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Polar Bear Populations Near Shores

Jan
9

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Jan. 8 (UPI) — A 27-year study of polar bears in the southern Beaufort Sea showed them spending more time on land and open water as ice disappeared, officials said.

Between 1979 and 1987, 12 percent of bear sightings were associated with no ice. Between 1997 and 2005, however, 90 percent of bear sightings were associated with no ice, said Karyn Rode, a polar bear biologist with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in Anchorage, Alaska. more »

Polar bear hotline: “Inuit are saying they are the ones in danger, not the polar bear”

Jan
8

With most of us under the assumption that the number of polar bears in the Arctic is declining, it may be a bit of a surprise to find out that not all of the people living in the region believe it’s so.

Cold Weather Doesn’t Disprove Global Warming

Jan
7

AP Reports: Beijing had its coldest morning in almost 40 years and its biggest snowfall since 1951. Britain is suffering through its longest cold snap since 1981. And freezing weather is gripping the Deep South, including Florida’s orange groves and beaches.

Alaska town seeks legal help with coal dust issue

Jan
7

The oil companies aren’t the only ones being taken to court in Alaska. Alaska Railroad and Aurora Energy Services are being sued by two environmental groups in a bid to get the companies to take care of a coal dust problem in an Alaska town. more »

Alaska tests national alert system

Jan
6

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) — Alaska on Wednesday became the first state in the United States to host test of a national emergency alert system on its capabilities to allow the U.S. president to address the whole nation during a crisis, local media reported. more »

Trans-Alaska Oil Pipeline jobs may remain unionized

Jan
6

Last month Alyeska Pipeline Service Company, the company in charge of pipeline maintenance in Alaska, announced that it would most likely be moving over to contract positions for maintenance of its 800 mile long pipeline. more »

Senator Bill Wielechowski calls for gas price regulation in Alaska

Jan
5

The Juneau Empire is reporting that Alaskan Senator Bill Wielechowski, claiming that the oil refineries are gouging the population of Alaska when it comes to prices, wants the state to start regulating gas prices. more »

Pipeline backers unhappy with panel recommendations

Jan
4

Despite the fact that a recent report released backs the building of the Mackenzie pipeline in the Arctic, backers of the project aren’t very happy. In fact, they plan on fighting the recommendations listed in the report, recommendations that are needed in order for the project to go ahead. The two recommendations that are stirring up the most controversy are tying in any future expansion of the pipeline to first nation negotiations and directing the Arctic natural gas away from the oil sands. more »