ConocoPhillips reports profits in Alaska, but losses elsewhere
JUNEAU — ConocoPhillips reported losing $179 million in the quarter that ended June 30, compared to profits of $2.1 billion in
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Author: Pat Forgey, Alaska Dispatch
Proposed cuts to public broadcasting funding rile rural Alaska radio listeners
JUNEAU — Facing the prospect of possibly devastating cuts proposed by a legislative committee, fans of public radio and television are
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Alaska administration wants better relationship with tribal governments
JUNEAU — The Walker administration intends to open a new era of relations between tribal and other governments that will
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Legislators to review proposed North Slope, Alaska royalty relief for new field
JUNEAU — Legislators are planning to look into a recently revealed benefit for a new oil field on Alaska’s North
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Alaska: Could permanent fund be used for investment in gas export project?
JUNEAU — Alaska may have an opportunity for a potentially risky but very profitable investment when it comes to decision
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New ferry contract part of effort to create shipbuilding industry in Alaska
JUNEAU — Gov. Sean Parnell last month traveled to Ketchikan to announce that an Alaska shipyard in that city would
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Warming may hurt and help tourism in Southeast Alaska
Global warming could threaten Alaska’s status as one of the nation’s most desirable tourist destinations, warn scientists studying climate change.
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Buccaneer files for bankruptcy, ending bid to produce Cook Inlet oil, gas in Alaska
JUNEAU — Buccaneer Resources’ bold but risky attempt to jump-start Cook Inlet gas and oil production, backed by state subsidies,
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Alaska Senate approves Parnell’s LNG plan
JUNEAU — A divided Alaska Senate has approved Gov. Sean Parnell’s liquefied natural gas export project deal after senators said
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Exxon chief: ‘World may not care whether Alaska gas ever gets developed’
JUNEAU — Exxon Mobil’s chairman is praising Alaska for abandoning its attempt to get an independent gas pipeline built and
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Unanswered questions over Alaska natural gas project bill
JUNEAU — Gov. Parnell’s natural gas pipeline bill is marching though the legislative process, but those who will be asked
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Alaska legislators push for Arctic port investment
Arctic development opportunities are opening at a time when Alaska is running out of money, but legislators are trying to
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Despite oil tax cut, Alaska projects steady production decline for next decade
JUNEAU — Despite the passage of Senate Bill 21 last year and claimed success from its supporters, Alaska’s Department of
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Alaska subsistence issues raised before US Senate
Old battles over subsistence resurfaced in the U.S. Senate Thursday, as state officials and Native leaders sought allies in the
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A summer when Alaskans got to wear T-shirts and shorts on ice glaciers, comfortably
Visitors may wonder just how the Tongass National Forest happens to become the world’s largest temperate rain forest, what with
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