Dave Kubiak in September found a large, white plastic float but wasn't sure if it was tsunami debris. When he found seven, he suspected...Tags: Natural Disasters, Natural Disasters, Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011)
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